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COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents seized P85,000 worth of shabu and arrested three alleged drug den operators, suspected of sharing earnings to two local terrorist groups, in a raid on Thursday in Pikit town, Cotabato province.
Pacific Online Systems [LOTO 4.80, down 1.0%; 449% avgVol] [link] disclosed that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) informed LOTO that it has declared LOTO the “Single Calculated Bid” for the 5-year “E-Lotto” license that was up for auction. LOTO explained that as the “Single Calculated Bid”, LOTO’s bid will be “subjected to post-qualification review by the [PCSO]... should there be no issues raised during post-qualification, it is expected that the [PCSO] will be issuing its Notice of Award.” LOTO was granted a 6-month test license to conduct e-lotto, during which LOTO managed to capture 14% of e-lotto sales. The company is owned by Willy Ocier.
AgriNurture [ANI 0.71 unch; 91% avgVol] [link] reported a Q1/24 net loss attributable of P27.8 million, down 1381% from its Q1/23 net income attributable of P2.2 million, and up 83% from its Q4/23 net loss of attributable of P161.6 million. ANI’s total revenue for the quarter was P570 million (down 47% y/y), with the largest drop coming from its “Export” business segment which saw its associated revenue fall 98% to just P6 million. ANI blamed this result to the “reduced volumes of China export clients” for its banana export business. The second-largest drop came from ANI’s “Local Distribution and Others” segment, which saw its associated revenue fall 41% to P80 million. ANI blamed this result on the “rationalization of operations pertaining to the fresh produce and commodities markets”.
MANILA, Philippines — Customs and anti-drug operatives confiscated eight abandoned parcels from the United States and Canada containing dried marijuana leaves and cannabis oil valued at P4.5 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Central Mail Exchange Center on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Two Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) enforcers escorting Sen. Francis Tolentino in Parañaque on Wednesday night were apprehended for having police markings on their motorcycles.
OPERATIVES of the PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG) have arrested in Paranaque City two aides of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), who were serving as escorts of Sen. Francis Tolentino, for misrepresenting themselves as policemen.
SEVEN Chinese nationals were arrested Wednesday by a joint immigration-police team in Taysan, Batangas after they were found to be working in a quarry in the municipality.