More than PHP22 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated, and 125 drug suspects were arrested in a series of anti-drug operations conducted across the Bicol Region in August, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported Thursday. PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay Jr. said authorities seized 3,358.337 grams of shabu and 61.1000 grams…
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) is investing PHP192 million to acquire a 37.5-megavolt amperes (MVA) mobile substation as part of the first three years of its five-year development plan in central Negros. Negros Power president and CEO Roel Castro said during a press briefing on Wednesday, marking their first year of operations, that…
Meralco wasted no time in addressing an incident involving one of its contracted K9 handlers after a video showing alleged mistreatment of a service dog surfaced online this week. The power distributor confirmed Thursday that it has already suspended the handler, employed under security contractor Search and Secure Canine Training and Services International (SAS K9),…
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Japan are assured of full reintegration assistance as the Philippine government strengthens its National Reintegration Network, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said Wednesday. In a statement, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Cacdac met with around 80 Filipino community leaders in Tokyo on Tuesday and emphasized the government’s…
Naval and air assets from the Philippines, Australia, Canada, and the United States successfully conducted the 10th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) off the waters of Zambales from September 2 to 3, strengthening security cooperation among participating nations. In a statement on Thursday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the MMCA was held…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will authorize the independent commission investigating flood control issues to issue subpoenas, Malacañang announced Thursday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the subpoena power will enable the fact-finding body to summon individuals linked to anomalous flood control projects. “Nais po ng Pangulo na magkaroon ng subpoena power ang independent commission…
Online gaming has become one of the government’s strongest revenue streams this year, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) revealed, even as it sounded the alarm over the dangers posed by illegal operators. In a report to the House Committee on Games and Amusements, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said licensed online…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has completed the printing of more than 2.2 million official ballots for the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections (BPE) scheduled for October 13. Comelec Chairperson George Garcia reported that a total of 2,250,935 official ballots have been printed. “All printing is done. We finished this…
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and newly appointed Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon agreed on Wednesday to complete the review of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) proposed 2026 budget within two weeks. The move follows President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to revisit the DPWH budget under the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP)…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will allocate one additional party-list seat in the House of Representatives (HOR), increasing the total to 64 in the 20th Congress. Comelec Chairperson George Garcia announced on Wednesday that the Commission en banc has approved his recommendation to add another seat to the 63 allocated during the May 2025 polls….