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Luzon-based consortium bags garbage collection deal in Bacolod City

Manila, Dec. 30 -- A Luzon-based consortium bagged the two service contracts for this highly urbanized city's solid waste management operations, amounting to almost PHP437 million for 2026. The joint... Read More


P1.7-M shabu seized, HVI nabbed in buy-bust ops in CamSur

Manila, Dec. 30 -- The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Tuesday the arrest of a high-value individual and confiscation of PHP1.7 million worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operati... Read More


Ilocos Region records 56 firework-related injuries from Dec. 21-29

Manila, Dec. 30 -- The Department of Health in Ilocos Region (DOH-1) renewed its call against the use of firecrackers after recording 56 fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) from Dec. 21 to 29. The numb... Read More


Negros Island Region sees lower fireworks-related injuries

Manila, Dec. 30 -- Lower fireworks-related injuries are seen in Negros Island Region (NIR) this year following constant reminders from authorities. Based on the initial surveillance report of the Dep... Read More


Pangasinan cops, gun owners warned vs. indiscriminate firing

Manila, Dec. 30 -- The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) has warned cops and civilian gun owners against indiscrimate firing ahead of the New Year's Eve revelry. Pangasinan PPO director Col. ... Read More


Baguio cops ensure strict enforcement of firecracker ban

Manila, Dec. 30 -- The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO), in coordination with barangay officials, is intensifying the city government's campaign against the use and sale of firecrackers and pyrotechni... Read More


Negros Oriental police seize P143-M illegal drugs in 2025

Manila, Dec. 30 -- Police in Negros Oriental seized over PHP143 million worth of suspected shabu in 516 operations this year, a provincial officer said Tuesday. Negros Oriental Police Provincial Offi... Read More


Negros Oriental guv calls for emulation of Rizal's values

Manila, Dec. 30 -- Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria exhorted his constituents Tuesday to draw inspiration from Dr. Jose Rizal's teachings to confront modern challenges. Speaking at the 129th R... Read More


Army, cops recover arms cache in Masbate town

Manila, Dec. 30 -- Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) of the Philippine Army, in coordination with the Philippine National Police, seized a cache of New People's... Read More


NTF-ELCAC exec to CPP, allied groups: Admit failure and defeat

Manila, Dec. 29 -- Despite its decades-long existence, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), together with its allied groups, has failed in its mission to establish a communist state in the Ph... Read More