PNP steps up crackdown on illegal cigarettes
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. announced on Sunday that all local units have been ordered to intensify operations…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. announced on Sunday that all local units have been ordered to intensify operations…
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Commodore Marfe said that while there was no immediate oil spill, the Coast Guard remains alert for potential biological or chemical hazards as the wreck…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Saturday that it confiscated more than P100 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in separate operations in…
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Friday underscored the importance of police-led anti-smuggling operations,…
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The Mexico, Pampanga factory producing illicit cigarettes is also suspected to be engaged in human trafficking, according to Interior and Local Government…
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Authorities have shut down an illegal cigarette manufacturing facility in Mexico, Pampanga capable of producing up to P150 million worth of cigarettes daily,…
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The January 2026 collection was a 100.6 percent increase in terms of revenue collection efficiency, which also marked a P1.490 billion increase, or 1.9 percent…
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Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno didn’t hold back when talking about Bureau of Customs (BoC) personnel tagged in a multi-billion-peso cigarette smuggling…
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The Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it will not tolerate any officials involved in the smuggling of P1.2 billion worth of cigarettes recently seized in Batangas,…
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Christina Vanhefflin stepped onto the international stage wrapped in a vision that honored heritage as much as elegance. Her national costume, La…
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Authorities seized P5.6 million worth of illegal tobacco products and arrested a 43-year-old businessman during an interdiction operation in Cebu province. The…
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Update 2 (as of 2:26 p.m., 26 January 2026): Rescue authorities said 317 people have been rescued as of 2:23 p.m. Monday, while 24 remain missing. The death…
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Authorities seized a wide range of contraband, including unauthorized cash, mobile phones, electronic gadgets and devices.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has conducted back-to-back raids at its holding facilities in Taguig and Muntinlupa following allegations that detainees had…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday said it launched a sweeping crackdown on its Taguig and Muntinlupa holding facilities on Friday, ordering…
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Two Chinese nationals were arrested after police seized over P8 million worth of illegal cigarettes in a checkpoint operation in Barangay Poblacion, Labrador,…
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Police seized nearly P4 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes following a routine checkpoint inspection in Maguindanao del Norte on Tuesday,…
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