THE Philippines and France recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Enhancing Defense Cooperation in the Maritime Domain.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said he hopes Catholics will continue to be committed to pursuing “genuine and lasting change” for the attainment of everyone’s hopes and dreams.

JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra has reiterated that the government could lose billions of pesos to Maynilad and Manila Water because of two disadvantageous provisions in its 22-year-old agreements with the water concessionaires.

A HOUSE leader yesterday said the Philippines should consider following in the footsteps of Malaysia, which has initiated a bacteria to help suppress the dengue virus.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) puts up two additional sets of air-conditioned emergency medical tents at the Kidapawan City Hospital to add to the three existing tents as several hospitals were damaged by a series of earthquakes in Mindanao and temporarily stopped their operation.

LUCENA CITY— Police arrested a former female overseas Filipino worker who is among the newly identified drug personalities in the city police watchlist and three others following the seizure of illegal drugs in two anti-drug busts at Tayabas City and this city on Saturday.

SAN ANTONIO, Nueva Ecija – Municipal Mayor Arvin C. Salonga has directed the newly-installed police chief here to prioritize making this first-class town drug-free, particularly all of its 16 barangays.

FOUR Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists and a soldier were killed while nine other soldiers were wounded in an encounter the other day in Patikul Sulu.

“HUWAG pahirapan ang mga kababayan natin at huwag gisahin sa sarili nilang mantika ang ating mga kababayan.”

DUE to the rising criminality and prostitution, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has declared an indefinite moratorium on the issuance of new business licenses and permits to service providers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).

A 26-year-old mechanic was seriously wounded when he was hit by accidental firing of gun Saturday evening in Malabon city.

AN American was killed when he drowned while swimming in a beach resort in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan the other day.

VOLUNTEER firefighters were extolled by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for their selfless dedication to duty without getting anything in return.

Suspect Lloyd Bagtong had just undergone an inquest proceeding for murder in a Cagayan de Oro City court and was being escorted by members of the Talisayan Municipal Police Station to their headquarters when the mobile ca they were riding reportedly suffered a flat tire along Punta Gorda in Jasaan municipality around 7:40 p.m. Friday.

Rep. Sol Aragones of Laguna said she is wondering how Idemia and FMC, a company involved in databank and personal identification technology that is banned by the World Bank until May of 2020 for “questionable and corrupt practices,” was able to participate in the Phase 2 bidding of the National ID System implementation.