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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs has confiscated 132.3 kilos of dried kush valued at P158.7 million smuggled into the country in six balikbayan boxes sent from Thailand, a BOC official said yesterday.
In an ambush interview on Monday, March 18, after aiding fire victims in Quezon City, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, expressed concerns over the recent surge in tuberculosis (TB) infections across the nation.
MANILA, Philippines — The Central Visayas police has ordered an investigation into an interview by a local radio station of a four-year-old rape victim in Dumanjug, Cebu.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said that prosecutors from the Davao City Prosecutor’s Office have recommended the filing of charges against doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy.
Mr. President, dear colleagues, I rise on a point of personal and collective privilege. I rise to bring to your attention a disturbing contractual award entered into for the 2025 National and Local elections.
Dear PAO, My sister is set to retire next year, but it was only recently that she learned about the error in her date of birth. She was born on April 20, 1965. As far as she knows, all of her records state that date as her date of birth. But when she got hold of the certified copy of her birth record, it stated «May 20, 1965.» From what we have gathered, May 20, 1965 is her date of baptism. Our parents were able to save pictures of her baptism with dates on them, because old photos usually have dates on the pictures. She was also able to get a copy of her baptismal certificate, showing that May 20, 1965, was the date of her baptism. While she was told that she can have the erroneous date on her birth certificate corrected without having to go to court, she is being required to present a clearance of no pending case and to have the petition published. Are those requirements really lawfully necessary? Emerenciana
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the "New Philippine Passport Act," designed to modernize passport application processes nationwide.
The dying salt industry will finally breathe new life after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act No 11985 (An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines, Appropriating Funds Thereof), said Senator Cynthia A. Villar. The senator, principal sponsor of the bill, said this is a "welcome development" and "we thank President Marcos" for this opportunity and huge help to revive the country's salt industry. She said this is also a 'prayer heard' for the sector's workers and stakeholders who have been appealing to revitalize the salt industry. Furthermore, she said all coastal communities will be able to again produce salt.