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Eleazar is new Chief PNP, finally
AFTER being bypassed three times, P/Lt. General Guillermo Tolentino Eleazar has been finally appointed as director general of the more than…
Twitter-mad Locsin a disgrace to the country (should be fired)
(Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the May 5, 2021 issue of the Manila Times. Despite its grave repercussion, Sec. Locsin refused…
2 more drug suspects killed in Pasig shootout; P149.6 million shabu recovered
COMBINED law enforcement units headed by the Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) shot dead two more drug suspects after a drug buy bust that went…
2 dead in Taytay drug deal; 15 kilos of shabu recovered
TWO drug suspects were killed and 15 kilos of shabu wrapped in Chinese tea packs and worth more than P102 million were recovered by the police…
BOC clears first batch of ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccines
The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA has cleared the first batch of the ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccines containing 15,000 doses which arrived via Qatar…
BOC January – April collection exceeds P17.2 billion
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) again breached its monthly collection target for April by P2 billion, further boosting its surplus tax collection for…
BOC continues to improve facilities, services
DESPITE the continued challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continues with its efforts to improve its facilities…
Japan to dump nuke waste; is PH lifting of ban on Fukushima products wise?
DESPITE domestic and global opposition, especially from the so-called ‘Pacific States,’ Japan announced last April 13, 2021, that it would be…
Move to ‘defund’ NTF-ELCAC opposed, seen to divide Senate
A GROUNDSWELL of opposition has developed in the past week over a proposal by some senators to “defund” the National Task Force to End Local…
‘Bilibid drug trade’ still very much alive
DESPITE the death of some well-known ‘drug lords’ from the Covid-19’ pandemic and effort by the government in the last five years to end the…