The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun shifting its internal cleansing approach from using punitive measures to implementing preventive strategies aimed at stopping police misconduct before it begins, a top police official disclosed on Friday, Jan. 23. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Jan. 23, ordered all police units down to city and municipal levels to sustain gains in reducing criminal incidents and step up efforts to account for all wanted persons. Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., acting PNP chief,...
President Marcos met with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. in Malacañang to discuss the central bank’s recent interest rate cut and the country’s near- to medium-term economic outlook. During the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Remolona briefed the President on the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has warned the public anew against social media posts and online content that claim divisions within the military, allege political realignments, or suggest that senior officers are backing certain political personalities. “These narratives are fake news...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Jan. 16, issued a stern warning to family, friends, and associates of businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang against providing shelter or assistance to him as manhunt operations were strengthened to find him in connection with the case of the missing...
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc., a joint venture between Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and the Aboitiz Group, has delivered the world’s first methanol-powered Kamsarmax bulk carrier, a shift toward higher-value manufacturing in the Philippine maritime sector. The vessel, named...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Jan. 13, rejected claims of cracks within its ranks amid the investigation involving a Philippine Army (PA) officer who allegedly withdrew his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said there...
Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go assumed his seat on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy-making Monetary Board on Thursday, Jan. 8. Go, who was designated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the Cabinet representative to the board, was sworn in by BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. at the...
DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Davao disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 7, that they are having a hard time pinpointing the mastermind behind the killing of a barangay chairman in Digos City, Davao del Sur last December. NBI-Davao special investigator Elias Leaño said that they and...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council is intensifying efforts to fully utilize city-owned properties, with plans to recover untitled lands and identify government-use sites for schools, public markets, infirmaries, and police outposts. In Tuesday’s Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos media forum at the...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor urged the Land Transportation Office-11 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to use their authority to promptly suspend or revoke the licenses of drivers whose traffic violations result in property damage, injury, or death. In a privilege speech during the 21st Davao City...
The military partnership between the Philippines and the United States remains “ironclad” despite questions raised by some sectors about Washington’s recent actions in Venezuela and their possible implications in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on...