The alleged mastermind in the operation of the big shabu laboratory that was discovered recently by police authorities in Mandaue City was arrested by immigration officials in Hong Kong last Wednesday, officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) announced yesterday.
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The Japanese government has approved an Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant of R49-million that will be used to reinforce the delivery of public safety services of the Philippine National Police-Southern Police District (PNP-SPD).
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To service OFWs in Taiwan and promote Philippine-Taiwan relations, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) has invested in a full-service library and information center in its office in Taipei and launched a comprehensive information program.
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BOGO, Cebu—Bad weather forced President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to cancel her scheduled inaugural activities in the towns of Bogo and San Remegio, located at the northern part of Cebu, yesterday noon.
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A Filipino Qur’an reader has won second place in the prestigious 21st International Al-Qur’an Reading and Memorizing Competition in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 12-15.
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Malacañang yesterday agreed to review proposals to give the Armed Forces Chief of Staff a fixed term of three years supposedly to ensure stability in the leadership and continuity of programs.
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Outstanding QC barangays get awards Oct. 2
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Just as the Land Transportation Office starts selling vanity plates, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will start a renewed crackdown on motorists who illegally use commemorative or special plates.
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The Western Police District (WPD) yesterday conducted a reshuffle of 11 of its officials as it gears up for the Yuletide Season wherein a rise in petty and organized crimes is expected.
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Concerned groups are urging the government to come up with more policies and laws aside from the Clean Air Act to help improve air quality in Metro Manila and in other cities.
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8 suspected call boys, 4 call girls nabbed in QC
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Myocardial infarction or heart ailment is now the number one cause of death or killer disease in Quezon City.
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Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has tapped the Quezon City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCCI) to spearhead the business group and private sector’s participation in the 65th Foundation Anniversary of the city scheduled on October 4 to 12, 2004.
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Ayala Museum is set to revitalize the Philippine art scene as it brought together the local and international art communities for its inauguration.
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Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri initiated yesterday a novel mode of getting the “pulse’’ of his contituents by conducting a dialogue with the city’s 188 barangays.
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PBS donates Scriptures to Manila’s public libraries
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MANILA — Courage. Character. Competence.
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In an effort to strengthen the campaign against crimes, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has ordered the deployment of 291 members of the Regional Special Action Unit (RSAU) to the five police districts of Metro Manila.
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MANILA — Joint elements of the Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine National Police (PNP) seized materials or precursors for bomb-making, including ammonium nitrate, from two warehouses, the PN headquarters reported.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has neither personally received cash advances nor splurged on taxpayer’s money since her administration began, Malacañang said yesterday.
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COTABATO CITY (AFP) — A powerful homemade bomb exploded in a compound housing offices of an autonomous Muslim regional government in the southern Philippines city of Cotabato, wounding one person, police said yesterday.
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Four envoys from Latin America will visit the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) today, Sunday, Oct. 3, as ARMM Gov. Parouk S. Hussin steps up efforts to promote the region’s tourism and investment potentials.
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Rebel killed in clash
ZAMBOANGA CITY (DPA) — One communist rebel was killed and another was captured in a clash with government troops in a southern Philippine town, a military report said yesterday.
The report
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