The House Committee on Justice has formally directed Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla to appear before the panel and submit respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s official statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) as part of the ongoing impeachment proceedings. On Monday,...
From drinking sessions along the street to loud and late videoke, police forces will now be strict in enforcing “social order”—first in Metro Manila and later across the country— as the government seeks to make people feel the statistics on crime rate decline . Department of the Interior...
Police forces across the country were placed on the highest security alert status starting Tuesday March 31, to ensure maximum security coverage as millions of Filipinos travel and observe the Holy Week. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the...
CAVITE – The fire that broke out in the vacant lot where the alleged hazing of 19-year-old maritime student Mark Kenneth Alcedo took place will not affect the police investigation, Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) said. In a press conference on Friday, March 6, Col. Ariel R. Red, ...
Department of the Interior Local Government (DILG Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla on Friday, March 6, demanded the immediate surrender of 21 members of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity linked to the fatal hazing of a freshman maritime student in Cavite. The victim was identified as...
President Marcos was dismayed over the alleged attempts of a congressman and a contractor to bribe Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla and his brother Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos...
ILOILO CITY – Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed to rid the Bureau of Fire Protection, an attached agency, of corruption this year. “We will clean up the BFP. In my opinion, it is one of the most corrupt organizations in the country,”...
ILOILO CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla dispelled rumors linking the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan to the flood control scandal. “It is fair to conclude it was death by accident,” said Remulla on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after attending the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Dec. 1, said that former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co 's passport is not yet cancelled, contradicting Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla 's pronouncement. "The DFA (Department of...
The camp of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Saturday, Nov. 8, said it trusts that the Philippine government will act “in accordance with the rule of law” following reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against the senator. In an official statement...
If proven that the dismissal order against then congressman and now Senator Joel Villanueva was reversed, it would be concerning, Malacañang said. "Kung ito po ay mapapatunayang totoo, ito po ay nakakabahala dahil hindi dapat nagkakaroon ng pagdududa ang taumbayan sa ating justice system...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) convened the 46th Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Governing Board Meeting on Friday, October 17, marking the first organizational meeting under the newly signed ECCD System Act (RA 12199)....
