Day: March 18, 2025

Maguindanao del Norte: Authorities in Maguindanao del Norte have launched a massive manhunt for two gunmen on a motorbike who ambushed and killed a female lawyer and injured her fianc© on Monday afternoon, police said. Lt. Col. Jackson Lopez, municipal police chief of Datu Odin Sinsuat, confirmed that investigators are pursuing leads to identify the suspects and determine the motive behind the attack. According to Philippines News Agency, the victims, lawyers Junisa Kimamao and Ibrahim Pendatu, were ambushed at 3:15 p.m. while traveling in a vehicle driven by Pendatu. Lopez said police and village watchmen responded to the scene, rushing

Manila: Malaca±ang on Tuesday said it would let the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) exercise its authority on possible requests to freeze the assets of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro stated that the AMLC would be responsible for deciding, should the International Criminal Court (ICC) see the need to freeze Duterte’s assets. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro mentioned that if there is an issue or if the ICC issues an order, it would be referred to the AMLC as necessary. She emphasized that the origin of the request does not matter

Malaca±ang: The Philippine government has refuted claims that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is facing political persecution amidst his plans to seek political asylum in the Netherlands. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro clarified the government’s stance during a briefing with Palace reporters. According to Philippines News Agency, Castro asserted that the evidence against Roque is substantial, dismissing any notion of political persecution. She stated, “[His asylum bid] won’t affect anything. First of all, he’s just filing a petition and it hasn’t been granted yet. Let’s remember, before it can be granted, he must show that

Laguna: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested two high-value individuals and seized more than PHP3.4 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Laguna province. According to Philippines News Agency, the suspects, identified as alias Leovigildo, 38, and Allan, 45, both residents of Barangay Bi±an, Pagsanjan, were apprehended at the parking lot of a mall in Barangay Gatid, Sta. Cruz town at 5:05 p.m. Monday. The operation resulted in the confiscation of five pieces of knot-tied transparent plastic bags containing 500 grams of suspected shabu, valued at PHP3.4 million, along with buy-bust money. The seized items have been

Manila: Uniformed personnel must be “impartial and nonpartisan,” Malaca±ang emphasized on Tuesday, in response to a police officer’s viral comments against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. following the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. According to Philippines News Agency, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro expressed that any President would be taken aback by the behavior exhibited by the uniformed personnel. Castro reiterated the expectation that such personnel should maintain impartiality and refrain from partisan activities. The National Police Commission has initiated an investigation and is pursuing administrative charges against Pat. Francis Steve Tallion Fontillas, who