Day: August 26, 2025

Manila: The House Committee on Justice, chaired by Batangas 2nd District Representative Gerville Luistro, will launch a motu proprio inquiry into the United States’ extradition request for controversial pastor Apollo Quiboloy to clear up what lawmakers described as ‘insufficiencies and ambiguities’ in the process. According to Philippines News Agency, the upcoming inquiry was prompted by a written request from Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cenda±a, who urged the Justice panel to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on Quiboloy’s case. Cenda±a emphasized the overwhelming public interest and concern over the process by which extradition requests are received, evaluated, and acted

Manila: Maritime police personnel in Tawi-Tawi responded to a medical emergency involving a family at sea during inclement weather, as reported by an official on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Jeseryl Dela Cruz, chief of the 1st Special Operations Unit-Maritime Group (SOU-MG), stated that his team, while on seaborne patrol, noticed a motorboat signaling for help around 10:15 p.m. off the coast of Barangay Buan in Panglima Sugala town. According to Philippines News Agency, the team swiftly approached the motorboat, which carried two children seeking urgent medical attention for their father, Guan Ing Karain. Karain was suffering from severe pain due to

Manila: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested three female passengers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for falsifying overseas employment contracts. In a news release on Tuesday, the NBI-International Airport Investigation Division reported that the three individuals were apprehended on August 20. According to Philippines News Agency, the women were set to fly to Hong Kong as tourists when they were intercepted by the Border Control and Intelligence Unit during routine inspections. They were found to be carrying suspected falsified Overseas Employment Contracts (OECs). The women revealed that they had been recruited via a social media platform to work

Surigao city: The Coast Guard Station in Surigao del Norte (CGS-SDN) has ordered the temporary suspension of sea travel from Surigao City and other parts of the province to Southern Leyte due to strong winds and rough seas. According to Philippines News Agency, the travel suspension, which took effect at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, covers sea vessels with 700 gross tonnage and below, as indicated in the CGS-SDN advisory. The region, including Surigao del Norte and most parts of the Caraga Region, continues to experience unfavorable weather conditions due to the southwest monsoon and a low-pressure area. The advisory also

Manila: Increased demand for the government’s Treasury bills (T-bills) resulted in a decline in the securities’ rates on Tuesday, backed by higher demand. Data released by the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the average rate of the benchmark 91-day paper slipped to 5.195 percent from 5.234 percent during the auction last Aug. 18. Rates of the 182-day bill declined to 5.398 percent from 5.435 percent previously, and the 364-day T-bill to 5.522 percent from 5.564 percent. According to Philippines News Agency, BTr offered the T-bills for PHP25 billion and made a full award. Total tenders reached PHP113.02 billion.