The Makati City local government unit (LGU) ramped up their drive against illegal parking on Thursday as they launched a new series of clamping operations throughout the city. Under City Ordinance No. 2013-A-061, city officers are obliged to apply wheel locks on illegally parked vehicles and...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Assistant Commissioner Vincent Maronilla bared Saturday, Oct. 9, that illegal drug traders are now using open seas to smuggle drugs, instead of just placing them inside magnetic lifters and cylinders to avoid detection. "It's called open seas smuggling. They're now doing...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday, Oct. 8, that he will adopt the approach he implemented during his stint as Quezon City vice mayor to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
A total of 13 individuals have been arrested last month for the possession of P4.5 million worth of illegally-cut premium wood species during three separate operations conducted in Valenzuela City and Bulacan, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 6....
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5, the seizure of more than P5.6 million worth of shabu and the arrest of seven persons in buy-bust operations in San Miguel and Tondo districts early this week. About nine packs of shabu worth around P5 million were confiscated from...
President Duterte has revealed one of his "things-to-do" after he goes back to being a civilian next year: to prepare his defense for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday, October 4, 2021....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has won its case filed against six miners in the Taal Volcano after a municipal court in Batangas found them guilty of illegal quarrying and extraction. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday welcomed the two-page decision penned by 5th...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested 34 illegal gamblers over the weekend. (Photos from QCPD / MANILA BULLETIN) Police Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, QCPD chief, said the suspects were nabbed during police operations that started Friday, Oct. 1. Police said 11 suspects were...
There would be no let-up in the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign should he win in next year’s May 2022 elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, who surprised the people by filing his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned candidates against colluding with illegal drugs syndicates to ensure their victory in the next year's elections, saying they have already stepped up the monitoring and intelligence-gathering against them. Eleazar...
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas slammed on Tuesday, September 28, what she claimed as a "special treatment" in the drug case against Julian Ongpin, the person of interest in the death of artist Bree Jonson. Mugshot of Julian Ongpin (Philippine National Police photo) Brosas...
Various groups opposing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR's) order to dismantle fishing structures in the Manila Bay have warned of bringing their concern before an international committee as the demolition activity, which is set Saturday, sees no sign of stopping. Beverly...
