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P3.8-M marijuana plants destroyed in Pangasinan

MALASIQUI: Government operatives seized 19,250 fully-grown marijuana plants worth PHP3.8 million during an operation in Aguilar town, Pangasinan, Tuesday.

The plants were also immediately burned on

NTF-ELCAC warns public vs. Sison-founded group

MANILA: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday cautioned the public against the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS),

BIR issues over 100K digital TIN IDs

MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) Online Registration and Update System (ORUS) has already issued 102,046 digital Tax Identification Number (TIN) IDs as of

Calabarzon’s 2nd ‘most wanted’ nabbed in Laguna

CALAMBA CITY: Lawmen in this province are taking no vacations in their fight against crime as demonstrated by the arrest on Tuesday of a wanted kidnap suspect.

Col. Gauvin Unos, acting director of the Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO), on Wednes…

Tan Hoang Minh Chairman receives 8-year prison sentence for fraud

Hanoi: The Hanoi People’s Court on March 27 handed down prison terms to 15 defendants involved in the case of ‘obtaining property by fraud’ at property developer Tan Hoang Minh.

Do Anh Dung, Chairman of Tan Hoang Minh, was sentenced to eight years in…

ITSO reports record-high intellectual property filings in 2023

MANILA: The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said on Wednesday IP filings through its Innovations and Technology Support Offices (ITSOs) hit an all-time high last year as more universities and colleges joined the Innovation and Techno…

Cocoa prices nearly double on supply concerns in 3-month period

BERLIN: Cocoa prices have nearly doubled in three months to record highs, influenced by the decline in global supply.

Prices hit a historic high as weather conditions in West Africa put chocolate producers in a difficult position, with the price per …