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SERVICE FAIR.Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (center) leads the launch of the Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) program Saturday at the Malaybalay Central School in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. With him are Bukidnon 2nd District Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, Gov. Rogelio Neil Roque, and Bukidnon 4th District Rep. Laarni Roque. Ver …

PBBM IN CAGAYAN. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads a situation meeting in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on Saturday. Mr. Marcos turned over P15 million worth of assistance to the provincial government, and P3 million each to the local governmentunits of Sanchez Mira, Aparri, Sta. Ana, Abulug, Cagayan and Sta. Teresita. …

Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda’s office) The House Committee on Ways and Means will soon hold an inquiry on what could end up as a P728-million tax evasion case involving the e-cigarette label FLAVA. This was announced Friday afternoon, Nov. 10 by committee chairman Albay 2nd district …

Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over Filipino birth certificates being produced for Chinese citizens through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are then used to apply for Philippine passports. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the hearing inside the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub Smart Web Technology in …

Toronto’s mayor is appealing for calm and calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict Friday as Toronto police’s hate crime unit investigates a vandalism incident at a downtown Indigo store. Olivia Chow says she knows some Torontonians are grieving, feel afraid Toronto's mayor is appealing for calm and calling …

CEBU CITY – A member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun to a man in Oslob town, southern Cebu, on Friday, November 10. A .45 caliber pistol with an expired license was recovered from a member of the Philippine Coast Guard who …

CEBU CITY – More than 100,000 kilos of shabu were seized in various anti-illegal drug operations in Region 7 from January to October this year, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. ABERIN (FB) The volume of illegal drugs confiscated in the past 10 months this year was fewer compared …

Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo’s office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is not losing hope over the passage into law of the long-sought measure creating the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR). In fact, he’s feeling the exact opposite. “After several attempts in the past on the …

An 11-year-old boy shot to death Thursday along with his father near a southeast Edmonton gas station was killed with intent in what police are calling a troubling escalation of gang violence in the city. 11-year-old's father, who was also killed, had been targeted in previous shooting An 11-year-old boy …

A 28-year-old hockey coach has been charged with over 15 offences, including sexual assault, sexual exploitation and luring, in connection with a player she once coached, Winnipeg police say. Woman charged with 15 offences, including luring, sexual interference, possessing child pornography WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. A 28-year-old …