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THE Marcos government seized around P10.41 billion worth of illegal drugs from January to December 2023 and cleared more than 27,000 barangays of illegal drugs, a PNP report to President Marcos Jr. revealed.
MANILA, Philippines — Water release from Angat Dam was terminated yesterday as rainfall in its watershed stopped.
THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Tuesday that it seeks to set a baseline objective of 7.7 million international visitor arrivals by 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — Debates, for or against Charter change, are the friction necessary to polish the 1987 Constitution for it to become a gem that will finally pave the way for the Philippines to reach first-world status in the near future, lawmakers said.
MANILA, Philippines — The country exceeded its targeted number of visitor arrivals last year, with more than five million tourists and over P480 billion in tourism receipts in 2023, according to the Department of Tourism.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 2) — The Philippines recorded around 5.45 million international visitors from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 last year, exceeding the Department of Tourism's (DOT) 4.8 million projection for 2023, DOT Secretary Christina Frasco said Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of rice farmers have availed of the PhP5,000 unconditional cash assistance pledged by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. with many more expected to withdraw their share of the PhP12-billion Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program ahead of the New Year celebrations.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 1)— Health Secretary Ted Herbosa plans to modernize primary care centers at the barangay level to address the “inequity” of health services among poor families.