ALITAGTAG: Governor Hermilando Mandanas has directed the provincial police here to carry on with aggressive checkpoint operations which have proven to be an effective component in the government’s fight against illegal drugs.

The governor on Tuesday …

MANILA: Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday filed a bill seeking to prohibit the unauthorized use and sale of ‘wang-wang’ (beacons, sirens, and other similar devices), except for specified law enforcement agencies.

Senate Bill (SB) No. …

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday no particular color is prescribed for the alternate uniforms of teachers and non-teaching staff in all public schools nationwide.

The agency’s response came following remarks that the new alter…

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Air Force has completed preparations for a possible attack on Iran, according to local media on Monday.

The Israeli public broadcaster KAN said Tel Aviv is planning a ‘limited response’ that would allow Iran to contain it, to avoi…

MANILA: Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. on Tuesday assured that no penal facility would be built in the agency’s 270-hectare lot in Masungi Georeserve in Tanay, Rizal.

In a statement, Catapang said what is bei…

CEBU: A total of 1,363 individuals facing crisis received PHP5.4 million during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in the southern town of Dalaguete in Cebu over the weekend, a regional social welfare official said on Tuesday.

Shalaine Lucero, direct…

MANILA: Budget airline AirAsia’s information technology (IT) system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 encountered a problem, causing “some” delays and the shift to manual processing at its check-in counters Tuesday morning, the Mani…

MANILA: Investors were concerned about the increasing tension in the Middle East and the upside risks to inflation, bringing the local bourse to its longest losing streak in eight years.

Meanwhile, the Philippine peso finished at the 57-level on Tues…