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Water cannon incident shows China's 'lack of concern for reg'l peace'

Manila, May 2 -- The Chinese Coast Guard's (CCG) use of "jet stream pressure" water cannon against Philippine vessels on routine humanitarian mission to Bajo de Masinloc has heightened the tension in ... Read More


DA assures stable rice supply in 2024 despite production decline in Q1

Manila, May 2 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday assured of a stable supply of rice for the entire year despite the slight decline in production during the first three months of 2024 du... Read More


Guidelines for clustering of precincts for online overseas voting set

Manila, May 2 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued the modified guidelines on the creation and clustering of precincts for the introduction of Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) f... Read More


DSWD opens applications for gov't internship program

Manila, May 2 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be accepting applicants for the government internship program (GIP) from May 8 to 10, an official of the agency said on Th... Read More


Bohol intensifies ban on open burning amid incidents of grassfires

CEBU CITY, May 2 -- Bohol province Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado on Thursday ordered his constituents to avoid open burning to prevent incidents of grassfires amid hot weather conditions. Aument... Read More


'Pulis sa barangay' to be deployed in select areas in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY, May 2 -- The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) will deploy 319 police officers in select areas in the region under the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (RPSB) program. The police officers fro... Read More


Viscom: 40 rebels 'neutralized' in April

CEBU CITY, May 2 -- A total of 40 New People's Army (NPA) members were neutralized in just one month of focused military operations from April 1 to 30, an Army official said. Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg,... Read More


2 BARMM anti-drug ops net PHP13.6-M 'shabu'

COTABATO CITY, May 2 -- Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PH... Read More


Screening for officials in 8 new BARMM towns begins

COTABATO CITY, May 2 -- A screening committee created for applicants to key positions in eight newly-created towns in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) started its work, a to... Read More


Tacloban suspends classes due to intense heat

TACLOBAN CITY, May 2 -- For the first time, the city government here has suspended classes at all levels in public schools for two days due to scorching heat. In an executive order on Thursday, Mayor... Read More