SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Authorities intercepted parcels containing suspected illegal drugs worth more than P6.4 million that were addressed to recipients in Zambales and other parts of the country, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Saturday (May 30) The Bureau of Customs–Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
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Village chief arrested in anti-drug ops; P782,000 worth of shabu seized
ILOILO CITY — A village chief listed as a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested, and an estimated P782,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Maragubdub in San Remegio, Antique on Friday afternoon, May 29. Authorities identified the suspect only by his alias, “Alvin,” 38, the Punong Barangay of the
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Driver run over by his own truck in Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY — A 46-year-old truck driver from Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya died after he was run over by his own vehicle while transporting heavy equipment in Barangay Happy Hallow here on Friday, May 29. Police said the victim and his co-workers had just loaded a backhoe onto an Isuzu self-loading truck at Purok 1 when
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Gazini Ganados joins Top 10 finalists of MGI All Stars
The show isn’t over yet for the veteran Filipina beauty queen!
Gazini Ganados has entered the Top 10 finalists of the Miss Grand International (MGI) All Stars.
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Search, rescue operations continue at Angeles collapse site despite rain
ANGELES CITY — Search, rescue, retrieval and clearing operations continued Saturday (May 30) at the site of the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago despite intermittent rains affecting the area. The Unified Command Management Option said responders remained on the ground carrying out operations as efforts continued to locate possible victims beneath the rubble and
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Eastern Samar’s coastal towns unite to protect shared seas
TACLOBAN CITY — Seven coastal municipalities in Eastern Samar have renewed their decades-long alliance to safeguard marine resources, strengthen fisheries management, and secure the future of thousands of fisherfolk who depend on the sea for their livelihood. The revival and formalization of the Alliance of Seven Municipalities for Integrated Coastal Zone Management(A7ICZM) on May 27
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Raptor rescued in Leyte is a white-bellied sea eagle – PH eagle foundation
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) clarified that the White-bellied Sea Eagle rescued by residents on May 27 in Barangay Tinocdugan, northwestern Leyte is not one of the Philippine eagles previously released for a reintroduction program in Eastern Visayas. Dr. Jayson Ibanez, PEF director for operations, told the Inquirer that based on the
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May 30 PCSO lotto: No winners for ₱45M Grand Lotto
MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Lotto 6/42 draws held Saturday, May 30, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 19-37-21-39-09-22, with the jackpot at ₱45 million. There was no jackpot winner. The Lotto 6/42 winning combination was 03-21-02-14-33-01, with the jackpot
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Borongan City records highest heat index at 52°C on Saturday
TACLOBAN CITY- Borongan City in Eastern Samar recorded a heat index of 52 degrees Celsius on Saturday, May 30, the highest recorded heat index in the city so far this year and the highest among all monitoring stations in Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The heat index
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Iloilo City mayor faces ‘anti-epal’ complaint over livelihood program
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu has become the subject of a recent complaint lodged with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), alleging that she may have violated the department’s ‘anti-epal’ policy with her signature livelihood program for mothers. In a letter dated and sent to the DILG on Thursday,
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