35,371 Makati students receive grocery packs
MANILA, Philippines — The city government of Makati yesterday started the distribution of grocery packs to 35,371 public school students who have completed academic year 2023-2024.
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Queen Máxima in Philippines to promote financial inclusion
MANILA, Philippines — Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), is in the Philippines for three days to promote financial inclusion, especially among “traditionally underserved groups,” like the poor, women, smallholder farmers and small businesses.
Child rights defender to appeal conviction
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of child and women’s rights advocate Sally Ujano will appeal the ruling of a Taguig court, which found her guilty of the crime of rebellion.
Las Piñas murder suspect tests positive for drugs
MANILA, Philippines — The suspect in the killing of a woman and her two niblings in Las Piñas City tested positive for drugs, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced yesterday.
SC affirms conviction of man for ‘sextortion’
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the conviction of a man who demanded money from his ex-girlfriend in exchange for deleting her nude photos he posted on Facebook.
NBP strip search: BuCor denies whitewash of probe
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. yesterday denounced allegations of a possible whitewash in the investigation of strip searches on female visitors of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
51 nabbed in 2-day drug operations
MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-one people were arrested and nearly P86 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in Metro Manila during anti-narcotics operations conducted by the National Capital Region Police Office over two days.
Vhong Navarro case: Last convict now in Bilibid
MANILA, Philippines — Businessman Ferdinand Guerrero, the last of four people convicted of the serious illegal detention for ransom of actor-host Vhong Navarro, was transferred to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa yesterday.