BoC cracks down on smuggled vapes
(UPDATE) THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) confiscated P3.72 billion worth of smuggled vapes following a series of raids in Malabon and Parañaque.
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Japan mayor quits over 99 sexual harassment allegations
TOKYO, Japan — The resignation of a Japanese mayor facing 99 allegations of sexual harassment sparked anger on social media on Friday, after he denied some cases and wept at a press conference.
BFP: Smoking, open flames top causes of fire incidents in Q1
MANILA, Philippines — Smoking and open flames due to cooking were the primary causes of fire incidents in the country in 2024 so far, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said on Friday.
PCG regains control of hacked Facebook page
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has regained control of its official Facebook page three days after it was hacked.
Marcos appoints Rogelio Quevedo as new PCGG commissioner
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed to the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) former government corporate counsel Rogelio Quevedo — an information technology expert who previously questioned the results of the 2016 vice presidential elections.
Suspect to killing of retired police general arrested in Cotabato City
COTABATO CITY — The police located on Wednesday one of the four suspects in the brutal killing of a retired police general in Cotabato City on March 19, 2022, that time serving as civil security chief of this city’s local government unit.
PCG recovers compromised Facebook page, 3 ‘hackers’ identified
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard announced on Thursday that it had recovered its access to its Facebook page after it had experienced its third cyberattack so far this year.
Seats found with bed bugs at NAIA 2, 3 removed
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila International Airport Authority on Wednesday evening assured the public that it is addressing bed bug or surot infestation issue at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminals 2 and 3 following complaints on social media.