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PCG on high alert as passenger influx for holiday begins

LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Philippine Coast Guard in Bicol (PCG-5) is expecting an influx of about 185,000 passengers in various ports in the region as it carries out maritime safety measures for th... Read More


Ilocos police seize P17.7-M illegal drugs in weeklong ops

MALASIQUI, Dec. 19 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 (Ilocos) confiscated PHP17.7 million worth of illegal drugs from Dec. 11 to 17 in various operations across the region. Maj. Divina Albino, ch... Read More


Bangsamoro Parliament seeks new national co-chair for relations body

COTABATO CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Bangsamoro Parliament has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to designate Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. as the national government co-chair of... Read More


TESDA Cordillera offers 150 scholarship for 5 diploma programs

BAGUIO CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the Cordillera Administrative Region is offering 150 scholarship slots for five diploma programs at the Cord... Read More


9 extremists lay down arms, surrender in Maguindanao Norte

CAMP SIONGCO, Dec. 19 -- Nine "violent" extremists surrendered to the Philippine Army here on Thursday, military officials said. The group, comprising a former Dawlah Islamiya member and eight Bangsa... Read More


P40 wage hike to take effect in Caraga next year

BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 -- Two tranches of daily minimum wage increase of PHP20 each will take effect in the Caraga Region on two separate dates next year. In its notice on Friday, the Regional Triparti... Read More


Advisory up on shellfish toxin in Surigao Norte town

BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 13 (Caraga Region) issued a local advisory Thursday afternoon, warning residents of paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) detect... Read More


P4.76-M shabu seized in Iloilo City sting ops; 3 nabbed

ILOILO CITY, Dec. 19 -- A buy-bust operation conducted by the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) in Arevalo district on Thursday afternoon netted three high-value individuals and seized 700 grams of sha... Read More


PBBM to skip holiday break to ensure clean, responsive 2026 budget

Manila, Dec. 19 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will forgo a holiday break to review the 2026 spending plan once it reaches his table, Malacanang said Friday, underscoring the Chief Executive's c... Read More


Ex-DPWH exec Cabral dies after alleged fall into Benguet ravine

BAGUIO CITY, Dec. 19 -- Former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina "Cathy" Cabral was confirmed to have allegedly fallen into a ravine along Kennon Road past 8 p.m. T... Read More