Day: September 19, 2024

Manila: Police officers arrested three suspects, including a high-value individual (HVI), and seized some PHP2.58 million worth of shabu in separate operations in the cities of Taguig and Parañaque on Thursday. In a report, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the suspect Roger Sabolo, a listed HVI, was arrested in a sting operation in Barangay New Lower Bicutan, Taguig City at around 12:50 a.m. Seized from Sabolo were 330 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.24 million, buy-bust money and other non-drug evidence. Meanwhile, two other suspects Alias Omar

Manila: Customs authorities impounded two fuel tankers for their supposed involvement in a “paihi” or oil smuggling scheme. In a news release Thursday, Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the vessels — MT Tritrust and MT Mega Ensoleilee — were seized by members of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) in an operation at the Navotas Fish Port on Wednesday. The operation yielded 370,000 liters of unmarked fuel worth PHP20.35 million or highly dutiable petroleum products, without proper fuel markings, which indicates the non-payment of necessary taxes and duties. He warned those who continue to conduct illegal

Manila: The dismissed police officer and his driver who were tagged as the primary suspects in the disappearance of beauty pageant candidate Catherine Camilon in October last year were arrested in Batangas province. In a phone interview Thursday, Police Regional Office-4A (Calabarzon) spokesperson Lt. Col. Chitadel Gaoiran confirmed that dismissed Police Maj. Allan de Castro and his driver-bodyguard Jeffrey Magpantay were arrested in Barangay Caloocan in Balayan town at about 7:47 p.m. on Sept. 14. De Castro and Magpantay were ordered arrested by the Batangas Regional Trial Court Branch 3 on charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention with no

Manila: The Asia United Bank said on Thursday that it is planning to integrate the Philippine Statistics Authority’s eVerify with its branch banking service, allowing customers who registered to the national identification (ID) system to easily open a bank account. The national ID eVerify provides users with a suite of verification tools, including facial recognition and real-time data verification. It also has a feature called the national ID check which can verify the authenticity of any format of the national ID, including the digital national ID by scanning the quick response (QR) code feature. AUB was the first bank to

TACLOBAN CITY – Residents of San Miguel town in Leyte province do not have to travel to the city anymore to avail health services with the opening of the first hospital in their locality. Mayor Norman Sabdao said in a phone interview Thursday that after two years of construction, the hospital is now ready to serve families from 21 villages. ‘This is the result of our shared vision to have a facility that ensures San Miguel residents receive proper care for their medical concerns,’ Sabdao said. Two doctors, six nurses, six midwives, and 10 other personnel were assigned to the