The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 would give Philippine authorities the much-needed legal backbone against terrorism and prosecuting those involved in the act, the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva said.
During the forum “Understanding the Human Rights Perspective of the Anti-Terrorism …
Read MoreBarely a week since assuming as the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Gen. Camilo Cascolan ordered a third reshuffle of police officials to various units.
In an order released on Tuesday, Cascolan reassigned Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, current PNP spokesperson, to lead …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has launched a donation drive to help police front-liners in the region infected with coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
In a statement Friday, Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 director, Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba said the campaign dubbed “Singko Kontra …
Read MoreThe National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against 19 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers and personnel for their alleged involvement in the “pastillas” money-making scheme while assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
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Read MoreA team of police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives arrested eight people and seized close to PHP90,000 worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-drug operations in the region, an official said Tuesday.
Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, …
Read MoreAnti-narcotics operatives arrested four persons and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP170,000 in an alleged drug den in Barangay Rosary Heights 13 here on Tuesday afternoon.
Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in …
Read MorePhilippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, has ordered a manhunt against the assailants of the chief of the Carmen municipal police in North Cotabato.
In a statement, Gamboa also extended his condolences to the family of Maj. Joan Resurreccion, who was shot …
Read MorePhilippine Army (PA) commander, Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, is contemplating to recommend that Sulu be placed under Martial Law following the twin bombings that killed 14 people and wounded 72 others in Jolo town on Monday.
He said the situation calls for the measure …
Read MoreMilitary troops and former rebels celebrated on Tuesday the 1st Sinagtala Farm Harvest Festival showcasing the wide array of vegetables and other agricultural crops they planted and harvested together in a one-hectare land in Barangay Calabuanan here.
Lt. Col. Reandrew Rubio, commanding officer of …
Read MoreMalacañang on Monday declined to comment on the decision of the Philippine Army Multi-Sectoral Advisory Board (PA MSAB) to elect actor Robin Padilla as chairperson of its Strategic Communications (StratCom) Committee.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the board is in the best position to …
Read MoreLaw enforcers arrested a “priority person of interest” and two others in separate anti-drug operations here in the region, officials said Saturday.
The officials identified the suspects as Ricardo Uy Jr., 54; his live-in partner, Princess Jerlen Guieb, 22; and Domingo Andale, 32.
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Read MoreInformation provided by the Australian Federal Police has led to the arrest of five persons engaged in child pornography and sex trafficking in Surigao del Sur, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, said on Saturday.
Gamboa said the authorities also rescued 13 …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) is stepping up its information and education campaign to counter the recruitment efforts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), particularly among the youth.
The 91IB, under the operational control of the 703rd Infantry …
Read MoreA high-value individual (HVI) was arrested in a buy-bust by joint police operatives in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect, Raymund Horario, 29, who hails from Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, was temporarily staying in Barangay Zone 12 of the neighboring city …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court (SC) ordered the suspension of a lawyer from practicing law for three years for failing to act on her client’s suit despite having received fees.
In an en banc decision dated June 30 and made available on Monday, the SC, through …
Read MoreAtrocities perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in recent months have claimed the lives of at least seven Negrense civilians, the Philippine Army has said.
As of Tuesday, a list provided by the military showed that in June alone, three were killed in …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army (PA) has temporarily suspended all pre-entry examinations of its recruitment offices as Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal were placed under modified enhanced community quarantine from August 4 to 18 due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) …
Read MoreLebanese President Michel Aoun cited ammonium nitrate as the source of a massive explosion Tuesday at the Port of Beirut which killed more than 60 people and injured close to 3,000.
In a post on the Lebanese Presidency’s Twitter account, Aoun said that keeping …
Read MoreTwelve Filipinos are missing after a deadly blast followed by shock waves rippled through the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed.
One of the missing nationals is a household service worker while the remaining 11 are seafarers who …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday vowed to expedite the repatriation of the remains of the two Filipinos who are among the casualties in the explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut.
“The next of kin of those who died have been …
Read More-An alleged crime group member was killed in a sting operation in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, a police official said Monday.
Capt. Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the slain suspect as Ricky Lantaca, a resident of Tangub City, Misamis …
Read MoreThe Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion (30IB) has commended the Propelling Our Inheritance Nation Through Youth Inc. (POINTY) group for assisting the children of indigenous peoples (IPs) in a conflict-affected area in Surigao del Norte.
In a statement issued on Monday (Aug. 3), Lt. Col. …
Read MoreThe first day of strict implementation of the motorcycle back riding policies netted 1,350 violators, the Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield said on Sunday.
A data from Philippine National Police (PNP) showed that 1,284 motorcycle riders were apprehended on Saturday for failure to …
Read MoreLawmen have arrested a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and a businesswoman while some PHP3.7 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, an official said Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office (PRO) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) has already begun the termination proceeding against a police trainee accused of mauling his 16-year-old girlfriend, its top official said Monday.
Police trainee Joed Carba was immediately placed under administrative leave following his arrest after he …
Read MorePolice authorities arrested two alleged drug dealers and seized some PHP1.3 million in suspected shabu in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Friday.
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen), identified those arrested as Benjie Akmad Walao and his cohort, …
Read MoreA suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with Army soldiers in a remote village in Placer town, Masbate province on Friday, a military report said.
