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(File photo) MANILA - Authorities have seized a total of PHP89.79 billion worth of narcotics across the country a month before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office. In its latest Real Numbers data as of May 31 and released on Tuesday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the amount includes PHP77.01 billion worth of shabu. Since the start of the Duterte administration in mid-2016, authorities have destroyed 8,195 kilograms (kg.) of shabu, 5, 111.76 kgs of marijuana, 23....

(File photo from PPD) MANILA -The national anti-drug campaign has never been stronger until President Rodrigo Duterte's administration came along, and recognition was widely received in the local and international communities, criticisms included. During the Duterte Legacy Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Tuesday, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the deaths were the result of violent actions by drug pe...

(Contributed photo) MANILA - Authorities have seized a total of PHP89.29 billion worth of narcotics across the country since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2016. In its latest Real Numbers data as of April 30 and released on Sunday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the items included PHP76.55 billion worth of shabu. Authorities have destroyed 8,177.79 kilograms (kg) of shabu, 4,226.08 kg of marijuana, 21.93 kg of ecstasy, 534.20 ...

GRANT. Releasing of social pension for senior citizens in Allen, Northern Samar in this undated photo. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released PHP65 million to poor elderlies in Eastern Visayas under the government's social pension program.(Photo courtesy of DSWD Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released PHP65 million to poor elderlies in Eastern Visayas under the government's social pension...

MORE AID. Volunteers unload family food packs shipped by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for landslide victims in Eastern Visayas. The DSWD regional office received on Thursday (April 21, 2022) 5,000 family food packs, 1,000 sleeping kits, 2,900 kitchen kits, and 3,500 hygiene kits. (Photo courtesy of DSWD Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social and Welfare and Development (DSWD) National Resource Operations Center (NROC) delivered on Thursday thousands ...

VACATION MODE. Tourists flock to the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City, Pangasinan during the Holy Week. The City Tourism Office logged some 27,578 tourist arrivals. (Photo courtesy of Alaminos LGU) ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan - The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here recorded some 27,578 tourist arrivals from April 14 to 17, or during the Holy Week. In a phone interview on Monday, city tourism officer Miguel Sison said of the total number, 5,424 were logged on Maundy Thursday, ...

PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva (Photo courtesy of PDEA) MANILA - More than 24,000 barangays across the country have been cleared from illegal drugs since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on banned drugs in mid-2016. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday, a total of 24,379 out of the 42,045 barangays (villages) have been declared drug-cleared while 6,606 barangays were drug unaffected/drug-free...

MANILA - The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the PHP61.8-million hog production project of Zashi Hog Farm, Inc. in San Ildefonso, Magalang, Pampanga, the investment promotion agency said Monday. The BOI gave green light to the project as it supports the government's programs to stabilize pork supply in the local market amid the African swine fever (ASF). Zashi's new project is adjacent to its existing hog raising facility. The new project involves establishment of a gestating bui...

(Infographic courtesy of PDEA) MANILA - Authorities have seized a total of PHP75 billion worth of narcotics across the country since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2016. In its latest Real Numbers data as of January 31 and released on Wednesday night, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the amount includes PHP63.22 billion worth of shabu. Authorities have seized 8,170.51 kilograms (kg.) of shabu, 4,205.76 kgs of marijuana, 22.56 kg....

CASUALTY OF WAR. A photo of Ukrainian teacher Olena Kurilo, captured by Anadolu Agency photojournalist Wolfgang Schwan, made headlines in the international press on Friday (Feb. 25, 2022). Kurilo, head wrapped in bandage and face bloodied after an airstrike, has become one of the most striking pictures of the ongoing conflict. (Photo courtesy of Anadolu) MANILA - A world in prayer is a world at peace. This was the clarion call of Rev. Fr. Carlos Reyes of the Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Mandaluy...