The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have intensified their campaign against unsafe construction materials, seizing more than P3.5 million worth of substandard steel from various parts of Luzon since the beginning of the year. Read more »
A suspected drug lab in Antipolo, Rizal, was raided by authorities, where a man was arrested during a joint operation carried out by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Rizal Provincial Intelligence Team. Read more »
Google Pay is now officially available in the Philippines, enabling users to make fast, contactless payments with NFC-enabled Android smartphones. Read more »
Seventy-seven percent of residents in Mega Manila believe corruption is more widespread now compared to three years ago, according to the latest SWS Surveys on Corruption. Read more »
Cebu Province has been recognized as one of the country’s top-performing local governments in fiscal management, ranking second nationwide among all provinces in locally sourced revenues (LSR) for 2024. Read more »
On the 53rd anniversary of martial law, tens of thousands of Filipinos marched nationwide in a National Day of Protest, decrying what they described as massive corruption in government flood control projects worth billions of pesos. Read more »
