Photo courtesy of PNP Maritime Group Police seized about Php 167,551 worth of cigarettes allegedly being sold without required graphic health warnings and tax stamps during an operation in Capiz, authorities said. The operation was conducted at around 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 3 by the Capiz Maritime Police Station and several other law enforcement units…
Vice President Sara Duterte now faces an arrest warrant from a Quezon City court over three counts of grave threats, opening a new stage in the criminal case stemming from remarks she made during a controversial online briefing. The Quezon City Regional Trial Court set bail at Php 120,000 for each charge, requiring a total…
The Senate impeachment court resumed its 10th trial day on July 22, with Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero presiding and Senate President Win Gatchalian leading the opening prayer. Fourteen senators were present as Land Bank personnel prepared to testify on Article I of the impeachment complaint involving the alleged misuse of confidential funds. COURTESY: Senate of…
Photo courtesy of Ping Lacson/Facebook. Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday sought an accounting of funds earmarked by law for Universal Health Care, questioning whether the Department of Health had received the amounts intended to finance the program. At the Senate finance committee hearing on the DOH’s proposed 2027 budget, Lacson asked officials to identify possible…
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was set to file qualified human trafficking complaints against Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste, former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto “Jing” Paras and five others over an alleged scheme targeting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto. NBI Director Melvin Matibag said Friday that investigators had completed their probe and would bring…
An intercepted parcel at Clark Freeport Zone led the largest of three anti-drug seizures that yielded more than 2.7 kilograms of suspected shabu worth about Php 18.5 million in Pampanga, Iloilo City and Batangas, police said. Authorities found approximately 1.57 kilograms of suspected shabu inside an inbound package at the UPS Cargo Area in Mabalacat…
Photo courtesy of PNP Police arrested a 37-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man following an argument in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, on Sept. 1. The suspect, identified by police only as alias “Budoy,” was tracked down later that day as authorities launched a pursuit shortly after the killing. Investigators said the confrontation began…
Photo courtesy of PNP Police arrested seven people wanted in rape and violence against women and children cases during separate operations across the country on Sept. 2 and 3, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. Four suspects were apprehended on Sept. 3 in Isabela, Agusan del Sur, Valenzuela City and Zamboanga del Sur. They were…
Mayon volcano. Photo courtesy of Camalig Information Office. Mayon Volcano registered a sharp rise in sulfur dioxide emissions alongside changes in earthquake and ground deformation readings, signaling the possibility of another period of eruptive unrest, state volcanologists said Friday. Sulfur dioxide released by the volcano reached 8,165 tonnes per day on Thursday, nearly twice the…
Former DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan. Photo courtesy of PNA/Avito Dalan. Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan walked out of police custody Friday as prosecutors moved to use him as a state witness in a flood control case involving an alleged Php 573.75 million in kickbacks. The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division had earlier granted the prosecution’s request…