Two 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 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 …
Read MoreThe country's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) reached its 13 month high in February at 52.3, supported by resilient demands both domestically and abroad, the IHS Markit reported Monday.
Manufacturing PMI in February was higher than the 52.1 score in January this year.
IHS Markit …
Read MoreA member of Iran's Expediency Council died Monday from coronavirus disease 2019 (CoVid 19), according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 76, lost his life from the virus at a hospital in the capital Tehran, IRNA said.
Mirmohammadi was a former …
Read MoreThere is no need to suspend classes in high schools nationwide amid coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 2019) outbreak, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday.
In a radio interview, DepEd Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua said that suspension of classes depends …
Read MoreThe Central Command (Centcom) on Monday cited cyber threat secured information and communications technology (ICT) systems as among the gains from the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) transformation roadmap.
Col. Allan Napisa, head of the General Strategy and Management Office, said the Central Command's …
Read MoreNorth Korea has launched "projectiles" past its coast for the first time in 2020, media reports said Monday.
According to a statement by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Pyongyang fired two unidentified short range projectiles into the East Sea, Yonhap news reported.
North …
Read MoreA total of 20 patients under monitoring (PUMs) are currently in home quarantine here for possible coronavirus disease (Covid 10) infection after arriving from various countries in Asia, including South Korea and Japan, last week.
Records of the City Health Office (CHO) showed the PUMs …
Read MoreThe chief of the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) has cited the contributions of the 23rd Infantry Battalion to the peace and order in Agusan province and in parts of Misamis Oriental.
Maj. Gen. Franco Nemesio Gacal, 4ID commander, gave the recognition during the 23IB's …
Read MoreA tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) has been released back to its natural habitat after it was turned over to environmental officials in Pikit, North Cotabato province, officials said Monday.
Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 12) freed the tiny primate Saturday after …
Read MoreDepartment of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade and Philippine Airlines (PAL) president and Chief Operating Officer Gilbert Santa Maria led the inaugural flight Sunday as the country's flag carrier reopened its Manila Pagadian Manila route.
Tugade said the reopening of the Manila Pagadian Manila route …
Read MoreThe Bangsamoro Women Commission in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BWC BARMM) marked the start of the this year's National Women's Month (NWM) on Monday, highlighting the strength of women when they work together for a common goal.
In her speech during the …
Read MoreFor the first time ever, another round of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will be held this summer, with its eight film entries to be screened after the Lenten season.
In a press launch of the event dubbed the Summer MMFF (SMMFF) in Makati …
Read MoreThe Department of Health in Region 9 (DOH 9) has cleared 23 persons under monitoring (PUMs) for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) in the region after having completed the required 14 day home quarantine.
Dr. Dennis Antonio Dacayanan, Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) Cluster …
Read MoreA town councilor in the province of Zamboanga del Sur has been convicted for eight years imprisonment for the crime of cyber libel, the first of its kind, by a regional court.
In a 14 page decision penned by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 12 …
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 MoreA total of 63 Philippine Army (PA) officers graduated from the Battalion Commander Pre Command Course in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Friday.
In a statement, PA spokesperson Col. Ramon Zagala, said the course aims to prepare these officers to be professional and competent battalion …
Read MorePolice arrested on Friday two suspected drug traders, one of whom is a barangay tanod (village watchman), in a buy bust operation here, and confiscated from them a firearm and 12 sachets of shabu.
Major Dennis Orbista, Orani police chief, identified the suspects as Marcial …
Read MoreThree alleged drug pushers were arrested and some 622 grams of shabu estimated at PHP4.2 million was seized during a buy bust operation in Barangay Santol here Thursday night.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, acting Bulacan police director, identified the suspects as Ely Buenaventura, 41, Reneboy Cahanding, …
Read MoreThe regional police here has launched the Joint Industrial Peace and Concerns Office (JIPCO), a proactive effort to shield the workforce from radical labor organizations and prevent the infiltration of communist groups in Central Luzon's industrial zones.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) Director, …
Read MoreA total of 41 senior officers of the Philippine Navy (PN) were promoted to the ranks of Captain and Marine Colonel in a donning ceremony on Monday.
Navy flag officer in command, Rear Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo led the ceremony at the PN headquarters in …
Read MoreAn Army battalion commander here presented Monday six suspected drug personalities who surrendered and vowed to become law abiding citizens.
During simple ceremonies held at the town's covered court, Lt. Col. Elmer M. Boongaling, head of the Army's 33rd Infantry Battalion, presented the former drug …
Read MoreFormer combatants of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) completed Wednesday the initial stage of the government program to reintegrate rebel returnees into the mainstream society.
Brig. Gen. Roberto Capulong, commander of the Army's 602nd Infantry Brigade, said the program aims to capacitate former …
Read MoreDepartment of Agriculture (DA) has beefed up the animal quarantine checkpoints in parts of Soccsksargen to further protect the area from the entry of the dreaded African swine fever (ASF).
Dr. John Pascual, chief of DA Region 12's regulatory division, said Tuesday they have installed …
Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration in Davao Region (FDA 11) warned the public on Wednesday against the use of cosmetic products containing banned ingredients, which are considered health hazards.
Deborah Legaspi, director for FDA Mindanao East Cluster, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) Wednesday that …
Read MoreSome 5,581 pigs from the areas affected by African swine fever (ASF) in the province were culled as of Feb. 26, according to the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVET).
In a forum Wednesday, provincial veterinarian Dr. Jovito Tabarejos said the number might still increase …
Read MoreBoth the main stocks index, which fell to 6,900 level, and the peso weakened Wednesday due to reports of additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) in more countries.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended to its lowest level for the year …
Read MoreA lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday revealed a plot to block the release of funding allocations for several congressional districts under the 2020 national budget.
In a privilege speech during the plenary session, Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro said a lost and twisted …
Read MoreTwo individuals were arrested Tuesday for dumping illegal wastes in Barangay Poblacion, Pandi town, this province.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, acting provincial director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, said those arrested were Romeo Cruz, 62, caretaker of a dumpsite, and his helper Roberto Diela.
He …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has declared legal the arrest of Senator Leila de Lima due to her involvement in illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States (US) on Wednesday.
Duterte issued the statement during the oath taking of the new officials of the National …
Read MoreSeveral churches in Manila opted to follow the traditional marking of the cross on the forehead of the faithful during the celebration of Ash Wednesday.
Priests and lay ministers at the Manila Cathedral, San Agustin Church, and the Quiapo Church chose to mark the forehead …
Read MoreThe municipal government of Burgos in Ilocos Norte is eyeing for the completion of a permanent evacuation center located in Poblacion village.
Town mayor Crescente Garcia said Wednesday the PHP11 million evacuation center is expected to be completed on July 2020 by Red Jewel Builders.…
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday has ordered local government units (LGUs) to conduct an assessment of buildings and infrastructures in their areas as part of preparations for major earthquakes.
"LGUs are expected to submit the structural assessment of the …
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