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...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, May 28, filed plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan over alleged illegal budget insertions and more...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said the current predicament of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is very ironic, as he used to be the top cop who enforced the law, and now he appears to be running away from it as he seems to be evading arrest over the warrant issued against him by...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry Aguda has denied rumors of his resignation, stressing that false information is being spread to “sow confusion and undermine public trust.” “I deny the false reports and speculations that I have resigned from my...
The national government fully awarded its ₱30 billion offering of reissued five-year Treasury bonds on Tuesday, May 12, even as investors demanded higher yields amid persistent inflationary pressures and weakening local currency. The Bureau of the Treasury opted for a full award of the Series...
Philippine chief executives are among the world’s most confident adopters of artificial intelligence (AI), with many already relying on AI-generated insights for major business decisions amid the rapid transformation of corporate leadership structures, according to a new study by tech giant IBM....
Air quality around the Navotas Sanitary Landfill has significantly improved following last month’s fire incident, but water quality monitoring near the facility yielded “not good” results, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Monday, May 11. The DENR said...
