The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is set to begin on Monday, July 6, opening the evidentiary phase of proceedings before the Senate impeachment court. Duterte’s defense team, led by lawyers who have been preparing for a possible trial for more than a year, said it is ready to...
Vice President Sara Duterte may personally attend her Senate impeachment trial if her presence becomes necessary, but her defense team said the decision will depend on developments during the proceedings and its legal advice. Defense spokesman Atty. Michael Poa, in a recent interview, said...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said it is ready for the scheduled July 6 start of her Senate impeachment trial and may present “surprise witnesses” in response to the prosecution’s evidence. Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa, in a recent interview with Bilyonaryo News...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas), in coordination with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), confiscated more than P25-million worth of cigarettes in the municipality of Estancia in Iloilo province on Thursday afternoon. In a report late Friday, the PRO-6 said Jelyn,...
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck waters off Davao Occidental on Friday evening, June 26, with the strongest reported shaking at Intensity V in parts of Sarangani province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In the Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the...
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Monday afternoon, June 15, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The earthquake, which was initially measured at magnitude 6.6, occurred at 5:18 p.m. Its epicenter was located 113...
Police arrested nine men early Sunday, June 14, after they were allegedly caught cutting and hauling copper telecommunication cables worth P163,852 along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Batasan Police Station 6 personnel intercepted the suspects around 4 a.m. in Barangay Matandang Balara while...
ILOILO CITY – A police officer assigned to a unit of the Police Regional Office-6 was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a pension house employee here. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, PRO-6 director, said that the 29-year-old suspect from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6 was nabbed...
Quezon City reports that more than 84 percent of small businesses assisted through its Pangkabuhayang QC (PBQC) livelihood program remain operational, as applications open for the next round of support for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Applications for PBQC Phase 6 (Batch 1) are...
ILOILO CITY – Crime in Western Visayas dropped by 67 percent during the first two weeks of Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño as Police Regional Office-6 chief. Tuaño said PRO-6 units recorded 11 cases of eight focus crimes from June 1 to June 7, compared to 33 from May 25 to 31. The eight focus...
ILOILO CITY—The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) is ready to be deployed to assist in relief efforts in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao Monday. “Handa ang mga yunit nito sa posibleng evacuation assistance, humanitarian assistance, at iba pang support operations sakaling...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 is investigating police officers allegedly involved in illegal quarrying operations in Iloilo province. “(I have) directed the concerned units to conduct a comprehensive and fact-based investigation and coordinate with the proper government agencies to...
