Day: July 4, 2025

Las pi±as: Two former Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers were arrested for allegedly selling fake money online in Las Pi±as City, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) said on Friday. According to Philippines News Agency, PNP ACG Director Brig. Gen. Bernard Yang stated in a press conference held at Camp Crame in Quezon City that the suspects, identified as alias ‘Usa,’ 18, from Cotabato City, and ‘Agila,’ 30, from Zamboanga Del Sur, were apprehended by the Northern District Anti-Cybercrime Team. The operation was coordinated with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and took place in Barangay Manuyo

Quezon city: The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) presided over the first Inter-Agency Coordinating Conference to outline security preparations for the upcoming fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., scheduled for July 28. The meeting took place at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) headquarters’ Hinirang Social Hall at Camp Karingal. According to Philippines News Agency, NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin spearheaded the conference, which occurred Thursday afternoon. Discussions centered around a comprehensive threat assessment, security and safety measures, deployment strategies, and traffic management to ensure a safe, orderly, and peaceful SONA.

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of Presidential Communications Office Senior Undersecretary Ana Puod, Malaca±ang announced on Friday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed the acceptance of Puod’s resignation in a press briefing at Malaca±an. Castro, however, did not say when Marcos accepted Puod’s resignation. According to Philippines News Agency, Puod, who previously served as general manager of state-run PTV-4, took oath as PCO senior official in April this year. On June 17, Castro announced the major changes in the PCO, including the ‘voluntary’ departure of Puod ‘for personal reasons.’ Marcos accepted the resignations of at

Bicol: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Bicol Region has distributed 11,796 family food packs (FFPs) to beneficiaries of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished). According to Philippines News Agency, Claudio Villareal, chief of DSWD-5’s Disaster Response Management Division, stated that the FFPs, valued at PHP8 million, are part of a food-for-work program. This initiative is designed to ensure the sustainable implementation of their projects, providing support to beneficiaries engaged in community projects. Villareal explained that beneficiaries receive FFPs through the food-for-work initiative as a

Bicol: The Bureau of Fire Protection in Bicol (BFP-5) reported on Friday the arrest of an alleged illegal recruiter who was demanding money from applicants for the BFP during an entrapment operation carried out on Thursday. In a phone interview, BFP-5 Director Achilles Santiago said the suspect, known as alias Liezel, was apprehended for violating Republic Act 9160 (robbery extortion). According to Philippines News Agency, the arrested individual engaged in illegal activity by falsely claiming to be affiliated with BFP officials and allegedly soliciting money from applicants with the promise of guaranteed employment in the BFP. Santiago said the relatives