A person reportedly engaged in online sex trafficking was arrested while eight alleged victims, including six minors, were rescued during an entrapment operation in Manila, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Thursday, Sept. 21. The NBI identified the arrested suspect as Delan...
Two men have been arrested in Manila by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly raping a woman who was their companion in a drinking session last Sept. 13. The NBI identified the arrested suspects as Merwin R. Tamayo and Miguel F. Agno who have been charged with rape...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed the passage on third and final reading next week of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024. ...
At least 42 policemen from the Police Regional Office 4B have been subjected to a surprise drug test in a bid to purge the police organization of drug users. PRO4B director Brig. Gen. Joel Doria himself underwent the drug tests that were conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the regional...
President Marcos on Wednesday, Sept. 20, certified the “necessity of the immediate enactment” of House Bill (HB) No. 8980, which is the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or the P5.768-trillion proposed national budget for 2024. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will conduct an investigation into the alleged abduction of two environment activists who claimed in a press briefing that the kidnapping was perpetrated by soldiers and policemen. But PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said there were indications that the two...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially announced the launch of the 2023 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), which will be hosted by the Visayas regional cluster in Iloilo City from Nov. 22 to 26. (Photo credit to DOST) For years, the Philippines has celebrated the...
A man with 2,454.85 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu and valued at about P16 million, has been arrested in Pasay City by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In a statement, the NBI identified him as Raymond Darag Dulla, who, after his arrest last...
Two police sergeants assigned in Cavite, who allegedly collect P1.5 million every month from transport operators in Bacoor, landed in jail following an entrapment operation conducted by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The two cops were...
Thirteen members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services in Surigao del Norte face a criminal complaint before the provincial prosecutor’s office for the alleged sexual abuse committed against minors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Tuesday, Sept. 19. “June 1 pa lang may sampung tao...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024--the largest proposed national budget in history--is first and foremost a post-pandemic recovery measure. Committee on Appropriations Chairman, Ako...
Mobile phone users would now be required to take a “live selfie” before their SIM registration application is approved. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Ivan John Uy presents the agency's proposed 2024 budget before a Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing...
