BOC nabs passenger with P55.3M ‘shabu’ hidden in Bibles 

By Brian Campued The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday apprehended a foreign passenger at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 carrying suspected “shabu” stashed in Bible books. In a statement Saturday, the BOC said the German national—who arrived on a...

ICC prosecutor names Bato, Bong Go ‘co-perpetrators’ in Duterte drug war

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora | Philippine News Agency The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor has named eight incumbent and past officials, including Senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go, and former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II,...

Auto lifeline subsidy for 4Ps members begins this Feb —PBBM

By Brian Campued “Ito ang uri ng pamahalaang ating itinataguyod. Hindi dapat ang Pilipino ang naghahabol sa tulong. Ang tulong ang dapat ang lumapit sa mga Pilipino.” Household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will automatically be registered under the Lifeline...

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DFA: Sovereignty over Kalayaan ‘incontrovertible,’ not dependent on EEZ

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora | Philippine News Agency The scope of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the Philippines’ sovereignty over features in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) are "incontrovertible," grounded in international law, and not dependent on whether they fall...