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16 arrested, P2.6-M shabu seized in weekend ops

DUMAGUETE CITY: Anti-drug operatives seized more than PHP2.6 million suspected shabu and arrested 16 drug personalities during a three-day operation in Negros Oriental.

Lt. Stephen Polinar,

THREE MALAYSIANS CYCLE TO MADINAH FOR HAJJ

KUALA LUMPUR, After a 150-day cycling journey from Kuala Lumpur, three Malaysians including a married couple successfully arrived in Madinah, Saudi Arabia last Friday

PH forges expanded tourism ties with Qatar

MANILA: The Philippines and Qatar on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) strengthening the two nations’ growth in tourism and business events.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco and State Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Soltan bin Saa…

PH’s Cantela wins Bangkok Chess Club Challenger title

MANILA: National Master Lorenzo Aaron Cantela brought honor to the country last Sunday when he ruled the 21st Bangkok Chess Club Challenger at the Sheraton Hua Hin Resort and Spa in Thailand.

He finished with 7.5 points in the nine-round Swiss Syst…

MOH REVOKES NOTIFICATION OF ZMY MAGNETIC AURA NIGHT CREAM

PUTRAJAYA, The notification of a cosmetic product, ZMY Magnetic Aura Night Cream, which contains mercury, has been revoked and is no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia.

National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) director Rosilawati Ahmad, i…

Training course opened for mine action workers

Hanoi: A pre-deployment training course for captains and technicians of the mine action for the Republic of Korea (RoK) – Vietnam Peace Village project was opened in Hanoi on April 22.

The course, to last until April 28, is organised by the Vietnam N…

Comelec to delist party-list groups sans win in 2 past polls

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it plans to delist party-list organizations that failed to secure a seat in the House of Representatives in two recent elections in the country.

‘Patungkol sa existing party-lists na nakasali na sa m…

DENR calls for collective action to reduce plastic wastes

MANILA: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said the Philippines produces about 2.7 million tons of plastic waste every year and called on the public to help stop the environmental hazard.

During the launch of the Ear…