MANILA: The House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Tuesday released Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) hosts Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz from detention on humanitarian grounds.
The panel unanimously voted to allow the release of B…
MANILA: An estimated PHP1.36 million worth of suspected shabu was seized while a high-value individual (HVI) and his cohort were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Lalakhan, Sta. Maria town, this province on Tuesday morning.
Lt. Col. J…
MANILA: The measure seeking to impose a motor vehicle road user’s tax (MVRUT) to help finance the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) hurdled final reading at the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
A total of 247 lawma…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said disqualification cases filed against Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) may still be appealed.
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said disqualified candidates may stil…
BAGUIO: Thirty-nine residents of Barangay Hillside, one of the villages being asked to be segregated from Camp John Hay, received Certificates of Recognition from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) on Tuesday.
‘This is a crucial s…
MANILA: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), awarded a posthumous “Heroic Act Award” to five Bulacan rescuers who died in the line of duty during a flash flood caused by
