PRESIDENT Duterte has approved the promotion to the star-rank of two senior Philippine National Police officials, one of them former PNP spokesman Ysmael S. Yu.
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Isko: Make discipline a way of life
MANILA Mayor Isko Moreno lauded residents of Tondo and Pandacan for having displayed self-discipline during the Sto. Nino feast over the weekend. Also yesterday, Moreno,
House resumes session with priority bills in focus
AT the resumption of session, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the House of Representatives will focus on the important legislative agenda including the priority measures
Cha-Cha will stop use of dummies by foreign investors — solon
AMENDING the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution will stop the practice of “dummying” in the business industry. This was pointed out by Cavite Rep.
Oil prices raised a 3rd time
BIG and small oil companies will implement a third wave of fuel price increases effective today. Chevron Philippines Inc. announced an increase of P1.05 on
3 more ranking Olongapo top cops sacked
PHILIPPINE National Police chief General Debold M. Sinas yesterday ordered the administrative relief and investigation of three more ranking officials of the Olongapo City Police
Swine fever hits hogs in Visayas
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Visayas Region. Following reports of unusual swine mortalities
House-to-house shots for seniors ‘possible’
HOUSE-to-house vaccination for vulnerable and high risk sector like senior citizens is very likely, the Department of Health said. Appearing before a committee hearing, Health
Over 2 million deaths and almost 95 million infected: COVID-19 tally as of Jan. 17
PARIS - The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,022,740 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from
PRC mulls volume testing for new COVID-19 variant
SENATOR Richard J. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, yesterday said the PRC is now eyeing doing volume testing after the new