Abalos: War on illegal drugs nets P13.67B so far
INTERIOR Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. yesterday said the government’s continuing war against illegal drugs has netted P13.67 billion worth of shabu, marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy so far this year.
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Teves’ brother arrested over terror financing raps Teves’
MANILA, Philippines — Former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves was arrested yesterday by the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Dumaguete City on charges of terrorism financing.
Arnie Teves' brother nabbed in Dumaguete
MANILA, Philippines — The brother of expelled lawyer Arnolfo Teves Jr., Pryde Henry Teves, was arrested in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Thursday.
Velarde rules National Age Group Chess Championships elims
MANILA, Philippines -- John Jerish Velarde claimed his second tournament victory after he recently topped the premier open under-18 division of the National Age Group Chess Championships Eliminations in Dumaguete City.
ARBs from E. Visayas receive land titles from PBBM
After distributing Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) in Dumaguete City in the morning of May 20, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., proceeded to Tacloban City to distribute another set of land titles to 5,060 qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from different parts of Eastern Visayas in the afternoon of the same day. About 5,438 electronically generated individual CLOAs under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project and 38 more land titles generated under the regular land distribution program of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) covering an aggregate area of 7,974 hectares were handed by the president at the Tacloban City Convention Center.
Search for future Grandmasters starts at National Age Group Championships
MANILA, Philippines – The country’s mission to produce future Grandmasters head to the Visayas as the FIDE-rated National Age Group Championships unfolds Friday up to June 6 at the Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City.
Duterte slams govt for stifling dissent
TACLOBAN CITY — Former president Rodrigo Duterte accused the administration of blocking an anti-government rally here Saturday, but the organizers said they were compelled to cancel the event because of Tropical Storm Aghon.
File damage suit vs China – Jardeleza
FORMER Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza on Sunday said now would be the time for the Philippine government to file an environmental damage suit against China before the issue over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is overtaken by the 2025 midterm elections.