ILOILO CITY: Two separate anti-drug operations yielded a total of PHP7.28 million worth of shabu and arrested 10 suspects in Iloilo province on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Operatives arrested a fishpond caretaker identified as alias Ronnel, 28, at 6:40 p….

MANILA: Crime syndicates pretending as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) are a national security concern and must be stopped, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said.

Teodoro made this comment on the sideli…

BAGUIO CITY: Some 56,000 poor households from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have been included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since 2007, a Social Welfare and Development official said Tuesday.

Fatima Florendo, Departme…

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental is regularly monitoring child laborers in the province to ensure that they are getting proper education, an official said Wednesday.

Vivencio Lagahid, DOLE-Negros Orient…

LEGAZPI CITY: A party-list lawmaker reminded Albayanos to uphold freedom through hard work and unity during the 126th Independence Day celebration at Peñaranda Park here on Wednesday.

“Freedom cannot be achieved and maintained without hard work and u…

CITY OF MALOLOS: House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Wednesday that the freedom Filipinos are enjoying is not only a privilege but entails a responsibility to fight for it.

“We, as Filipinos in the new generation, have…

MANILA: Top seed Eric Jed Olivarez clobbered Lance Fernandez, 6-1, 6-1, to lead the men’s singles quarterfinalists in the Mayor Eric Olivarez National Open Tennis Championships at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, Parañaque on Wednesday.

Olivarez,…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) distributed PHP75 million worth of livelihood grants and financial assistance during the Kalayaan Job Fair as part of the 126th Independence Day celebration at a mall here on Wedne…