Category: Human Rights
PH to send healthcare workers, basic goods to Türkiye, Syria
MANILA: The Philippines will be sending over healthcare workers and engineers and donating basic goods to victims of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that left thousands of people from Türkiye and Syria hurt and homeless, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa…
2 alleged Japanese crime ring members deported
MANILA: Two Japanese nationals who are alleged members of a crime ring behind a series of violent robberies in their home country were deported on Tuesday.In a statement, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Toshiya Fujita and …
Controversial BI Ports Operations Division deactivated
MANILA: The Ports Operations Division (POD) of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been deactivated as part of efforts to reform the agency and decentralize operations.The division runs BI offices in the seaports and airports.“There is already order to …
Ilocos Norte wants anti-cybercrime office after hacking incident
LAOAG CITY: The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) or provincial board has approved a draft resolution creating the Ilocos Norte Cyber-Response Team Office to counter internet crimes and pursue cybercriminals at the provincial level.Vice Governor Cecilia Ar…
PhilSys registers over 8.7M in C. Luzon in 2022
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga: A total of 8,719,775 residents in Central Luzon registered in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in 2022.This represents 70.2 percent of the target registrants in the region, a Philippine Statistics Authority…
494 suspects fall in C. Luzon weeklong police ops
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga: A total of 494 individuals who committed various offenses were arrested in weeklong anti-crime operations in Central Luzon.Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen, Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) chief, said on Monday the …