LEGAZPI CITY: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Monday the seizure of PHP8.8 million worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of 134 drug personalities in the six provinces of the region in July this year.

In a report, Lt. Col. Malu…

MANILA: The public is warned of a new short message service (SMS) scam that can evade automatic blocking tools by using unclickable links.

In a statement, PLDT-Smart chief information security officer Jojo Gendrano said automatic blocking tools can p…

COTABATO CITY: Police formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to fast-track the investigation on the ambush slaying of Vice Mayor Roldan Benito of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur.

Col. Roel Sermese, Maguindanao del Sur police director, said h…

MANILA: The Philippine government has provided USD50,000 worth of aid for disaster risk reduction, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.

“The Philippines and Mongolia are both vulnerable to natural calamities, and must work together to…

MANILA: Officials of the Clark International Airport Corp. and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of the state lottery’s back-up draw court facility.

The 4,000-square-meter…

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that there are no expected price spikes in pork despite the resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) cases in Batangas.

The DA made the statement after the Batangas Provincial Veterinary Office…

MANILA: The Department of National Defense (DND) is allocating some PHP11.7 billion to buy ballistic helmets and military body armors for some 115,000 Philippine Army (PA) soldiers.

In a bid bulletin posted at its website, the DND said the ballistic …

The Paris 2024 Olympics are expected to boost France’s GDP in the third quarter (Q3) by 0.3 percentage points, raising the growth rate during the period up to 0.5 percent, according to France’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (I…