Category: General

NAPC: Recalibrate targets to help 740K poor families

MANILA: The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on Tuesday said there is a need to review baselines for determining food thresholds and the number of food-poor individuals.

In a statement, NAPC Secretary Lope Santos III said targets and measureme…

P16.1-M kush declared as sofa sets intercepted in Pampanga

MANILA: Authorities intercepted two wooden crates containing kush (high-grade marijuana) worth PHP16.1 million at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga province, a police official said on Tuesday.

Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group (PNP…

DA assures strategic ASF vaccination for Batangas rollout

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday assured strategic vaccination to eligible farmers’ hogs against African swine fever (ASF) in Batangas.

The assurance was made after the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) conducted its first orientat…

Comelec: Elderly, PWD can vote early in 2025 midterm polls

DAGUPAN: The elderly, persons with disabilities (PWD) and pregnant voters will be allowed to cast their votes early, or from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., during the May 12, 2025 midterm national and local polls.

Members of the vulnerable sectors will be priorit…

P16.1-M kush declared as sofa sets intercepted in Pampanga

MANILA: Authorities intercepted two wooden crates containing kush (high-grade marijuana) worth PHP16.1 million at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga province, a police official said on Tuesday.

Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group (PNP…