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TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — A 32-year-old registered nurse was arrested after he yielded three sachets of alleged shabu in a buy-bust operation by anti-drug agents and police at 2:54 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency regional office, with police officers, arrested a certain Noel, 32, a registered nurse at the

MANILA, Philippines — Newly elected Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Wednesday recognized the statesmanship shown by senators previously aligned with the current minority bloc, particularly Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero, for showing up during the special session. Gatchalian sent his praise as the Senate had been in an impasse for weeks, as

MANILA, Philippines — The Tarlac Provincial Police Office on Wednesday said it was investigating an incident in which two people were found dead inside a car stopped along the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx). In a statement, the provincial police said the car was found along the southbound segment of TPLEx in Barangay San Francisco in

Here are the new committee assignments as Sherwin Gatchalian got elected as the Senate president. Under the leadership of Sherwin Gatchalian as the new Senate president, here are the confirmed committee assignments and new ones made. Senator Win Gatchalian was elected Senate president during a special session on Wednesday, June 17, formalizing a leadership change that ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Wednesday that he has yet to receive any formal notice regarding a reported International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for the arrest of Sen. Bong Go and two police officers. Earlier, citing a “highly reliable source,” Davao City Rep. Pulong Duterte claimed that ICC warrants

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of households in southern Cebu City will no longer receive round-the-clock water as the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) begins managing the output of its Jaclupan water source to prevent it from running dry before the next rainy season. MCWD General Manager Atty. John Dx Lapid announced on Wednesday, June

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has flatly rejected calls to issue a cease-and-desist order (CDO) against the controversial Monterrazas de Cebu development. The mayor said that some members of the City Council failed to consider existing technical findings and regulatory decisions before pushing for a halt to the project. In an interview on

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpot prizes in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and MegaLotto 6/45 draws conducted Wednesday, June 17, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Grand Lotto 6/55 produced the winning combination 55-31-46-37-48-01 for a jackpot worth ₱45 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. MegaLotto 6/45 yielded the winning combination 34-35-09-10-19-32

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino asked the Senate to look into the deaths of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Klert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. The two student-athletes died during an off-campus activity in Aurora on June 8. Aquino made the call in a privilege speech during the Senate special session on

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Mandaue City has secured P720 million in funding from the Department of Education (DepEd) for the construction of new school buildings that will add 69 classrooms to the city’s public school system. The approved projects include a P650-million mid-rise school building at Paknaan National High School, a P40-million four-storey, 12-classroom building