Category: General

Manila: The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Thursday that 10 out of the 29 police officers charged with alleged mishandling of a PHP6.7 billion drug haul in October 2022 are now in custody. The officers, comprising one Police Lieutenant Colonel, one Police Major, one Police Captain, one Police Lieutenant, one Police Executive Master Sergeant, one Police Senior Master Sergeant, and four Patrolmen, are under the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). According to Philippines News Agency, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo confirmed that a manhunt is underway for the remaining 19 respondents. The charges against

Manila: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) warned the public against persons purportedly posing as officials or employees of the agency to solicit money or other financial favors. The DBM stated that no one is authorized to ask for money, goods, or favors in exchange for expediting transactions or requests for funds. According to Philippines News Agency, the DBM emphasized that it does not authorize any individual or group to solicit money, goods, or favors for facilitating any transactions. An advisory issued by the DBM on Thursday reiterated, ‘Nais naming bigyang-diin na hindi kami kailanman magbibigay ng otoridad sa

Soccsksargen: Police in Soccsksargen arrested 71 wanted individuals, including 31 drug suspects, during a daylong operation conducted Wednesday across the region, the Police Regional Office in Soccsksargen (PRO-12) reported. According to Philippines News Agency, in a statement Thursday, PRO-12 Director Brig. Gen. Arnold Ardiente said the operations, which spanned North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and the cities of Kidapawan, Tacurong, Koronadal, and General Santos, also led to the confiscation of 564 grams of shabu worth an estimated PHP3.8 million. Eight of those arrested were listed as the region’s most wanted persons, five were classified as most wanted at

Filipinos married or engaged to foreign nationals are urged to attend the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP) before migrating abroad following the tragic death of a Filipina allegedly killed by her husband in Slovenia. In a news release on Wednesday night:ilipinos married or engaged to foreign nationals are urged to attend the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP) before migrating abroad following the tragic death of a Filipina allegedly killed by her husband in Slovenia. In a news release on Wednesday night, the CFO said Filipinos planning to marry foreign nationals

Manila: The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the PHP107-billion funds remitted by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) to the national government are unrestricted and will not impact the PDIC’s reserve funds. These funds, comprising cash and investment balances, are free for other uses and are net of restricted funds. According to Philippines News Agency, the PDIC retains a reserve fund worth PHP250 billion, known as the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). This fund is reserved for specific uses like deposit insurance payouts and financial aid to banks in emergencies. The DIF represents at least 5.5 percent of the country’s