Dozens injured in Philippine crush for school cash handout
Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines Saturday in a crush of students and parents seeking a cash handout ahead of the reopening of schools, authorities said.
Philippines’ Princess becomes queen of Simone Asia Pacific Cup
The Philippines’ Princess Mary Superal secured her first ever international golf title on Saturday, beating a tough crowd that included major winners at the Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia.
Car bomb kills daughter of hardline Kremlin ideologue
The daughter of Alexander Dugin, a hardline Russian ideologue close to President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in a car bombing on Moscow’s outskirts, authorities said on Sunday.
Police seize over P100T shabu in Lanao del Sur law enforcement operations
Police seized a total of P107,468 worth of crystal meths, popularly known as shabu, in separate law enforcement operations in Lanao del Sur on Monday, August 8.
Mindanao foreign-assisted business ventures take off
An aquamarine and agriculture production ventures between two multinational groups and the Philippine government has taken off after the agreement was signed four months ago.
PDEA intercepts P3.4-M shabu at Zambo airport
Authorities foiled on Monday, August 8, an attempt to ship from Zamboanga City some P3.4-million worth of crystal meths, popularly known as shabu, to a consignee in Quezon City, a report reaching the Bangsamoro regional police office said.
450T smuggled cigarettes seized in Lanao del Sur
The police seized some P450,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes from Indonesia that boatmen were to deliver to a buyer in the seaside Picong town in Lanao del Sur on Thursday, August 4.
Malacañang designates new Army’s 6th ID commander
Malacañang has designated a fulltime commander for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division to replace one who is overseeing the contingent in an acting capacity.
2 suspects in P1.3-million shabu deal face drug raps
The two suspected shabu peddlers who fell in a P1.3-million drug sting in Cotabato City on Monday are now facing criminal charges, a regional anti-narcotics official said on Wednesday, August 3.
Zambo Norte top cop succumbs to cardiac arrest
The provincial police director of Zamboanga del Norte died before dawn on Wednesday, August 3, hours after his subordinates rushed him to a hospital for dizziness, chest pain and headache.