Photo courtesy of PNP Police arrested two men and recovered high-powered firearms, including a PNP-issued pistol, during an entrapment operation in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. The Philippine National Police said the operation was carried out on June 29 in Barangay Cabingan by operatives of the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region with support from…
Photo courtesy of PNP The Philippine National Police welcomed the conviction of seven people in a kidnapping-for-ransom case involving a businesswoman abducted in September 2025. A Quezon City Regional Trial Court handed down the decision on June 30, less than a year after the kidnapping. The PNP said the conviction capped a case built through…
GSIS president and general manager Jose Arnulfo ‘Wick’ Veloso. Photo courtesy of PNA. In line with President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PBBM)’s directive to deliver more responsive and meaningful government service, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has expanded the coverage of its Balik Ginhawa (Loan Moratorium Through Refund) Program by allowing qualified members and…
Senator Rodante Marcoleta – Phot courtesy of Avito Dalan/Philippine News Agency.Rewritten version: The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Metro Manila said it was prepared to serve arrest warrants against high-ranking government officials once ordered by a court. CIDG-NCR chief Col. John Guiagui made the statement Thursday amid the expected filing of a…
Photo courtesy of PNP/Facebook. The Philippine National Police said it would maintain its security deployment as the Iglesia ni Cristo-led rally shifted to Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on Thursday. In a statement late Wednesday, the PNP said it recognized the constitutional right to peaceful assembly but would continue to enforce the law and protect public…
Senator Risa Hontiveros – Photo courtesy of Senator Risa Hontiveros/Facebook. During the first public hearing on the Tacloban school shooting that killed three students and wounded several others, Senator Ana Theresia ‘Risa’ Hontiveros-Baraquel has disclosed information that indicate the incident was influenced by a group called ‘764’ which had been designated a “terrorist group” in…
NBI Dir. Melvin Matibag/ Photo courtesy of PNA. The National Bureau of Investigation said it would take legal action over a Facebook post that falsely claimed NBI Director Melvin Matibag made negative remarks about the Iglesia ni Cristo and its members. In a statement Wednesday night, the NBI described the post as part of a…
Pagasa said a tropical storm outside the Philippine area of responsibility may intensify into a typhoon or super typhoon before entering the country’s monitoring area next week. Weather specialist Leanne Loreto said Thursday that the storm could enter PAR by Wednesday or Thursday next week. Once inside PAR, the weather disturbance will be given the…
Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno. Photo courtesy of PNA. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno appealed to Iglesia ni Cristo members holding a rally at Liwasang Bonifacio on Thursday to keep the gathering peaceful, orderly, and clean. Moreno said in a livestream early Thursday that the city government welcomed INC members to the freedom park and was…
PNP on full alert amid the surprise rally organized by member of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). Photo courtesy of Joan Bondoc/PNA. The Philippine National Police said it would remain on alert as the Iglesia ni Cristo-led protest moved to Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on Thursday. PNP chief Gen. Jose Nartatez said enough police personnel would…