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167 arrested as Caraga cops net 1K loose firearms.

BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 15 -- More than 1,000 loose firearms were accounted for by authorities during 852 operations across the Caraga Region from January to October, resulting in the arrest of 167 individu... Read More


8 Chinese among 18 arrested in Surigao illegal mining raid

BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 15 -- Authorities arrested 18 people, including eight Chinese nationals, and seized an estimated PHP153 million worth of heavy equipment and other items during a large-scale anti-ill... Read More


Ilocos Norte schools division chief calls for water conservation

DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Oct. 15 -- The military's campaign against the proliferation of unlicensed firearms in the hands of civilians continues to gain ground, with 34 high-powered firearms turned over t... Read More


New stripping machines to enhance abaca output in Southern Leyte

Manila, Oct. 15 -- The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) regional office here has turned over four abaca spindle stripping machines to farmer associations in Southern Leyte to... Read More


PRO-8 arrests region's top drug target, seven others; seizes P1.03-M shabu

TACLOBAN CITY, Oct. 15 -- Police arrested the region's top priority drug target and seven other individuals in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Eastern Visayas on Oct. 12 and 13, seizing suspe... Read More


San Carlos City secures P179-M in farm aid amid El Nino threat

SAN CARLOS CITY, Oct. 15 -- The city government has secured PHP179.14 million in external agricultural assistance to help farmers and livestock raisers prepare for the possible impacts of a strong El ... Read More


PCG drives away Chinese fishing vessel, 4 small boats off Lawak Island

Manila, Oct. 15 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday drove away a Chinese fishing vessel and its four small boats for illegal fishing in the territorial sea of Lawak Island in Kalayaan, Pal... Read More


Tarriela: Chinese envoy's 'easily win' remark a direct threat

Manila, Oct. 15 -- Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, on Thursday described as a direct threat the statement of Chinese Ambassador to the Phili... Read More


'Controversial' rice imports canceled ahead of arrival in PH - DA

Manila, Oct. 14 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday clarified that the import permit for the "controversial" shipment carrying 5 percent broken rice from Vietnam had already been cancel... Read More


PSEi slips anew but peso manages trade vs US dollar

Manila, Oct. 14 -- Selling pressure on several large capital drivers in the local bourse further dampened the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Wednesday, but the Philippine peso ended sideway... Read More