Category: General

Manila: The next step of the House Quad Committee (Quadcom) investigating the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the Duterte administration is to trace the money trail used to incentivize police officers in the bloody war on drugs. This is according to Quadcom co-chairs Reps. Bienvenido ‘Benny’ Abante Jr. and Dan Fernandez, who said on Wednesday that the mega-panel is seeking assistance from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to track the cash flow tied to these operations. The move comes after the testimony of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office General Manager Royina Garma, who alleged that cash rewards for carrying out EJKs

Manila: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday reported the completion of two projects worth PHP191.2 million in the municipalities of Guimba and Zaragoza in the province of Nueva Ecija. In a news release, DPWH 3 (Central Luzon) director Roseller Tolentino said the projects would enhance road safety and durability in these areas. The completed projects involved the road repair and upgrading works implemented by DPWH Nueva Ecija 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) on portions of the Tarlac-Guimba Road in Barangay Banitan, Guimba and Sta. Rosa-Tarlac Road in Barangays H. Romero, Poblacion, and Sto. Rosario in Zaragoza

COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament member Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr. has offered a PHP200,000 reward money for the identification and immediate arrest of the grenade thrower at his office here recently. ‘This is also to help speed up the solving of the case. I have no known enemies,’ Sinolinding, an ophthalmologist, told reporters here Wednesday. On Oct. 12, a motorcycle-riding man was captured on closed-circuit television footage stopping in front of Sinolinding’s office parliament office along Moon Street, Barangay Rosary Heights 8, at 10 p.m. and tossing a hand grenade before speeding off. Nobody

MANILA: The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the project aiming to improve transport infrastructure in Mindanao. In its 21st meeting convened by Marcos at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Wednesday, the NEDA Board gave its nod to the Mindanao Transport Connectivity Improvement Project (MTCIP) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). ‘It’s one of the main road programs for Mindanao. I think that we should, as much as possible, proceed with the project… we need to approve,’ Marcos said, according to a news release by the Presidential

KUALA LUMPUR, The Anugerah Seri Angkasa (ASA) 2024 has received a total of 1,860 entries from local creative industry and broadcasting practitioners, marking a 17 per cent increase compared to 1,585 nominations in ASA 2022, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He noted that the participation in three media comprised 1,287 for television, 515 for radio, and 58 in new media. ‘ASA 2024 is contested in 60 categories, with 40 for television, 16 for radio and four in new media categories. ‘For the first time, ASA 2024 will also introduce a new category under new media for Best Podcast,’ he said