Expansion of NFA powers opposed
SEN. Imee Marcos expressed reservation over the proposal to expand the powers the National Food Authority (NFA) to include direct importation and retailing of rice.
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BuCor halts NBP strip-search procedure
AMID the strip-search controversy at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. has ordered a complete stoppage of cavity search procedures being implemented in all operating prisons and penal farms throughout the country.
PNP files charges vs 26 Chinese suspects
(UPDATE) POLICE authorities have filed serious cases of illegal detention and various violations of anti-trafficking laws against 26 Chinese people before the Department of Justice (DoJ).
Morales a 'professional liar' – Marcos
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday called former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales a «professional liar,» as he downplayed the veracity of the leaked PDEA documents linking him to illegal drug use.
‘After narco politics comes POGO-politics?’
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian yesterday warned against the possible emergence of “POGO-politics” following the recent raid on a Philippine offshore gaming operator in Bamban, Tarlac.
‘Balikatan gives pause to adversaries of open Pacific’
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States officially ended yesterday the 39th joint Balikatan military exercises, which they called a success, as the event had attracted other allies and delivered a warning to those standing in the way of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
China says tailed, 'issued a warning' to US Navy ship in South China Sea
BEIJING, China — Beijing's military on Friday said it had tailed and issued a warning to a US Navy ship near the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila to cease ops in July 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Five-star-hotel by Manila Bay, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, is closing its doors to the public starting July.