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PDEA, cops bust drug den in Batangas City

LUCENA CITY, Quezon—Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives and police dismantled an alleged drug den and arrested four suspects in Batangas City, Batangas, on Monday, June 1. A report posted by PDEA Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on its Facebook page said that at 4:10 p.m., its operatives and policemen raided a suspected drug

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Kiko Barzaga Expelled By The House of Representatives After Multiple Suspensions

The House of Representatives expelled Kiko Barzaga from his post. Cavite 4th District Representative Kiko Barzaga was expelled by the House of Representatives, with a vote of 265-14-8. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted 265-14, with eight abstentions, to approve the recommendation of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to expel Cavite 4th District Rep. ... Read more

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Girlie, rescued Philippine Eagle, breaks typical lifespan

A Philippine Eagle rescued as a juvenile in the early 1980s has surpassed the typical lifespan of its species in captivity, becoming a rare living benchmark of how far, and how long, Philippine conservation has had to work to keep its most iconic bird alive.

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Army lauds community for recovery of rebel arms cache in Samar

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army lauded local communities for providing vital information that led to the recent recovery of an arms cache belonging to the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the hinterlands of San Jose de Buan, Samar. The Army’s 8th Infantry Division (8ID) said on Tuesday that the May 30 operation was

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DA tightens P50 rice price cap enforcement, cites violators

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified nationwide inspections of public markets as it strictly enforces the PHP50 per kilo price cap on imported rice, issuing dozens of notices of violation (NOV) to non-compliant retailers. In a news release Tuesday, the DA said retailers selling imported rice with 5 percent broken grains above

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Bukidnon’s biggest public school grapples with classroom shortage, flood

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Despite being the largest public elementary school in Bukidnon in terms of enrollment, Valencia City Central School continues to struggle with chronic classroom shortages and recurring flooding, problems school officials say require urgent intervention from the Department of Education (DepEd). As schools nationwide conducted Brigada Eskwela preparations ahead of the June

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No jackpot winners in June 2 PCSO lotto draws

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the jackpots of the Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 draws conducted by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday, June 2. PCSO said the Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 39-36-12-41-04-20 for a jackpot prize of about ₱75 million. No ticket matched all six

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Eastern Visayas police headquarters shifts to solar power

TACLOBAN CITY — The Philippine National Police’s regional headquarters in Eastern Visayas has begun harnessing solar energy to power its operations, a move expected to significantly cut electricity costs while promoting the government’s push for renewable energy use. A ceremonial switch-on was held Tuesday at the Police Regional Office-8 (PRO-8) headquarters inside Camp Ruperto Kangleon

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Red tide alert raised in Zamboanga del Sur’s Dumanquillas Bay

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Authorities have sounded the alarm over toxic red tide contamination in Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, after laboratory tests confirmed unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP). The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in its Shellfish Bulletin No. 13, Series of 2026, issued on June 1,

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