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…
Photo courtesy of Land Transportation Office Authorities arrested six people and seized dozens of suspected fake vehicle plates after raiding five establishments in Davao City allegedly involved in producing unauthorized plate replicas. The joint operation was carried out on Sept. 3 along Quezon Boulevard by the Land Transportation Office and police units, including the Criminal…
Former Ateneo basketball coach Tab Baldwin and 11 other respondents have until Sept. 15 to submit their counter-affidavits as prosecutors examine complaints stemming from the drowning deaths of two university basketball players in Aurora. Ateneo student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili died during a training activity in Dipaculao on June 8, prompting an investigation by…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Rescue teams in Nepal were relying heavily on helicopters Thursday as destroyed roads and bridges left mountain communities cut off following deadly flash floods and mudslides. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said access remained especially difficult in Nuwakot, where severe damage had severed land connections to several areas. He said entire villages,…