Category: General

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) was commended on Wednesday by senators after it reported that they were able to solve 94 percent of the 21,423 rape cases filed in court last year.

During the 2025 budget deliberation of the DOJ and its attache…

MANILA: Agents of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have seized some PHP1.36 million worth of shabu from an alleged high-value target (HVT) during a sting operation in Cavite province.

In a statement Wednesday, PDEG chief B…

MANILA: Fourteen Australian investment funds and corporations will be in the country for a business mission next month, the Australian Embassy in Manila said.

According to the Embassy, the Australian Business Mission will be held in Makati City from …

MANILA: Malacañang announced Wednesday the suspension of classes in public schools and work in government agencies within Metro Manila due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat”.

Government work and classes are suspended effective 7 a.m…

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday said additional AVAC live vaccines will be procured from Vietnam to prevent the further spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country.

The agriculture chief made the statement a…

MANILA: The southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to bring rains across Luzon and the Visayas, causing La Mesa Dam to overflow, the weather bureau said Wednesday.

The water level at La Mesa Dam as of 5 a.m. reached 80.16 meters, breaching its spillin…