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BISCUIT FACTORY USING EXPIRED HALAL CERTIFICATION RAIDED

The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) raided a biscuit factory using expired halal certification in Taiping yesterday.

Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said the enforcement team from Taiping KPDN seized 940 packs of variou…

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Vietnam learns Russia’s judicial experience

A delegation of the Supreme People’s Court led by Chief Justice Nguyen Hoa Binh paid a working visit to Russia from July 2-5, during which he expressed his hope to learn experience from the country in developing and perfecting the legal system.

Sou…

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SolGen asks Tarlac RTC to cancel Guo’s birth certificate

MANILA: Government lawyers on Friday formally asked the court to cancel the birth certificate of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.

In a message to reporters, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said the petition filed before the Tarlac Regiona…

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DBM releases P27B for health workers’ emergency allowance

MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday approved the PHP27.453-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of medical workers.

In a statement, Pangandaman sa…

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PBBM: P27-B agri infra projects to be built in N. Mindanao

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the government plans to build over 400 infrastructure projects worth PHP27 billion in Northern Mindanao to boost the agricultural productivity in the region.

During the distribution of land tit…

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House directed to probe criminal activities linked to POGOs

MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday ordered a congressional probe into the reported criminal activities linked with illegitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).

In a statement, Romualdez said the House probe will look into variou…