Photo courtesy of PNP Promises of high-paying jobs in Ireland and the Netherlands led to the arrest of two suspected illegal recruiters in Santiago City, according to the Philippine National Police. The suspects, identified only as aliases “Mark” and “Ana,” were apprehended in Barangay Rizal during a joint operation by the CIDG Isabela Provincial Field…
Photo courtesy of Pagasa Tropical Depression Pilandok could briefly reach tropical storm strength on Tuesday as it intensifies far east of Extreme Northern Luzon, PAGASA said Monday. Despite the possible strengthening, the weather bureau said Pilandok remained unlikely to make landfall and was expected to stay far from the Philippine landmass. Pilandok was packing maximum…
Photo from Iloilo City PIO Books have found a new home among the stalls of Iloilo Central Market as the city expanded its network of community reading spaces to one of its busiest public areas. The newly opened “Library sa Merkado” gives vendors, shoppers and their children access to reading and learning materials without having…
Photo courtesy of Liwayway Yparraguirre/PNA Damage from persistent southwest monsoon rains in Pangasinan has climbed past Php 834 million as four municipalities and Dagupan City declared a state of calamity. The declarations cover Mangatarem, Bugallon, Sta. Barbara, Mangaldan and Dagupan City, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. Initial assessments placed infrastructure…
Photo courtesy of Ping Lacson/Facebook. The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has poured Php 125 million into artificial intelligence and capacity building after Congress significantly increased its funding for 2026. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor and AMLC chair Eli Remolona Jr. said the investment was being used not only for AI technology but also to develop…
Photo courtesy of Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group A 26-year-old man was arrested in Obando, Bulacan, after allegedly offering registered SIM cards online for just Php 10 each, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group said. The suspect, identified only as alias “Junel,” was caught in an entrapment operation at around 9 p.m. on Aug. 24…
A string of overnight drug stings across Metro Manila led to seven arrests and the seizure of about Php 1.49 million worth of suspected shabu, police said Friday. The National Capital Region Police Office said four operations were carried out within roughly five hours in Mandaluyong, Valenzuela, Manila and Taguig from late Thursday to before…
Bureau of Customs personnel oversee the condemnation and disposal of more than 35.6 tons of abandoned and forfeited goods worth an estimated Php 1.45 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Photo courtesy of BOC. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) destroyed more than 35.6 tons of abandoned and forfeited goods worth about Php 1.45 million…
Photo courtesy of QCPD Police arrested a 41-year-old man accused of stealing a car radiator from outside an automotive service shop in Barangay Maharlika, Quezon City. The Quezon City Police District said the theft happened at around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 26 along Mayon Street, where the vehicle owner had brought his car for repairs….
Police and military forces recovered two improvised anti-personnel mines, several firearms and ammunition from a concealed arms cache in Barangay Agaman Proper, Baggao, Cagayan, on Aug. 26. Photo courtesy of PNP. Police and military forces recovered a concealed weapons cache containing improvised anti-personnel mines, firearms and ammunition in Baggao, Cagayan, after receiving information from a…