Bohol town encounter kills 5 NPA rebels

MANILA: Five remnants of the Bohol Party Committee (BPC) were killed Friday morning in an armed encounter with government troopers in Bilar town, province of Bohol, the Visayas Command reported.

Government soldiers and policemen were about to serve a…

More Filipinos interested to adopt with easier streamlined process

MANILA: The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) on Friday said more Filipinos are becoming interested in adoption after the process has been streamlined.

Executive director Janella Estrada, in a press conference here, said the NACC previously pr…

P1.3-M shabu seized in Naga City drug bust

MANILA: Operatives of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) arrested a high-value individual and seized PHP1.3 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City on Friday.

In a report, PRO5 spokesperson Lt….

DOH eyes inclusion of oral health package in UHC services

MANILA: Oral health care services will soon be part of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) package under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law to improve the oral health of Filipinos.

This was confirmed by Department of Health-Cent…

PhilMech: P92-M farm equipment to lessen losses of Sorsogon farmers

MANILA: Some 2,000 farmers from 20 qualified farmers cooperatives and associations (FCAs), as well as two local government units (LGUs) in the province of Sorsogon, will benefit from the PHP92 million worth of farm equipment recently distributed by th…

Ilocos Norte rice farmers receive fertilizer vouchers, veggie seeds

MANILA: Forty-five rice farmers from Currimao, Ilocos Norte received fertilizer vouchers with a total amount of PHP155,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday.

Other interventions extended were fuel subsidies, hybrid vegetable seeds, ce…

MMC regulations on use of e-trikes to include definitive penalties

MANILA: The Metro Manila Council is set to release a resolution regulating the use of electric motor vehicles, especially along major thoroughfares.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Director Victor Nuñez of the Traffic Enforcement Group said…