Police drug enforcement teams arrested three suspects and seized more than PHP4.5 million worth of shabu in a separate buy-bust operations in this city Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The sting operations were conducted by personnel of the Regio…
PARIS – France’s sports minister said on Wednesday that the government’s decision to move homeless people and asylum seekers from the capital city is not related to the upcoming Olympic games. “We have major issues with emergency accommodation, but it…
ILOILO CITY – Some 30,000 seedlings will be planted in various sites in Iloilo City and at Camp Pasica in the municipality of Dingle under the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The office of Iloilo City (Lo…
MANILA – State-pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) launched a housing program, a low-interest loan product with flexible terms, and additional features on the GSIS Touch mobile app during its 86th anniversary celebration on Wednesd…
MANILA – The measure promoting the development of the country’s downstream natural gas industry hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives. During Wednesday’s plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 845…
MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Wednesday investments of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines Corporation (SEMPHIL) in the country has surpassed USD25 billion. In his message during the ribbon-cutting…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) forged an agreement here Wednesday with the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to boost Mindanao’s tourism industry. DOT Secretary Christ…
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said it has ordered the conduct of summary deportation against a Korean fugitive. In a statement, the BI said it has arrested 37-year-old Kim Seonjeong for being charged with “fraud, inflicting phys…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities here have arrested seven suspects and seized some PHP4.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in this southern port city, a top police official said Wednesday. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office director,…
MANILA – The bill seeking to establish the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is now awaiting the signature of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. This comes after the House of Representatives formally adopted the Senate’s version of the MIF bill during th…