The Philippine National Police (PNP) sought to enhance its partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to address concerns about the potential overcrowding in youth shelters amid the strict enforcement of curfew hours for minors under the Safer Cities Initiative. PNP...
The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) is again under scrutiny after three cadets were placed under police custody after an alleged hazing incident that left 22 underclassmen injured, including burns from exposure to chemicals inside a barracks facility. The suspects, all third class...
Unity and sustained cooperation among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are crucial as Southeast Asia faces growing maritime security challenges, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Friday, April 10. Brawner made the statement during the 11th...
BUTUAN CITY – Search and rescue teams have recovered the remains of the two individuals in the Cessna aircraft that crashed in Barangay Navarro, Tubajon, Dinagat Islands on April 8. “Members of the Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board of the Civil Aviation Authority of the...
Enhanced energy security and streamlined investment in the power sector will be the centerpiece of a new threshold program being developed by the United States (US) aid arm Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) and the Philippines, as the country grapples with surging oil prices and supply disruptions...
The jump in the March inflation rate has set the stage for a potential 50-basis-point (bp) rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) during the second quarter, according to global investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. In an April 7 report obtained by Manila Bulletin, Goldman Sachs...
Independent Filipino music takes a significant step forward as Curve Entertainment and Flamingo Music officially enter a partnership aimed at strengthening the distribution and visibility of original music by emerging and established independent artists. The collaboration brings together Curve...
The camp of Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has never been more confident that it can prove the former senator 's innocence from alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects. This, after Revilla’s counsel, lawyer Reody Balisi, observed that the prosecution failed to show any connection...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned all policemen not to turn into the very people that they will run after in the enforcement of ordinances intended to strengthen peace and order in Metro Manila. The intensified law enforcement under the Safer...
With the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) having limited manpower to enforce its rules and regulations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to help by tapping its personnel in running after abusive taxi drivers. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr....
In times of war, instability, and displacement, it is often women and children who bear the heaviest burden. Across conflict zones worldwide, they are more likely to be uprooted from their homes, exposed to violence, and left to navigate the long-term consequences of fractured communities....
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
