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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:16:00 +0800
Local execs, relatives to give burial honors to 2 soldiers killed in Basilan
Relatives of the two soldiers killed in an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan, on Wednesday, January 22, will arrange separate "hero’s burials" for each to honor their deaths in the line of duty.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:52:00 +0800
Police, PDEA work to identify cohorts of 2 traffickers busted in Iligan City
Police agents are assisting the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in identifying the accomplices of two drug dealers, described as "big fish," who were arrested with P9.5 million worth of shabu in an entrapment operation in Iligan City on Wednesday...

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:32:00 +0800
Marcos names new BFAR chief
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Elizer Salilig as the new national director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:32:00 +0800
Legislation eyed vs rising cost of goods
A party-list group vowed to prioritize urgent legislation that would address the skyrocketing prices of basic goods as soon as Congress reopens following the elections.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800
SAF commandos deployed in poll hotspots
The Philippine National Police has started deploying Special Action Force commandos in areas classified as hotspots for the May elections.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800
Gunmen ambush soldiers securing UN reps; 2 dead
Two soldiers were killed while 12 others were wounded when gunmen ambushed Army troopers securing representatives of the United Nations Development Program in Sumisip, Basilan on Wednesday afternoon.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800
Malabon grants 100% tax exemption to small businesses
To assist small business owners in Malabon, the city government has granted a 100 percent tax exemption for sari-sari or convenience stores and eateries for 2025.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800
Tondo fire leaves 300 families homeless
Around 300 families lost their homes when a fire razed shanties in Tondo, Manila yesterday.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800
Erwin Tulfo, Bong Go top bets for senators
Despite a five percent drop in his voter preference score, ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo remains the leading senatorial bet in the May midterm elections.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800
PETA on Year of the Snake: Don’t wear snakeskin
Dressed in “bloody” snake suits to welcome the Lunar New Year, members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a demonstration in Binondo, Manila yesterday to protest the use of snakeskin in the manufacture of bags and shoes.

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