Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) operatives seized over P500,000 worth of alleged shabu and marijuana from three men and a woman in three separate buy-bust operations in the cities on Sunday, Nov. 12. QCPD identified two suspects as Reynante Basbaño, 35, and Rustan Danico …
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The proposed splitting of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) supposedly expansive franchise is in order, according to Laguna 1st district Rep. Ann Matibag and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro. Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez, chairman of the House Committee on Public Order and Franchises, made the pitch …
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The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) joined the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) in launching a Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) facility in the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ), Pampanga, to help different stakeholders by simplifying cumbersome processes. ARTA director-general Secretary Ernesto Perez and CDC President and CEO Agnes Devanadera (ARTA photo) In a …
Read More »Senators on Sunday called for an investigation into how some foreigners were able to obtain authentic, government-issued IDs—including passports—with one lawmaker warning that the budget for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) could be recalled over the issue. Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday joined calls for a thorough investigation of …
Read More »Senator Francis Tolentino Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to recall the Philippine ambassador to Beijing to emphasize the country’s displeasure over Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Tolentino said the temporary recall of Ambassador Jaime Florcruz would send a strong message to Beijing …
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Vice President Sara Duterte wants Filipinos to remember the “colorful” late senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago as someone who embodied “bravery” and “conviction” in her pursuit for genuine public service. (From right) Vice President Sara Duterte and former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Photos from Senate PRIB/Department of Education) In a speech during the …
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The Quezon City local government on Saturday, Nov. 11, participated in the Global Diabetes Walk: “Walk for Change” in line with the observance of World Diabetes Day (WDD). Photo credit to Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN The city government, in partnership with the Novo Nordisk Philippines, the Royal Danish Embassy Manila, South …
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PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The persistent harassment and aggression displayed by China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is a symptom of a systematic and consistent behavior that does not align with the universally accepted norms of coast guard …
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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is set to turn over next month a total of 288 housing units for informal settler families and low income earners in Bacolod City. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the housing units housing units at the Yuhum Residences in Barangay …
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BACOLOD CITY – A robbery suspect and his companion were gunned down by a man on a motorcycle on Araneta St. in Barangay 15 here on Friday, November 10. POLICE cordon the area where a man and his companion were killed in Bacolod City on Friday, November 10. (Police Station …
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