Police improving strategies vs. illegal drugs

TACLOBAN: The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reviewing its strategies in fighting illegal drugs as traders have already adapted to existing policies.

PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said he has met with key officials from operations and i…

HELICOPTER TRAGEDY: PAHANG SULTAN ORDERS MOSQUES TO PERFORM FUNERAL PRAYER

KUANTAN, The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has ordered all mosques in the state to perform the funeral prayer in absentia following the tragic crash involving two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLD…

Rice supply enough despite El Niño -Marcos

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday assured Filipinos of sufficient rice supply despite the ongoing El Niño phenomenon.

In an interview in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Marcos said the ample supply of the Filipino food staple was due…

GOOD MEN LIKE AMIRULFARIS OFTEN DIE YOUNG – UNCLE

IPOH, Amirulfaris was a kind soul, and as they say, the good ones often die too soon, says Md Akhir Jamaludin, 55, reflecting on his nephew, Lieutenant Commander Mohammad Amirulfaris Mohamad Marzukhi, 34, one of the 10 victims of two helicopters that…

Perpetual beats San Beda to boost semis bid in NCAA women’s volleyball

MANILA: University of Perpetual Help rallied past San Beda University, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 15-6, to keep its semifinal campaign alive in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Tuesday.

Shail…

TEENAGER ONLY LEFT WITH MEMORIES OF FUTSAL WITH LATE FATHER COMMANDER MUHAMAD AMIR

IPOH, The teenage daughter of Commander Muhamad Amir Mohamad said she was attending a pastry class at school when told that her father had perished in a helicopter crash this morning.

Nuraina Farhana, 16, who lives in the dormitory at Kuala Kangsar …

‘Drug peddler’ yields P2.7-M shabu in Maguindanao Norte

SULTAN KUDARAT: Police arrested here Monday afternoon an alleged big-time drug peddler and seized from him over P2.7 million worth of ‘shabu’ drugs

Lt. Colonel Esmael Madin, municipal police chief, identified the suspect as Jobert Paches, 27, of Bara…