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Empower the people in the agri sector – Villar

Since Filipino farmers and fisherfolks have remained the poorest in our country, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the need for concerted efforts to empower them. Speaking in the 11th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism...

Customs intel head Villanueva returns to PDEA

MANILA -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has ordered acting Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) head Wilkins Villanueva to return to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after...

PDEA welcomes PNP return to drug war

MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday welcomed the return of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the government's anti-drug operations as ordered by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. “PDEA...

US welcomes PH offer to host strategic dialogue in 2018

MANILA -- The United States has welcomed the Philippines’ offer to host the next US-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) in Manila in 2018. In a joint statement released by the Department of...

843,000 voters register: Comelec

MANILA – More than 840,000 eligible voters registered on Nov. 6-30, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Tuesday. A total of 843,588 applications for registration and reactivation, and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...

500 Marawi families to get new homes before Christmas: DPWH

MANILA -- Some 500 families displaced by the Marawi City siege would be moving in the transition shelters before Christmas, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday. According...

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