Water shortage affects 33 Cebu towns, cities
MANILA, Philippines — Water shortage has been reported in 33 areas in Cebu province, where a state of calamity will be declared due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon.
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P6.3 million shabu seized in Manila, Quezon City
MANILA, Philippines — Three people were arrested in separate operations in Metro Manila on Friday for allegedly carrying P6.3 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.
Valenzuela’s graduating students get cash incentives
MANILA, Philippines — Graduating students in public and elementary and senior high schools in Valenzuela City have started receiving P25 million in educational incentives from the local government.
Be champions of people’s welfare, PMA graduates told
FORT DEL PILAR, BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — President Marcos urged the 278-strong graduates of the Philippine Military Academy class of 2024 to become champions of the welfare of the people.
P108-M worth of shabu seized by PDEA-9 agents in Zamboanga City
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized P108 million worth of shabu from a dealer entrapped in Zamboanga City on Friday night.
Gov't expects 100K rebels to avail of Marcos amnesty program
MANILA, Philippines — Over 100,000 former rebels from communist and Moro separatist groups are expected to avail of the amnesty proclamations signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last year, according to the National Amnesty Commission (NAC).
Blocs choose Sulu governor for BARMM chief minister in 2025 midterm polls
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — An influential bloc of politicians on Saturday anointed Sulu Gov. Hadji Abdusakur Tan Sr. as bet for chief minister of the 80-member regional parliament during next year’s first ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
MNLF’s political bloc urge members to stay off hostile politics
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The political party of the Moro National Liberation Front on Saturday reminded its more than 90,000 duly-registered members to avoid arguments over politics with members of other regional partisan groups now gearing up for the 2025 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region.