Police Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. officially took command of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday, July 7, stressing that he will prioritize police engagement with the community to preserve the peace and order in Metro Manila. *Police Brig. Gen. * *Jose...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police arrested an alleged member of the Ansar Al-Khilafah terror group here on Wednesday, July 5. Police Col. Jomar Alexis Yap, city police director, identified the suspect as Wahab Binago Tacbil from Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. Tacbil was arrested in his safehouse in Purok...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has partnered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to reinforce the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights for cooperatives. IPOPHL’s Director General Rowel S. Barba and CDA Chairman Undersecretary Joseph B. Encabo...
GENERAL NAKAR, Quezon – A drug store robbery suspect was arrested thru closed-circuit television camera here on Sunday, July 2. Police identified the suspect as Aphinzel Avellaneda, 38, single, a resident of this town. Investigation said the suspect destroyed the grill of the drugstore and...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has issued a renewed warning to the public against selling fake National Certificates (NCs) online and through other channels. TESDA's warning came after reports that a man was recently arrested in Cotabato City selling fake NCs and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, June 19 filed a resolution calling on the Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to sponsor a resolution before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly calling on China to stop its harassment of Filipino vessels in the West...
Investors in the Cebu economic zones have poured in a total of P275.315 billion, churned out $5.9 billion in annual average exports and provided 232,076 direct employment to Cebuanos to date, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Tereso O. Panga reported. “Our Cebu locators’...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expects a softening up by the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) on its position on the work-from-home (WFH) policy for IT-business process management (IT-BPMs) firms registered with the agency. PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga said that its plea...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now seeking the passage of a bill that would institutionalize the publication of the so-called “The People’s Budget” or a simplified version of the annual national budget and other similar documents. In filing Senate Bill No. 2251 or the proposed...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A political officer of the New People’s Army has surrendered and was presented to Mayor Lorelie Pacquiao here on Thursday, June 15. Col. Andre Santos, 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade commander, identified the surrenderer as “Akai,” also a media liaison officer of the...
The celebration of the 125 th anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day on Monday, June 12, was an “opportune time” for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to reaffirm its commitment to uphold law and order, and help the government achieve lasting peace and sustained progress. This was...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police reported on Friday, June 9, the surrender of three New People’s Army rebels in Barangay Anoling, General Nakar, Quezon. The 405th A Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 4-A identified the surrenderers as “Jessica,” “Dolphy,” and...
