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September 11, 2024

PSA blocks 1.5K fraudulent birth registrations from DavSur town

MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday reported that it was able to block 1,501 birth registrations by Chinese nationals with falsified documents from the local civil registrar (LCR) of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

PSA National…

DA, BOC seize P136-M agri products, cigarettes from China, Taiwan

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday confiscated around PHP136.58 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and cigarettes at Subic Port in Zambales.

In an ambush interview, DA Secretary Fran…

BARMM, power firm partner for ‘estero,’ coastal clean-up drive

COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MENRE-BARMM) partnered with Cotabato Light and Power Company (Cotabato Light) to launch environmental preservation init…

Privatization of PAGCOR casinos to start in 2026

MANILA – Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) chairman and chief executive officer Alejandro Tengco said the privatization of PAGCOR casinos will begin next year instead of mid-2025.

“As to the privatization of PAGCOR casinos, we intend to…

Tansingco thanks PBBM for 2-year stint as BI chief

MANILA – Outgoing Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the opportunity to head the bureau for two years.

‘Allow me then to express my gratitude to His Excellency Ferdinand Romualdez M…

Over 2K jobs up for grabs in Bagong Pilipinas job fair in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY – More than 2,000 local and overseas job vacancies will be available to applicants on Thursday in the Bagong Pilipinas Job Fair spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment-Bicol (DOLE-5).

In a phone interview on Wednesday, DOL…