Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo assured the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) of the Philippine judiciary’s support in advancing judicial cooperation, the rule of law, and the effective administration of justice across the region. Chief Justice Gesmundo, seven...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday to decide whether to permanently remove the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. British barrister Karim Khan has been accused of sexual...
Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete on Tuesday, July 21, vowed to further strengthen the country 's territorial defense, accelerate military modernization, and invest more in soldiers as he assumed leadership of the country 's...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete as the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), ushering in new military leadership as General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. retired and completed his three-year fixed term...
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno personally inspected on Wednesday, July 15, the Paircargo facility at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 to assess cargo congestion following the closure of a warehouse to make way for the construction of the new NAIA Terminal 4. He was...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. David L. Cachumbo Jr. is the new Capiz police chief. Cachumbo took over the post in a turnover ceremony presided over by Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño of Police Regional Office-6 on Monday, July 6, in the provincial capital Roxas City. Cachumbo, who replaced Police...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. recognized outstanding soldiers of the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) as he continued his farewell visits ahead of his retirement later this month and the expected transition in the military 's top leadership....
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday, July 1, said the choice of the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) rests solely with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the retirement of Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. draws near. Brawner, who was...
Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday, June 22, directed a manhunt operation for a gunman who fatally shot a police officer inside a mosque in Madamba, Lanao del Sur. Police Chief Master Sergeant Alioden Sarangani, of the Madamba Municipal Police...
The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division has partially granted the request of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan to be placed under hospital arrest while facing plunder charges, citing humanitarian considerations arising from his medical condition. In a...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police Col. Ruel M. Cagape is the new Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) director. Cagape, who came from the Regional Highway Unit-Negros Islands Region, succeeded Police Col. April Mark C. Young in a ceremony at the Agusan del Norte PPO...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan is currently confined at The Medical City and remains under the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), his lawyer informed the Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division on Thursday, June 4. Bonoan...
