MANILA: Operatives of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) arrested a high-value individual and seized PHP1.3 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City on Friday.

In a report, PRO5 spokesperson Lt….

MANILA: Oral health care services will soon be part of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) package under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law to improve the oral health of Filipinos.

This was confirmed by Department of Health-Cent…

MANILA: Some 2,000 farmers from 20 qualified farmers cooperatives and associations (FCAs), as well as two local government units (LGUs) in the province of Sorsogon, will benefit from the PHP92 million worth of farm equipment recently distributed by th…

MANILA: Forty-five rice farmers from Currimao, Ilocos Norte received fertilizer vouchers with a total amount of PHP155,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday.

Other interventions extended were fuel subsidies, hybrid vegetable seeds, ce…

MANILA: The Metro Manila Council is set to release a resolution regulating the use of electric motor vehicles, especially along major thoroughfares.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Director Victor Nuñez of the Traffic Enforcement Group said…

MANILA: The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has installed solar-powered very high frequency (VHF) base radio sets in all eight critical watersheds across the province.

The radio communication infrastructure is set up…

MANILA: Laos’ Ministry of Industry and Commerce hosted the 45th meeting of the high-level task force on ASEAN economic integration in Vientiane province to discuss the policy of ASEAN economic integration.

The meeting was held on Feb. 20-21 under the…

MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has invited contractors from the private sector to submit their proposal for the development and modernization of the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental province.

In a statement on Friday, the DOT…