DAVAO: The Task Force Davao (TFD) confiscated about 6,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes amounting to PHP3 million during the first quarter of 2024, an official said Tuesday.

Col. Darren Comia, commander of TFD, said all the smuggled cigarettes were in…

MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) declared it is ready for its parliamentary elections to be held simultaneously with the midterm polls in May 2025.

At the same time, the Commission on Elections (Comel…

BACOLOD: The City of Victorias has obtained a total of PHP13 million cash grant to develop a birdwatching site in the famous Gawahon Ecopark.

The northern Negros city, the lone winner from Negros Occidental, received PHP8 million in the nationwide To…

TACLOBAN: The Samar provincial government launched on Tuesday three circuits of its new tourism plan under the ‘Spark Samar’ campaign.

The programs are the Tandaya Trail Tourism Circuit, Mabaysay Cultural River Cruise and Secret Kitchens of Samar Gas…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) eyes to adopt best agricultural practices from South Korea in a scheduled visit in May.

“I want to look at their best practices not only sa (in) production but including how they procure, deliver basic goods…

MALASIQUI: The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) have so far confiscated a total of PHP8.8 million worth of illegal drugs this year from Jan. 1 to March 31.

In a phone interview on Tuesday, PPPO information officer Capt. Renante dela Cruz sa…

ASINGAN: The municipality here is firm on keeping 70 percent of its land for agriculture, noting that it remains unaffected by the El Niño phenomenon.

In an interview Monday, Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. said only 30 percent of their land areas are allocat…

Pangasinan: The provincial government of La Union has put up a PHP3 million emergency trust fund that El Niño-affected registered farmers and fisherfolk can tap into.

Dry spell-affected farmers and fisherfolk can avail of the financing upon validatio…