MANILA, Philippines – Health advocates on Thursday called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to raise sin taxes—or those imposed on alcohol, sweetened beverages and tobacco products—as current measures are no longer enough to curb unhealthy habits among the youth. In a press briefing, members of the Youth for Health coalition urged the government to allocate

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A 22-year-old junior high school student was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Balamban, Cebu, early Tuesday morning, July 15, after police allegedly caught him selling suspected shabu.

The Mandaue City government is planning to provide handheld metal detectors to public schools as part of its continuing efforts to enhance security in campuses.

LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) 5 (Bicol) closed a consultancy firm on Thursday following surveillance and an entrapment operation that revealed unauthorized recruitment activities. DMW-5 Director Jeena Paclibar-Laceda said the operation stemmed from the office’s monitoring of an advertisement posted on Facebook and aired over a radio station. The ads were inviting