Health dept leads dangerous drug abuse summit

MANILA –The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday spearheaded the Dangerous Drug Abuse Summit that focused on the early wins of the war against drugs in...

Malacañang respects ex-Colombian leader’s opinion –Abella

MANILA –Malacañang respects the opinion of former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria on the Philippines’ ongoing “war against drugs” and said that the government appreciates the ex-president’s...

Piñol seeks creation of credit union for farmers and fisherfolk

MANILA—Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is seeking the creation of a more efficient and organized credit union for the farmers and fisherfolks in line...

Pres. Duterte urges BoC to step up drive vs smuggling, illegal drugs

MANILA –President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Wednesday the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to strengthen further their operations against smuggling and illegal drugs. “As the BOC is...

PNP to coordinate with PAF to fly scalawag cops to Basilan

MANILA—The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to coordinate with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) for the transport of police scalawags to Basilan province. President Rodrigo...

Ranking NPA female leader bagged in Bacolod ops

Pres. Duterte gives go signal for revival of basic ROTC—Palace

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Department of National Defense (DND) to revive mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program “to instill love of...

Undocumented OFWs in US will be given assistance—Cayetano

MANILA—Undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the US will still be given government assistance, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano made the clarification following criticism made...

Aguirre orders NBI to probe assassination attempt on Surigao City prosecutor

MANILA—Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Wednesday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the assassination attempt on Surigao city prosecutor Manuel...

Gatchalian willing to sponsor mandatory ROTC bill

MANILA—Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the decision of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to revive the Reserved Officers Training Course (ROTC) for Grades 11 and 12 in...