If Philippine inland gaming operators (PIGO) turn out to be a destructive force in society, President Marcos will not hesitate to ban it like what he did with the crime-laden operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[K]ung...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque had attempted to flee to the United States (US) but was prevented at an airport in Japan. This information was disclosed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials at the continuation of the Senate subcommittee on justice’s investigation into...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 4, warned the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that she will press for a total revamp of the agency, starting from its commissioner, if the agency continues to fail to provide answers on the mystery of how former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice...
An international peace-building organization has criticized the "selective" implementation of gun ban as it disclosed that the 17 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who were arrested in Maguindanao del Sur last month for carrying high-powered firearms were released from detention. In a...
Police have arrested 34 individuals for violating the election gun ban in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) chief Police Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz said that 36 assorted firearms were seized from the...
Malacañang has vowed to swiftly crack down on the reported resurgence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) amid concerns that they continue to operate two months after the industry's nationwide ban. PAOCC photo Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 apprehended 27 gun ban violators from Jan. 12 to Feb. 22. Ilocos police chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista said 24 firearms were confiscated. Seven were from Ilocos Norte, three from Ilocos Sur, four from La Union, and 13 from...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products to include four additional American states in an effort to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country. Under Memorandum Order (MO) No. 11, the agency orders the ban of domestic and wild birds...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should expedite the deportation process for foreign nationals who previously worked for Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, February 20 made the call as he...
CEBU CITY – More than 500 loose firearms have been seized since the election gun ban was enforced in Central Visayas last Jan. 12. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 527 loose firearms were confiscated in the intensified campaign to ensure a peaceful election in May....
ILOILO CITY — The campaign to sustain the Visayan Sea as a rich fishing ground should go beyond the annual fishing ban, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. FISHING boats at the port of Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) “The three-month fishing ban...
Police have arrested almost 1,000 people, including soldiers and policemen, amid the continuous gun ban implementation across the country for the May 12 midterm elections, an official disclosed on Monday, Feb. 17. Police Col. Randulf Tuaño, chief information officer of the Philippine National...
