Category: General

Manila: Stormy weather will continue to prevail across Northern Luzon as Super Typhoon Leon (international name Kong-Rey) approaches Batanes, the weather bureau said Wednesday afternoon. Leon was last tracked 215 kilometers (kms) east southeast of Basco, Batanes as of 4 p.m. It packs maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph. Typhoon-force winds will prevail over Batanes, where tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) no. 4 is hoisted. Strong winds will be experienced in areas under TCWS no. 3: the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Camiguin Is., Calayan

ILOILO CITY-The anti-drug operation launched by the Iloilo City Police Office Tuesday night resulted in the seizure of 400 grams of shabu valued at PHP2.7 million and the arrest of three high-value individuals. Arrested were 24-year-old Hyder John Angcayan, his live-in partner, 22-year-old Sharei Mae Tolentino, and cousin, 30-year-old Anton John Angcayan in a buy-bust in Barangay Bito-on in Jaro district. ‘Hyder has direct contact inside (National Bilibid Prison) in Muntinlupa. Hyder and John are members of the Happy Go Lucky gang inside Muntinlupa,’ said Capt. Ryan Christ Inot, officer-in-charge of the ICPO-City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), in an interview

Manila: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Wednesday agreed that the testimonies given by former president Rodrigo Duterte during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on his war on drugs “can be used against him.” During the hearing, Duterte repeatedly admitted to the existence of the so-called “Davao Death Squad’ (DDS) and ordered cops to provoke crime suspects to fight back so authorities could kill them. “Pwedeng magamit yan against him lalong-lalo na under oath siya. Diba nagsalita siya doon? Pero depende na sa kanya yan (It can be used against him especially that he was under oath. He spoke there,

BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) will deploy 1,081 police officers across the region to ensure public safety during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, also known as ‘Undas.’ In a statement Wednesday, PRO-13 identified priority areas as cemeteries, memorial parks, churches, public terminals, ports, and other high-traffic locations. Operational guidelines have been provided to all provincial police offices, the Butuan City Police Office, and mobile forces, outlining specific law enforcement measures for the holiday period, it added. ‘PRO-13 has also established additional security measures to thwart any criminal acts by lawless elements,’ Brig. Gen. Alan

Manila: Late-day buying saved the local index from shedding, while the peso remained flat during Wednesday’s trade. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) increased by 0.56 percent to 7,280.24, with All Shares improving by 0.48 percent to 3.996.58 points. Except for Holding Firms, which declined by 0.10 percent to 6,127.13, and the Property counter, which closed flat at 2,791.76, all indices closed with gains. Leading those in the green territory were Financials, with shares rising 1.09 percent to 2,396.74; Industrial, up by 0.79 percent to 9,930.87; Services, up by 0.63 percent to 2,225.78; and Mining and Oil, up by 0.21