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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:32 p.m.) — Religious leaders and residents from Nueva Vizcaya filed a petition for certiorari before a local court to cancel the mining agreement granted to an Australian-Canadian company, arguing it was made without proper consultation with affected communities.
COTABATO CITY— The top leader of one of three factions in the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, wanted for 47 heinous crimes in different courts, and his ten followers died in a clash with soldiers in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday.
Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated his call for the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to implement more stringent measures to filter out foreign criminals entering the country to work for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), now known as Internet Gaming Licensees (IGL).
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and the Department of Energy (DOE) called on companies to participate in the government's Interruptible Load Program (ILP) to help maintain adequate power supply during the warm and dry season.
MANILA, Philippines — The most expansive Balikatan exercise ever began yesterday, covering almost the entire length of the country and reaching the edges of its exclusive economic zone and beyond its 12-nautical-mile territorial sea.
MANILA, Philippines — A convoy of private vehicles from the military and a car from the Chinese embassy were pulled over for illegally using the EDSA busway on Friday afternoon. According to radio reports, enforcers from the Department of Transportation’s Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (DOTr-SAICT) stopped a convoy composed of a black Toyota Hiace van, a black Ford Ranger pickup with blinkers and two motorcycles during an operation at the EDSA Bus Carousel’s Ortigas station.
In an effort to bolster rural enterprises and contribute to food security, the Department of Agrarian Reform in Antique turned over Php400k worth of enhanced meat processing center to Patria Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Pandan, Antique, April 18, 2024.