When Christopher Jaime T. Lichauco eats out, his wife knows what’s coming. “My wife always gets mad at me because it embarrasses her,” he said, smiling. “Whenever I’m in a restaurant, I ask the waiter or waitress where they live, to know if they’re Maynilad customers. If they are...
TACLOBAN CITY - A police chief in Biliran province is facing homicide raps for allegedly shooting and killing a drinking buddy, Sunday in Barangay Balire, Tunga, Leyte. The suspect was identified as Capt. Alberto Parena, 53, of Barangay Abango, Barugo, Leyte. The victim was identified as alias...
BUTUAN CITY – The new chiefs of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office and Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office assumed their positions during turnover ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 12, presided over by PRO-10 Regional Director Police Brig. Gen. Rolindo M. Suguilon. Police Col. Gerardo D....
TACLOBAN CITY – The deputy chief of police of Santa Margarita town, Samar province was found dead in his quarters on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The body of Police Lt. Vitaliano Galban was discovered in a pool of blood when he was called for dinner by his colleague. His service firearm was on his chest...
Police General Nicolas Torre III on Friday, Aug. 29, asked the public, particularly his supporters, not to feel sorry for him even after he was abruptly removed by President Marcos Jr. as the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a video posted on his Facebook page, Torre thanked those...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. convened his first command conference as the acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Aug. 29, gathering senior police officials to set the tone for his leadership and outline his priorities for the organization while ensuring that...
Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge P/Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. will have big shoes to fill as questions behind the relief of his predecessor continue to linger, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, August 27. Nartatez replaced P/Gen. Nicolas Torre III after...
Senators on Tuesday, August 26 agree that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has the sole prerogative to remove Police General Nicolas Torre III as Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former PNP chief himself, said Torre acted “beyond his...
Malacañang confirmed that President Marcos has sacked Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre. In a letter dated Aug. 25, Executive Lucas Bersamin said that Torre was relieved as PNP Chief "effective immediately." "You are hereby relieved as Chief PNP effective...
The lawyer for the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber to grant her a “varying standard time limit” to respond to the defense team’s disqualification case against ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. In a...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte publicly withdrew from the charity boxing match against Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Sunday and criticized the event as overly theatrical and questioned its motives. Speaking at the Basta Dabawenyo Episode 2 podcast...
(UPDATED) It turns out Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre III was not joking when he accepted the challenge of Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to a boxing match. Torre jogged around the PNP oval at Camp Crame in Quezon City amid heavy rain on...