Army Capt. John Paul Belleza, public affairs chief of the 9th Infantry …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has launched a virtual complaint desk where netizens can report their concerns without going out amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a statement on Tuesday, PNP regional director Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba said the official …
Read MoreAn alleged top leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Caraga Region was killed in an encounter, the 401st Infantry Brigade on Sunday (July 19) said.
In a statement, the Army identified the alleged NPA leader as Marcelino Navarro y Tampos, alias …
Read MoreThe chief of the Malaybalay City Police Station (MCPS) in Bukidnon has admitted they made a mistake when they shared on Facebook an infographic suggesting those who oppose the closure of broadcast network ABS-CBN as supporters of terrorism.
In a phone interview Friday, Lt. …
Read MoreTwo police officers were nabbed for robbery-extortion in Masbate City, an official of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee, PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) chief, identified the suspects as Maj. John Murray …
Read MoreLaw enforcement authorities arrested seven newly-identified drug personalities and seized some PHP132,200 worth of illegal drugs in separate operations here, the region’s top police official said Monday.
Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the suspects as Arnel Marcia, 39; …
Read MoreThe series of buy-busts by the different units of Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) resulted in the confiscation of PHP198,300 worth of shabu and PHP20,000 worth of dried marijuana.
Maj. Renel E. Serrano, PRO-13 public information officer, said the local police …
Read MoreAuthorities arrested three drug suspects including two Chinese nationals and seized from them some PHP6.8 million worth of shabu in a joint buy-bust operation of anti-narcotics operatives in Barangay Caysio, Santa Maria, this province on Tuesday.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, provincial director of the Bulacan …
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office9 (PRO9) has awarded medals to two officers and three personnel in recognition of their valuable service to the community amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid19) pandemic.
The awarding of medals was held Monday during the kickoff program of the 25th …
Read MoreA police corporal escaped death when unidentified men riding-in-tandem shot him past 7 p.m. Saturday (June 27) in Del Carmen, this city.
Maj. Rixell Torayno, chief of Iligan City Police Station 1, said Cpl. Nick Pangarongan was driving his vehicle when unidentified armed men …
Read MoreThe Joint Task Force Covid Shield (JTF CV Shield) on Friday ordered chiefs of municipal and city police stations to coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) to establish a “one-stop shop” that will process documents for travel of locally stranded individuals (LSIs).
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Read MoreA “high-value target” drug personality died following an encounter with law enforcement authorities operatives here late Sunday afternoon, a police official said.
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, the spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, identified the slain suspect as Nińo Atoc Dacigao alias “Nano,” 22, …
Read MoreThe series of clashes this week between the troopers of the Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion and the communist New People’s Army (NPA) resulted in the killing of two rebels and the seizure of firearms and ammunition.
Lt. Col. Romeo C. Jimenea, 36Ib commander, said Saturday …
Read MoreThe Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) will continue to provide security to people against rebel attacks while maintaining the Panay Island free from Covid-19 infection, an official said on Tuesday.
This as the 61st Infantry Batallion (61IB) clashed with suspected members of the Communist …
Read MoreVice Admiral Robert Empedrad on Monday officially assumed as administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), assuring the protection of Filipino seafarers’ “competitive advantage” as the primary choice in the seafaring industry.
Empedrad, through a MARINA Facebook post, said that aside from ensuring the quality …
Read MoreState prosecutors gave 14 co-respondents of Eastern Visayas drug kingpin Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa's 14 in drug charges more time to refute the allegations against them.
Assistant State Prosecutor Susan Azarcon gave the respondents until March 30 to file their respective counter-affidavits to the allegations in …
Read MoreAfter months of surveillance, government authorities raided a factory producing counterfeit cigarettes in Dinas town, some 27 km. from this city, early Friday.
Lawyer Moises Tamayo, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional director, said the warehouse-type factory is located in Barangay San Jose in Dinas.…
Read MoreForty families belonging to the Manobo tribe have already returned to their village in Lianga, Surigao del Sur with the help of the Philippine Army and various government agencies.
1Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan, civil-military operations officer of the Army's 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3SFBn), said …
Read MoreThe Philippines' tourism revenue has reached a total of USD9.31 billion last year, up by 20.81 percent from USD7.71 billion receipts in 2018, the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed Monday.
Aside from all time high earnings, 2019 has also witnessed several tourism milestones as the …
Read MoreSenator Richard Dick Gordon should share his discoveries and provide proof that China may be using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) for intelligence gathering in the country, MalacaAang said on Monday.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this statement after Gordon, in a radio interview, claimed …
Read MoreRate of the Philippines' treasury bills (T bills) posted mixed results Monday, with demand for all tenors remaining strong.
Average rate of the 91 day paper posted an uptick to 3.013 percent from 3.003 percent during the auction last February 24.
The Bureau of the …
Read MoreThe city government is studying the possibility of tapping the river in Barangay Malayal, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, to augment the water supply of the Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD).
Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said Monday that …
Read MoreThe United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was receptive to the explanation defending the Duterte administration from allegations that it has violated press freedom and human rights in the Philippines, a Palace official claimed on Monday.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar made …
Read MoreAn alleged drug peddler died in a shootout during a law enforcement operation in Sultan sa Barongis town in Maguindanao on Sunday, an official said.
Director Juvenal Azurin, of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA BARMM), identified the slain …
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