Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon assured the public that the first arrests linked to anomalous flood control projects are just the opening salvo in a sweeping accountability drive across the agency. Dizon said more individuals involved in the irregularities will...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, September 30, exposed a massive network of illegal online gambling in the Philippines—revealing more than 1,000 unlicensed gambling websites and over 100 social media influencers promoting illicit operations. CICC’s Threat...
In a major crackdown on illegal online gambling, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), apprehended seven suspects allegedly running unauthorized gambling operations in Quezon City and Batasan. CICC,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of defrauding the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. In a bold move to protect public funds and uphold integrity in education, DepEd, under the leadership of Secretary Sonny Angara, announced that it...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda believes that a bigger crackdown on online lending and investment scams is coming sooner than later, thanks to President Duterte's expected signing of the Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Act. (Maxim Ilyahov/ Unsplash) “I am told by sources in the Palace...
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan's civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters, with the military now firmly in control. Sudan had been undergoing a fragile journey toward civilian rule since the 2019...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- YouTube announced Wednesday it would remove videos and some high-profile users that falsely claim approved vaccines are dangerous, as social networks seek to crack down on health misinformation around COVID-19 and other diseases. YouTube announced to remove videos...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russians in the Far East began voting in a three-day parliamentary election in which vocal Kremlin critics have been barred from running following a historic crackdown on the opposition. President Vladimir Putin (AFP/File) Parliamentary and local polls in the world's largest...
The coronavirus vaccines are not yet for sale in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to the people at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) have committed to intensify their campaign against "fixers", especially those offering their services outside the transportation agency's headquarters in Quezon City. PARTNERS VS. FiXERS--Anti-Red Tape Authority Director...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has instructed the city police to crackdown on street children who are flouting health protocols by not wearing face masks while roaming city streets and begging for alms which is a violation of the city's ordinance. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Pasay...
