Repatriation of OFWs starts as fighting escalates in Lebanon
MANILA, Philippines — Fifteen overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and three children, who were affected by the escalating tension in Lebanon, returned home Saturday night.
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3 Chinese wanted for criminal cases nabbed in Parañaque City
THREE Chinese wanted for a string of criminal cases in the Philippines and in China were arrested in Parañaque City by operatives from the Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit (BI FSU).
Press Release - Villanueva Thumbs Down Proposals to Revive E-Sabong
Senator Joel Villanueva firmly rejected proposals to revive online cockfighting, or e-sabong, as a way to make up for the foregone revenues due to the recent ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
MMDA to add more boats for Pasig River ferry
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will acquire additional boats for the Pasig River ferry service fleet this year, the MMDA announced yesterday.
Kian death anniversary call: End EJKs
MANILA, Philippines — Seven years have passed since 17-year-old Kian delos Santos was gunned down by police conducting anti-drug operations in Caloocan on Aug. 16, 2017, but justice remains elusive for him.
3 NPA leaders killed in Panay clashes
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Three top officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) were killed in a series of clashes on Panay island last week.
MILF member, 4 others nabbed in 2 PDEA-BARMM operations
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Anti-narcotics agents seized more than P1 million worth of shabu, an M60 machinegun and a Browning Automatic Rifle in two separate entrapment operations in Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday morning.
DTI cracks down on illegal vape shops
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry has boosted its crackdown on illegal vape shops, which showed widespread violations of the Vape Law.