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Senator Rodante Marcoleta. (PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) Senator Rodante Marcoleta declined to enter a plea Monday in one of three cases accusing him of violating a decree that bars public officials from accepting gifts. Marcoleta’s lawyer, Moises Tolentino Jr., told the Sandiganbayan First Division that the senator would not enter a plea because related…
PNP Chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said Monday that the agency was open to an investigation by the Commission on Human Rights into the arrest of demonstrators during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the…
PNP Chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said authorities could consider restricting violent films and television programs as part of broader efforts to curb crimes involving minors. Nartatez said Monday that children were influenced not only…
Sources from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed that former senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr.’s sister had bagged almost Php 5 billion infrastructure development projects in the Revilla’ s bailiwick in Cavite. This was learned following the temporary freedom given to the former legislator while he is being tried for alleged flood control…
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) criticized Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio for disparaging the country’s media and questioning the standards of local journalism. In a statement Saturday, the NUJP rejected Duterte’s claim that Philippine journalism fell behind its foreign counterparts. The group said Filipino journalists had consistently received international recognition, which contradicted…
Tropical Depression Luis maintained its strength Monday morning as it moved slowly over the sea east of Aurora and continued on a track toward Northern Luzon, according to Pagasa. As of 8 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was located 135 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per…
To ensure the national budget’s alignment with the Philippine Development Plan and President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PBBM)’s priorities, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has conducted one of its most rigorous reviews in recent years of agency budget proposals for next year’ s National Expenditure Program (NEP). In a statement, budget secretary Kim…
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr on his 5th SONA. Photo courtesy of PCO. With only two years remaining in his term, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PBBM)’s administration is under growing pressure to translate his promises into measurable results as good governance advocates warned that effective implementation—not new commitments—will define the legacy he leaves behind when…
Photo courtesy of PNP The Philippine National Police rescued 23 children and arrested six suspects in separate operations against online sexual exploitation conducted from July 14 to 25. The raids were carried out in Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Davao del Sur and Misamis Occidental by the PNP Women and Children Protection Center and…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported the seizure and destruction of more than Php 22 million worth of illegal drugs during separate operations across the country on July 31. The largest operation took place in Barangays Loccong and Buscalan in Tinglayan, Kalinga, where authorities uprooted about 94,500 fully grown marijuana plants. Police placed the value…