2 drug peddlers fall, P2.4-M ‘shabu’ seized in Maguindanao Norte sting

SULTAN KUDARAT: Police arrested two drug suspects and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.4 million during a buy-bust in Barangay Crossing Simuay here Thursday morning.

Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, municipal police chief, said the…

2.5K agrarian reform beneficiaries in Davao Region receive e-titles

MANILA: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has begun the distribution of electronic titles (e-titles) to 2,500 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) in the Davao Region.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview Thursday, DAR Undersecretary Kazel Cel…

Marcos to Muslims: ‘Be agents of transformation’

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged the Muslim community to be ‘agents of transformation’ to make the country into a ‘more peaceful, inclusive, and progressive for all Filipinos.’

Marcos made the call as he joined the observan…

Meralco power rate up P0.57/kWh in Feb

MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has again hiked the power rate in its franchise areas for February.

Meralco announced Thursday that electricity charges for the month increased by PHP0.5738 per kilowatt hour to PHP11.9168 per kWh from PH…

DOLE provides inputs on legislated wage hike bill in the Senate

MANILA: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided inputs to the Senate over the proposed PHP100.00 legislated increase in the daily salary of minimum wage earners in the country and will be waiting for the final decision of Congress o…

Rain showers continue over parts of PH due to easterlies, ‘amihan’

MANILA: Several parts of the country will continue to experience rain showers due to the easterlies and the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, the weather bureau said Thursday.

In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and A…

DA readies intervention for flood-hit farmers in Caraga

BUTUAN: Farmers affected by the recent flooding caused by inclement weather in the Caraga Region are set to receive aid from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

‘The DA-13 (Caraga) is working with the different local government…