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Cops recover hand grenade inside QC residential area

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 02:53:13 +0000

Cops recover hand grenade inside QC residential area

MANILA, Philippines — Law enforcers recovered two hand grenades inside a residential area in Quezon City early Sunday morning. According to Talipapa police station, a certain Ma. Luz Ocampo reported to police that she discovered a hand grenade inside her house in Eulogia Drive Barangay Apolonio Samson at around 12:30 a.m. After an hour, Barangay […]

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PDEA nabs teen, 19, for P3.4-M worth of shabu in QC drug bust 

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 08:14:35 +0000

PDEA nabs teen, 19, for P3.4-M worth of shabu in QC drug bust 

MANILA, Philippines — Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) apprehended a 19-year-old teenage boy and confiscated from him over P3.4 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) following a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Saturday afternoon. PDEA Regional Office-National Capital Region (NCR) Director III Joel Plaza identified the suspect as Omar Ampaso Sultan, […]

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Bato to parents: Observe unusual activities of children who turned activists  

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 07:40:56 +0000

Bato to parents: Observe unusual activities of children who turned activists  

MANILA, Philippines — Neophyte Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has cautioned parents to observe the unusual activities of children who may have been recruited by communist organizations. “Lahat tayo mga parents, obserbahan natin mga anak natin sa pagbabago sa kanilang mga pag-uugali kung may pagbabago sa pananaw sa kanilang buhay,” Dela Rosa said over local […]

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COA: NFA failure to meet 2018 buffer stock targets brought supply, price problems nationwide

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:24:43 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—Low stocks of rice at many National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in 2018 made towns vulnerable to supply shortage and high commercial rice prices aside from putting at risk the capability of provinces or regions to respond to calamities. The Commission on Audit (COA), in a report released on Friday (Aug. 8), said the […]

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CPP tells Bato, Albayalde: Country would be worse without student activism

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:38:19 +0000

CPP tells Bato, Albayalde: Country would be worse without student activism

MANILA, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has insisted that the Philippines would be in a far worse situation without student activism, amid claims that progressive groups kidnap and brainwash university students. CPP was reacting to assertions by former Philippine National Police chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa and incumbent chief […]

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De Lima asks court permission to visit ailing mother

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:25:17 +0000

De Lima asks court permission to visit ailing mother

Detained Senator Leila De Lima has asked the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court to allow her to visit her ailing mother in Camarines Sur.

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PPA: Manila South Harbor ‘now back to full commercial operations’

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:03:48 +0000

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said “full commercial operations” of the Manila South Harbor was back Friday evening.

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PRC: 310 pass mining engineers’ licensure exam

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:17:38 +0000

A total of 310 out of 375 or 82.67 percent passed the August 2019 licensure exams for Mining Engineers, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said on Friday.

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Cordillera town questions rule for mandatory IP rep in IP areas

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:08:30 +0000

A town in Mountain Province is questioning a government rule mandating an indigenous Filipino representative in all local councils.

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