Two individuals with previous drug-related cases were arrested in a pre-dawn police buy-bust operation on Tuesday, April 28, in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, which yielded about P374,000 worth of suspected shabu, following a tip from a concerned citizen. Batasan Police Station (PS 6) officers,...
Muntinlupa police arrested one of the city 's most wanted fugitive, a convicted drug offender, during an operation in Bacoor, Cavite, on April 16. The suspect, alias Botay, 47, ranked No. 7 on Muntinlupa 's top 10 most wanted list (station level), was tracked down by personnel from the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested two suspects and confiscated marijuana and vape devices containing suspected liquid marijuana in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bagong Silangan on Monday, April 14. The operation was conducted at around 1:50 a.m. on Brookside Street in Barangay...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will promptly submit all documents, files, and data storage devices related to the late former undersecretary Maria Catalina E. Cabral to the Office of the Ombudsman. The records are set to be turned over immediately and in proper form following a...
To ensure a more equitable distribution of school division offices (SDOs) across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) has been urged to review—and possibly amend—Republic Act No. 9155, or the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001. In a hearing on DepEd’s mandates and charter...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could mandate that all banks, e-wallets, and clearing houses adopt the internationally accepted ISO 20022 messaging standard, modernizing domestic payment systems and aligning with global financial protocols. In a draft circular dated April 2025, the BSB noted...
The Police Regional Office-3 led by Police Brig. Gen. Jean S. Fajardo thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for signing Republic Act No. 12177 or the Free Legal Assistance for Military and Uniformed Personnel Act on April 15. Fajardo said the law will protect lawmen facing cases in...
President Marcos has signed a law that provides free legal assistance to military and uniformed personnel facing any charge from incidents related to their performance of duty. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. recently visited the 4th Infantry Division at the Camp Edilberto Evangelista in...
President Marcos signed into law Republic Act No. 11983, which will provide a new passport law in the country for the establishment and maintenance of an online application portal, as well as offsite and mobile passport services for Filipinos abroad. Philippine passport (Jansen Romero/MANILA...
President Marcos signed into law Republic Act 11984, or the “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” that mandates all public and private schools to allow disadvantaged students with unpaid tuition and other school fees to their take periodic and final examinations without required permits....
Last February 19, 2024, the Metro Manila Development Authority issued MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024, prohibiting the traversing of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, as well as tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and "kuligligs" on national, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has supported the proposed amendments of some provisions of the 2003 Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA), including the digitalization of the government procurement process, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
