Day: June 11, 2025

Caloocan City: Authorities arrested a police officer for alleged negligence that resulted in the escape of an inmate from the detention facility of a substation of the Caloocan City Police Station (CPS), the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Wednesday. The officer, with the rank of staff sergeant, was apprehended at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday along Samson Road, Barangay 8, Caloocan City, after he was found to be the duty jailer when the incident occurred. According to Philippines News Agency, initial reports indicated that the incident at the CPS Sub-Station 6 took place on June 8 but

Manila: The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has released a total of 2,950 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from April 1 to June 11, bringing to 23,579 the number of PDLs released under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. According to Philippines News Agency, among those released were 248 from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City; four from CIW Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm; 42 from CIW Mindanao; 469 from Davao Prison and Penal Farm; 356 from Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm; 134 from Leyte Regional Prison; 1,204 from New Bilibid Prison; 180 from Sablayan Prison

Manila: The Philippines has taken a significant step in the global fight against plastic pollution by signing an international declaration alongside 94 other nations. This collective effort calls for the establishment of an effective treaty aimed at ending the widespread issue of plastic pollution. According to Philippines News Agency, the joint declaration, known as the ‘Nice Call for an Ambitious Treaty on Plastic Pollution,’ was unveiled during the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France. The declaration, launched on the conference’s second day, advocates for a ‘global target’ to curtail the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers. It

Manila: In line with the observance of the World Day Against Child Labor (WDACL) on June 12, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to end child labor in the Philippines. “We stand united with the whole government, under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., to completely eradicate child labor. Child labor is a menace that robs children of their freedom, innocence, and fundamental rights. It also hinders the development of children to achieve their full potential,” Gatchalian said in a statement on Wednesday. According to Philippines News Agency, Gatchalian

Taguig City: Members of the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (HPG) arrested a man allegedly engaged in the fraudulent processing and activation of transport network vehicle service (TNVS) accounts in Taguig City. According to Philippines News Agency, HPG spokesperson Lt. Nadame Malang stated that an entrapment operation led to the arrest of the suspect, alias Khart, in Barangay Cembo on June 9. Khart was apprehended after demanding an additional PHP35,000 from one of his victims. The suspect allegedly posed as an agent, offering provisional permits for PHP15,000 to allow private vehicles to operate as TNVS, only for the accounts to