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Habal-habal driver nabbed with ₱374K shabu in Naga City buy-bust

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A habal-habal driver included in the PDEA-PNP provincial target list was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Naga City, Cebu, on Thursday evening, March 26. Personnel from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and Naga City Police Station carried out the operation at around 8:05 p.m. in Purok

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Fuel price hikes to ease next week amid Mideast de-escalation signals

MANILA – Fuel prices are expected to post smaller increases next week as tensions in the Middle East show signs of easing, an industry official said Friday. This is good news given the massive price hikes of fuel in the past few weeks. Jetti Petroleum President Leo Bellas, in an advisory, said diesel prices are projected

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P2M worth of petroleum products seized in Ligao City entrapment

LEGAZPI CITY — A businessman was arrested in Ligao City after allegedly selling fuel to an undercover police operative, authorities said. The suspect was apprehended on Thursday during an entrapment operation conducted by the Ligao City Police and the Albay Police Provincial Office, in coordination with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the

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Pool cave in Dinagat temporary closed to visitors

BUTUAN CITY – The local government of Libjo in Dinagat Islands has ordered the temporary closure of the Miracle Pool Cave in Barangay Plaridel, citing conservation and site management needs. The closure begins on Friday and will stay in effect until further notice, according to the Libjo tourism office. “The temporary closure aims to conserve the

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5 Eastern Samar gas stations shut amid fuel shortage

TACLOBAN CITY — At least five gasoline stations in Eastern Samar have halted operations amid the ongoing fuel supply crisis, as the Philippine National Police in Eastern Visayas stepped up its monitoring of fuel price compliance among retailers. Lt. Col. Analiza Armeza, spokesperson for Police Regional Office-8 (PRO-8), said three of the closures were directly

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PNP orders probe into cop allegedly moonlighting for Chinese fugitive

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered the agency to investigate a police master sergeant who allegedly served as a private security personnel for a Chinese fugitive caught in Makati City. “The Southern Police District (SPD) will be asking the immediate supervisor to explain,” PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen.

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