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P860-M illicit cigarettes seized in Mandaue City

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities seized on Wednesday 11 cargo containers loaded with illicit cigarettes worth an estimated P860 million in Cebu, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. In a statement on Thursday, the BOC said the operation stemmed from intelligence information that led authorities to intercept two 40-foot containers carrying cigarettes in Mandaue City. It

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Biz groups back probe into shuttered Misamis steel plant

MANILA, Philippines — Several business organizations have thrown their support behind the government’s investigation into Philippine Sanjia Steel Corp., the Chinese-run firm whose Misamis Oriental plant was shuttered after radioactive materials were found within the facility. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the groups, including the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (Pisi), expressed “serious

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NBP: Mothers of missing UP students met with Palparan in Bilibid

MANILA, Philippines — The mothers and lawyers of missing University of the Philippines (UP) students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño were allowed to enter the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Thursday to determine for themselves if former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan remains incarcerated there. NBP director Superintendent Gary Garcia said in a

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Sugarcane pest attacks other crops in Negros

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has agreed to create a province-wide task force to prevent the spread of highly destructive red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI), which have now spread from sugarcane to other crops. According to former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela, the new provincial body, once created, will

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Ceiling panel collapses at Bicol International Airport

MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) said a ceiling panel collapsed at Bicol International Airport Terminal on Thursday afternoon. According to Caap in a statement, it was the ceiling panel at the Well-Wishers area of the airport that detached and fell in front of a restaurant at approximately 5:50 p.m.

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Woman yields P510,000 shabu in Lucena City buy-bust

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Police arrested an alleged female drug trafficker and seized suspected shabu worth P510,000 in a buy-bust operation in this city on Wednesday night, June 24. Col. Romulo Albacea, Quezon Provincial Police Office director, in a report on Thursday, said that operatives of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) arrested the

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Lotto draw results, June 25, 2026

Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Thursday, June 25, 2026. Check these out. READ MORE: Lotto draw results, June 24, 2026 Lotto draw results, June 23, 2026 PCSO lotto games The PCSO holds five 6-pick number games, the Lotto 6/42, MegaLotto 6/45, SuperLotto 6/49, GrandLotto 6/55, and

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Marcos orders faster rehabilitation of quake-ravaged areas

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — President Marcos ordered government agencies on Thursday to fast-track the rehabilitation of facilities destroyed by the recent powerful magnitude 7.8 that jolted southern Mindanao. He noted there’s a need for sustained government interventions to help the localities and quake victims bounce back from the disaster. “Kahit wala ng lindol,

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Tricycle driver killed in Quezon road mishap

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — A tricycle driver was killed in a vehicular accident in San Antonio town in Quezon province on Wednesday night, police said. A report from Quezon Police Provincial Office said a tricycle being driven by “Tonio,” 57, collided head-on with an oncoming Mitsubishi Expander driven by “Teo,” 42, along the provincial

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Francisco exits PAR; Gardo intensifies into severe tropical storm

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Francisco (international name: “Mekkhala”) has exited Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Thursday evening, said the state weather bureau, According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its 11 p.m. typhoon bulletin, Francisco was last located 705 kilometers (km) northeast of Itbayat, Batanes outside PAR.

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