PH crime rate down by 49 percent in 5-month lockdown – task force
BY MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The country’s crime rate has gone down by 49 percent during the five-month long community quarantine which President Duterte had imposed to curb…
Lockdown of 25 COVID ‘hotspots’ in QC urged
BY GENALYN KABILING Twenty-five barangays in Quezon City must be placed under “special concern lockdowns” or localized lockdown due to soaring cases of coronavirus cases, Cabinet Secretary…
Local PPE makers ask for more gov’t support
THE Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP) and the Confederation of Philippine Manufacturers of PPE (CPMP) have appealed to the government to provide more support to…
BuCor launches blood plasma donation drive
BY RICHA NORIEGA The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is set to launch a drive for blood plasma donation from prisoners and personnel who recovered from coronavirus disease…
Manila buys P13-M antiviral drug for city’s COVID patients
BY MINKA TIANGCO The Manila city government purchased 2,000 vials of remdesivir, a drug that is used to treat coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients, the city mayor announced…
Online seller of stolen motorcycle nabbed
BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO A man allegedly selling a stolen motorcycle online was arrested Wednesday by police during an entrapment operation in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. The suspect,…
Employees need to wear face shields in workplaces – Bello
BY LESLIE ANN AQUINO Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday employees will be required to wear face shields in workplaces beginning August 15 in an…
SWS: Life got worse for 79% of Pinoys
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG Majority of adult Filipinos believe that their quality of life has gotten worse this year compared to last year, the latest survey showed. The…
BoC collects over P97 B from marked-fuel imports
BY BETHEEN UNITE The Bureau of Customs (BoC) announced that it collected more than P97 billion duties and taxes from the importation of marked gasoline, diesel, and kerosene through…
High-profile NPA member arrested
BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPO) announced Friday the arrest of a high-profile member of the New People's Army (NPA) allegedly…
Korina bares short-lived romance with telenovela actor
BY NEIL RAMOS Korina Sanchez attracted instant attention from netizens recently after she disclosed in an interview with film/TV writer G3 San Diego that she once dated Venezuelan popular…
Ban on deployment of nurses stays
BY LESLIE ANN AQUINO Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Friday that the ban imposed on the deployment of Filipino nurses stays. Bello issued his statement following…
Opening of classes moved to October 5
BY ARYLL GEDUCOS President Duterte approved on Friday the recommendation to move the opening of classes from August 24 to October 5 following the recommendation of the…
Manila coffee shop to open soon
BY MINKA TIANGCO A coffee shop near the Andres Bonifacio Monument in Ermita, Manila is one of the newest attractions in the capital city. In a live…
Residents of QC, other cities eyed for Russian vaccine trials
BY GENALYN KABILING Russia may need 1,000 volunteers living in coronavirus-hit areas in the country for its upcoming clinical trials of the potential vaccine, according to Cabinet…
