YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar's junta has thrown the book at Aung San Suu Kyi since it ousted her government last year, charging the democracy figurehead with a clutch of offences from illegally possessing walkie talkies to corruption. Aung San Suu Kyi (AFP/File) She has been found guilty of...
Government anti-narcotics operatives have foiled the attempt to smuggle more than P11 million worth of shabu through the Port of Clark. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) received information from the International Cooperation Foreign Affairs Service that a package at the Port of Clark...
WASHINGTON, United States — Much of the detail on Donald Trump's alleged misconduct aired Monday by the panel probing the 2021 US Capitol insurrection had already been made public. But a summary of the upcoming report on the congressional committee's findings was full of tidbits that had not...
WASHINGTON, United States — Lawmakers investigating last year's assault on the US Capitol recommended Monday that Donald Trump be charged with multiple offenses including insurrection -- raising the stakes in a parallel criminal investigation that could put the former president in jail. The...
Around P500 million worth of agricultural products have been seized while five consignees will be facing charges as government agencies intensify the fight against agricultural smuggling. (Photos courtesy of the DA) In a recent press briefing held at the Department of Agriculture (DA), DA Assistant...
THE RIGHT MOVE With the incessant problem of traffic jams, even car owners have been opting to take the much more convenient car services offered by transport network companies (TNC). In the Philippines, we do not have as many choices as they do in other countries as there are not many TNCs,...
Three wanted persons were arrested by members of the Pasay City Police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) in separate operations on Monday, Nov. 21. Col. Byron Tabernilla, city police chief, identified the suspects as Benedick Tacderas,18; Jomari Tupan, 27; and Joel Javier, 31, all residents of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, Aug. 16 called out the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its unfair practices, including its alleged penchant to run after small-time drug personalities as well as proposing arraignments in favor of the rich. At the organizational hearing of the Senate Committee...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Murder charges have been filed against three ex-bodyguards of slain former Dolores, Quezon Vice Mayor Danilo Amat before the City Prosecutor here last August 3. Police Col. Joewie Lucas, chief of police here, identified the accused as William Panganiban, 51, of Dolores;...
DAVAO CITY – Police filed Monday, July 4, murder charges against a doctor who allegedly shot and killed a student during a heated altercation in a bar here Saturday, July 2. Police Col. Albert Lupaz, director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said in an interview in his office Monday that...
BAGUIO CITY- Mayor Benjamin Magalong has filed with the City Prosecutors Office graft cases against officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Baguio City District Engineering Office (BCDEO) on Friday, July 1. GRAFT CHARGES – Baguio City Benjamin Magalong formally subscribe his...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has updated some provisions of the Open Access Transmission Service (OATS) rules, simplifying the charges being passed on to consumers. The OATS rules serve as the regulatory framework in the operation of the country’s power transmission network, a major...
