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THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said only 200,000 liters of industrial fuel oil are left in the storage tanks of the tanker Terranova that sank off Bataan last July 25. Lt. Cmdr. Michael John Encina, commander of the Coast Guard Station Bataan, said the siphoning of the remaining oil could be completed in one or two days, upon the resumption of the operation.
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian yesterday said he would “challenge” the intelligence funds of law enforcement agencies due to their failure to detect the escape of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and her siblings last July.
THE Bureau of Immigration yesterday said four more victims of the “fake departure stamp” scheme have been intercepted by its officers.
ASIDE from holding the next presidential elections, 2028 will likely be a historic period for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as it could be the year when they inaugurate their own building.
SENATE deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday called on proper authorities to urgently enforce RA 12010, or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA), following the discovery of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub in Cebu which led to the rescue of more than 160 foreigners over the weekend.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday reiterated his call for Bangsamoro stakeholders, especially those from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), to ensure a peaceful, credible and successful parliamentary elections in 2025.
TWENTY-FOUR churches, shrines, and sacred places have been designated by the Archdiocese of Manila as “Jubilee Churches” as part of its preparations for the “Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025” celebration as declared by Pope Francis.
THE Bureau of Immigration yesterday said that government agents intercepted 15 foreigners who tried to illegally enter the country’s backdoor aboard two speedboats last Sunday.