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The Philippine and United States armies are now preparing for even bigger Salaknib joint military exercises on defense readiness and interoperability next year.

The Mutual Defense Treaty is an “ironclad” commitment which the United States will keep even with the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea.

Smuggled cigarettes with an estimated value of P4.1 million were seized in operations in this city and Zamboanga Sibugay in the past two days.

A South African man was arrested on Friday upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 with over 21 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu valued at P144.3 million in his luggage, the Bureau of Customs reported yesterday.

The “fraud audit” that Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has requested from the Commission on Audit will help the Department of Education move forward following the controversial procurement of supposedly pricey and outdated laptops for teachers.

The Commission on Elections will need an additional P5 billion if the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will not push through his year, Comelec Chairman George Garcia told senators yesterday.

The provincial government of Bohol has suspended boat trips to Virgin Island in Panglao pending an investigation into alleged overpriced food being  served in the tourist destination.

Average electricity spot market prices rose in June as planned and forced generator outages resulted in a lower supply margin,  according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines.

The Office of the Ombudsman has directed three former officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict to respond to a complaint filed in connection with their statements against a lawyers’ group in 2020.

As they assume the nation’s highest posts, President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte should emulate the Good Shepherd’s “listening leadership and life-giving leadership,” Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said yesterday in a mass attended by the two leaders.