The Sandiganbayan Second Division has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada over a graft case pending before the anti-graft court in relation to the alleged multi-million flood control kickback scheme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, the...
A 59-year-old man was arrested late Wednesday night, May 27, after allegedly pointing a firearm at neighbors gathered for a mobile game session outside his residence in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the incident occurred around 10:10...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested two suspected drug pushers and confiscated over P169,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Vasra, Quezon City on Monday afternoon, May 18. Members of the District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) launched the operation at around 4:10...
Three suspected drug personalities, including two with previous drug-related cases, were arrested and more than P141,000 worth of suspected illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations conducted by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on May 12. The QCPD said the operations resulted...
A 39-year-old man was arrested after patrolling police caught him carrying an unlicensed .38-caliber revolver in Barangay 8, Caloocan City, shortly before midnight on Sunday, May 10. Personnel from the Sangandaan Police Sub-Station (SS-4) of the Caloocan City Police Station spotted the suspect...
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...
