The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) arrested eight fishermen suspected of smuggling fuel in Tingloy, Batangas, on Saturday, Aug. 15. In a report, the PCG-Batangas Station said it received information about a fishing vessel that had been drifting about 30 meters from the shoreline of Barangay Makawayan, reportedly due to engine trouble. PCG personnel inspected the […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expanded the country’s investment footprint by issuing proclamations declaring additional parcels of land to be incorporated to existing special economic zones (ecozones) in Cavite and Batangas, and to create a new information technology park in Negros Oriental to attract more investments and generate jobs. The President issued Proclamation Nos. […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three suspected bigtime drug traffickers and seized more than P4.4 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) in separate anti-drug operations in Cavite and Batangas provinces on June 17 and June 18. In a report released on Friday, PDEA Region 4A said their operatives from […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY — Two areas in the Calabarzon are expected to experience danger-level heat index levels on Sunday and Monday, April 26 and 27, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Based on Pagasa’s 5 p.m. monitoring on Saturday, Sangley Point in Cavite City is forecast to reach a heat index […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Police arrested a man for allegedly offering dental services without the required Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) license in Batangas, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) said on Monday. The suspect, a 26-year-old Grade 9 dropout, was arrested in an entrapment operation at his apartment in the town of Malvar last Thursday […]
Read MoreThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has arrested five individuals who allegedly attempted to illegally board and commit theft on a RORO (Roll-on/Roll-off) vessel off the coast of Bauan, Batangas over the weekend. In a statement on Sunday, the PCG said the suspects were intercepted while attempting to board a RORO vessel on Saturday night. The […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Cigarettes worth an estimated P1.1 billion were recovered from trailer trucks and a container van supposedly unattended in Batangas City on Wednesday morning, the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP HPG) said. Police found the trucks after a car owner reported his sedan stolen, and authorities traced the vehicle through its […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Two Filipinos filed complaints of serious illegal detention and illegal recruitment against six individuals who allegedly lured them with promises of high-paying overseas jobs, only to coerce, detain, and force them into unauthorized labor. The complaints were filed at the Tanauan City Prosecutor’s Office in Batangas on November 21, citing serious illegal […]
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