Day: March 13, 2025

Manila: The Department of Justice (DOJ) stated Thursday that the Philippine government’s cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) for the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte is an act of the Philippines as a sovereign state and a recognition of international laws. The cooperation is in relation to charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to Philippines News Agency, DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano emphasized that the Philippines is obligated to honor its commitments to Interpol, which served the ICC warrant of arrest. He explained that the move to cooperate with Interpol is an

Bago City: Ninety households in the remote Purok Sunflower in Barangay Binubuhan, Bago City, Negros Occidental have been energized this week through the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power). ‘We want everyone, every sitio to have electricity. We are committed to this mission and we will do it,’ Negros Power chief executive officer and president Roel Castro said in a statement. According to Philippines News Agency, the ceremonial switch-on held on March 10 marked the end of decades of lack in power supply in the community, where 90 out of 137 households already received

Manila: The Philippine National Police (PNP) said maximum tolerance was observed during the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, despite the intense verbal confrontations and physical altercations that occurred during the operation. According to Philippines News Agency, in a panel discussion in Malaca±ang Thursday, PNP spokesperson Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo stated that the officers deployed in the arrest did not retaliate, despite being subjected to harsh language and even physical assault by members of Duterte’s family. Fajardo explained, “Sabi ko nga kung mayroon pang mas mataas sa maximum tolerance, iyon po iyong ipinatupad natin. Kahit minura na tayo, dinuro