Day: July 14, 2025

Para±aque city: The Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) operatives have arrested 12 suspects, including six Chinese nationals, in the kidnapping of a Chinese national on July 1 in Para±aque City. According to Philippines News Agency, in a press briefing on Monday, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III explained that the foreign national was abducted under the pretense of a vehicular transaction. “Based on our investigation, it became clear the kidnapping was premeditated and carried out by a group composed of foreign and local individuals,” Torre said. The victim, who was assisting a relative with a supposed car

Butuan: A couple who had joined the communist New People’s Army (NPA) abandoned their ideology and voluntarily surrendered to military authorities in a remote village here over the weekend, the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said Monday. The surrenderers were identified as Marjun Sagay Navarro and Rosemarie Garcia. They yielded in Sitio Mahayahay, Barangay Anticala, on Saturday, also turning over an M16 rifle. According to Philippines News Agency, the couple, driven by their dream to raise a child in peace, expressed their desire to leave the insurgent life behind. They had been part of the conflict in the mountains

Ilocos norte: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in collaboration with the National Food Authority (NFA) is set to launch a program providing rice at PHP20 per kilo to marginalized earners in Ilocos Norte this July. This initiative aims to deliver affordable rice to residents, fulfilling a national promise. According to Philippines News Agency, Janelyn Martin, head of DOLE-Ilocos Norte, confirmed that coordination efforts are underway with private establishments to implement the program within the month. Martin noted the ongoing collaboration and preparations, although the specific number of beneficiaries within the province is yet to be finalized. The program

Manila: Authorities headed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested a Chinese woman believed to be misrepresenting herself as a Filipino, similar to the case of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping. According to Philippines News Agency, arrested on Sunday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 was Wang Xiujun, 43, who is said to have been using the alias Cassia Palma Poliquit, the BI said in a news release on Monday. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado ordered the monitoring of Wang’s travels and her arrest after the bureau received information from

Manila: The country’s higher investor relations score signifies the Philippines’ efforts to provide investors and credit rating companies with comprehensive and timely information they need, as well as access to key officials and resource persons, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. According to Philippines News Agency, the Philippines’ score for investor relations practices increased to 49.3 out of 50 points in 2025 from 48.9 in 2024, as reported in the ‘2025 Investor Relations and Debt Transparency Report’ by the Institute of International Finance (IIF). The Washington D.C.-based global association of financial industry players ranked the Philippines second out of