MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) ended 2022 with a string of major accomplishments following the intensified anti-criminality operations. CIDG chief Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said the group was able to keep the momentum of the government’s campaign against illegal drugs when it arrested 114 suspects during the […]
Continue ReadingDUMAGUETE CITY: Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has expressed optimism about a better year ahead even as he noted the province’s gains in 2022. Degamo, in his year-end press conference on Saturday, pointed out his administration’s accomplishments and the awards it reaped in the midst of a controversial electoral row over the governorship of […]
Continue ReadingBAGUIO CITY: Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Sunday said they recorded a nationwide decrease in firecracker-related injuries as the country welcomed the New Year compared to the same period in 2022. “There is a 15 percent decrease in cases recorded in all regions as of this morning,” Vergeire said […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said lack of support is now pushing the communist insurgency to become a “dying movement.” “We have achieved (a) significant breakthrough in our campaign to end local communist armed conflict. With reduced capability and loss of people’s support, the CPP (Communist Party of the […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: The Philippine National Police said Sunday that New Year revelries were generally peaceful and safe. PNP Public Information Office chief Col. Red Maranan said no significant cases were reported during the celebrations except for the two incidents of indiscriminate firing in Iloilo and Quezon City. A member of the Philippine Coast Guard […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: Over 200 flights to and from Manila and an estimated 56,000 passengers have been affected by technical issues in the air traffic management system of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Sunday. As of 6 p.m., authorities have logged 288 flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that were […]
Continue ReadingISTANBUL: At least 27 people are confirmed dead and 112 others were injured in Thursday’s casino fire in Cambodia’s border town of Poipet, officials said on Saturday. Authorities in Poipet city in the western Banteay Meanchey province, along the border with Thailand, said of the 112 injured, 27 are still hospitalized in the border […]
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