MANILA: The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Friday met with representatives of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), and the FilOil EcoOil Centre to discuss the issues surrounding Jose Rizal University (JRU) player John Amores. In a statement, the PSC described it as a “coordination meeting” as the…
M’LANG, North Cotabato: The family of a slain police officer during a recent anti-crime response operation here has received financial assistance from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 (Soccsksargen), an official said Saturday. PRO-12 deputy regional director for operations Col. Rogelio Raymundo Jr. said two other cops wounded in the same pursuit operation against…
WASHINGTON: Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that amnesty for suspended accounts will start next week. “The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week,” Musk tweeted under a poll he launched this week, adding “Vox Populi, Vox Dei”, which is a Latin phrase that means “the voice of the people is the voice of…
DAVAO CITY: Not all heroes wear capes, others are just ordinary citizens. Lynn Reyes, 55, a chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient, knows after receiving a kidney from a donor six years ago. Reyes recounted that in 2015 when she was diagnosed with the disease, she lost all hope of finding an organ donor…
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Authorities have arrested four people as they dismantled a drug den in the province of Lanao del Sur, a police official said Saturday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command – Western Mindanao, said the drug den was dismantled by policemen in an anti-drug operation in Barangay Lilod-Maguing, Maguing,…
MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. is set to leave the country soon to represent the Philippines in an annual conference of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in France that seeks to strengthen member countries in the fight against transnational crime. The conference will cement the resolutions on issues…
