Ex-convict yields P6.8-M ‘shabu’ in Mandaue

CEBU CITY: A former convict was arrested at midnight Friday in Mandaue City after yielding PHP6.8 million worth of suspected shabu.

Police seized from Sydney Tanggarorang, 54, an ex-convict of several offenses and who is also on the drug watchlist of…

SMC-led group to operate NAIA

MANILA: SMC-SAP and Co. Consortium emerged the winning bidder to operate and rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Friday.

The group, composed of San Miguel Holdings Corp., RMM…

PBBM to DPWH: Prioritize damaged roads, PAGASA building in Caraga

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prioritize repairing the damaged roads and Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) buildin…

Hanoi to play host to lunar New Year Concert 2024

Hanoi: A lunar New Year Gala concert 2024 is due to be held at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on February 17, the eighth day in the first lunar month.

Attendees will have the chance to see a range of outstanding performances put on by the Vietnam N…

P6-M barracks to serve male non-commissioned officers in Antique

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO) will soon commence the construction of its PHP6 million, 2-story barracks for male police non-commissioned officers at its headquarters in San Jose de Buenavista following the groundb…

Fire razes almost P1-M worth of religious items, candles in Manaoag

MALASIQUI: Almost PHP1 million worth of religious items and candles from 10 stores in front of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan province were totally damaged by a fire Thursday night.

‘It was very near the Basilic…

Higher demand observed in the BSP bill auction

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said total demand for its 28-day and 56-day debt papers increased to PHP148.55 billion.

In a statement on Friday, the central bank said it continued to lower the total volume offering for the BSP bill auc…