Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Photo courtesy of PNP. Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez came under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s (BJMP) custody Thursday as his legal team continued seeking permission for him to remain hospitalized. The turnover from the Philippine National Police (PNP) was completed at 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 following…
Clockwise from top left: Patis Tesoro, Bing Lao, Nicanor Tiongson, and Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, among the 10 Filipinos named National Artists under Proclamation No. 1414. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has conferred the rank and title of National Artist on 10 Filipinos whose work spans visual arts, literature, architecture, film, theater, dance, design and music. The recognition…
Photo by hartono subagio on Pexels.com Mindanao’s power supply situation worsened Thursday afternoon, prompting the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to raise a red alert for one hour as outages continued to strain generating reserves. In its updated 1 p.m. bulletin, NGCP said the Mindanao grid would be under red alert from 5…
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Leviste – Photo courtesy of Leandro Leviste /Facebook. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing whether the qualified human trafficking complaint against Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste, former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto “Jing” Paras and five others should advance to a preliminary investigation over an alleged scheme targeting Executive…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administers the oath to 21 newly promoted Philippine Coast Guard flag officers, including one vice admiral, two rear admirals and 18 commodores, as he calls on them to lead with integrity and uphold their responsibility to the Filipino people. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday challenged investors to move the Luzon…
Photo courtesy of DOTR MRT3 A study team from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with MRT-3 officials on Sept. 9 as part of an assessment aimed at improving public transport connectivity and railway resilience in Metro Manila. The meeting formed part of a data collection survey examining how rail systems could better respond…
Photo by Chriszia Cabotaje on Pexels.com More electric taxis could soon operate in Bicol and Palawan after transport regulators made 500 new franchise slots available exclusively to electric vehicles. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board allotted 400 slots to Bicol and another 100 to Palawan under separate memorandum circulars. The agency cited demand for…
Photo courtesy of PNP-NCRPO A former traffic enforcer was arrested after allegedly posing as an active officer and demanding money from a concrete products company in Parañaque City, police said. The 42-year-old suspect had first approached the company along East Service Road in Barangay San Martin de Porres on Sept. 1 and allegedly introduced himself…
Photo courtesy of PNP-NCRPO A man applying for government financial assistance was arrested in Parañaque City after social welfare personnel found identification cards bearing different names among the documents he submitted, police said. The 54-year-old applicant was at the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Baclaran Satellite Office on Sept. 9 when staff noticed inconsistencies…
Photo courtesy of PNP A former barangay official and two other men were taken into custody in General Santos City after a police buy-bust operation allegedly yielded more than 200 grams of suspected shabu valued at about Php 1.36 million. Authorities carried out the operation in Barangay Labangal on Sept. 8, with personnel from the…