5 Filipinos from West Bank flying home to PH Thursday

Five Filipinos from the West Bank where tensions have been running high amid the Israel-Hamas conflict are scheduled to return to the Philippines Thursday, the Philippine Embassy in Amman said.

The five had crossed the King Hussein Bridge, the borde…

DILG chief: Anti-drug abuse councils ‘heroes’ of government’s campaign

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. touted anti-drug abuse councils (ADACs) as “heroes” of the government’s fight against illegal drugs in the grassroots level.

The ADACs are multi-sectoral councils res…

Damage to agri from shear line in E. Visayas hits P47M

The damage to agriculture due to flooding caused by the shear line in Eastern Visayas has reached PHP47.3 million as of Nov. 22, the Department of Agriculture reported Thursday.

Commodities affected include rice, high-value crops, root crops, banana…

Infra projects turned over to Maguindanao Sur, Lanao Sur residents

The Bangsamoro government continues to empower its constituents after it official turned over infrastructure projects in the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Lanao del Sur.

Bangsamoro Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos led the turn…

Criminal group leader, members fall in Zambales; yields P2-M shabu

Authorities arrested the alleged leader and two members of a notorious criminal group in an anti-drug operation that resulted in the seizure of some PHP2 million worth of shabu in Subic, Zambales on Wednesday night.

In a report on Thursday, Police R…

2 drug suspects yield P5M shabu in Bacolod City

Anti-drug operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized PHP5.032 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two suspects in separate buy-bust operations Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Marlon Coral Pango, reportedly a member of the…

Asia-Pacific parliaments urged to support PH bid for UNSC seat

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday asked member-countries of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the term 2027-2028.

In a press confer…