Cop, pal nabbed in Cotabato P4-M ‘shabu’ drug sting op

COTABATO CITY: Anti-narcotics agents arrested Friday night a police officer and his female accomplice during a PHP4 million ‘shabu’ drug sting operation in front of a food chain here.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomou…

Embassy, associations coordinate to support earthquake-affected Vietnamese in Japan

Tokyo: The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 6 held an online meeting with Vietnamese associations to discuss coordination to support Vietnamese people affected by the earthquake that hit central Japan recently.

The meeting saw the participation…

Association continues efforts to contribute to Vietnam – Cambodia ties

Ninh Binh: The Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA) held the third meeting of its Central Committee in the fifth tenure (2021 – 2026) in northern Ninh Binh province on January 6 to review its performance in 2023 and launch tasks for this y…

Hanoi gathering marks 45 years since victory of southwestern border defence

Hanoi: A gathering took place in Hanoi on January 6 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the victory of the war defending the southwestern border and, together with the Cambodian troops and people, defeating the genocidal regime (January 7, 1979 – 202…

DOLE-TUPAD releases P266-M for NegOr beneficiaries in 2023

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental released almost PHP266 million in funds in 2023 for its Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged / Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program, an official said on Saturday.

D…

Old hand grenade causes stir in Antipolo subdivision

ANTIPOLO CITY: Workers at a construction site in Victoria Valley Subdivision in this city unearthed an old hand grenade on Friday while preparing to set the foundations of a new house.

Instead of leaving it where it was found, the potentially unstabl…

Bicol police seizes P90-M illegal drugs, nabs over 1K in 2023

LEGAZPI: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) has seized some PHP90.3 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 1,076 drug personalities from 989 drug operations in the six provinces in the region in 2023, a police official said Friday.

“Out …