Thailand will cut its visa-free stay for tourists from more than 60 countries and territories from 60 days to 30 days starting Sept. 15 as the government moves to curb crimes involving foreign nationals, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Thieves stole about 34,000 cans of beer worth $70,000 in two separate warehouse heists on the same day in Southern California, police said Friday as investigators examined whether the thefts were connected.
Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos warned Tuesday that illegal drug dealers are using coded emojis and other seemingly harmless content on social media to reach young people and evade detection.
The Philippine Army did not receive funds from the Department of Education, the Office of the Vice President or the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group for two 2023 youth programs that DepEd later cited to support P15.54 million in confidential fund spending, an Army officer testified Tuesday during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
The Supreme Court has ruled that an affidavit of desistance from a victim of exploitation cannot serve as grounds to dismiss a human trafficking case, saying such statements can result from coercion, pressure or undue influence.