TACLOBAN CITY – A family of five went missing in a landslide that struck Can-Ipa, in Baybay City as tropical storm ‘Agaton’ continued to batter the eastern part of central Philippines on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Councilor Mark Unlu-cay Baybay City councilor Mark Unlu-cay said a search and...
BACOLOD CITY - A member and organizer of Kadamay Negros was reported missing on Wednesday. Progressive groups led by Kadamay Negros hold a protest in front of the Old City Hall in Bacolod City on Thursday to call for the appearance of Iver Larit, an urban poor organizer, who was reported missing...
President Duterte said he would not be surprised if some police officers were involved in the disappearance of several sabungeros, adding that scalawags in the service cannot be avoided. President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) "I'm not surprised. I'm sure you are not also, kasi minsan may...
CAGAYAN – Concerned agencies have been tapped to help the Philippine Coast Guard rescuers find the two fishermen who went missing off the coast of Claveria. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office MDRRMO has coordinated with Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and...
LAGUNA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Director Brig. Gen. Antonio C. Yarra of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A has ordered the relief of police personnel linked to online cockfighting or e-sabong abductions. A statement released by PRO 4A on Wednesday, March 23, identified...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Monday, March 21 warned policemen not to use their uniforms and badges to commit illegal activities ‘’or bye bye’’. Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee, issued the warning after Charlie ‘’Atong’’...
ANIMA pledges to create award-winning content in the entertainment industry Erik Matti’s On the Job: The Missing 8 had a screening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) last month as part of the WAGI! Celebration of Filipino Excellence . On the Job: The Missing 8 The Missing 8 centers...
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Monday said eight suspects tagged in the disappearance of at least six cockfight enthusiasts are now facing kidnapping and illegal detention cases. CIDG Director Eliseo Cruz reported this to the Senate Committee...
President Duterte has defended anew the continuous operations of online sabong or cockfighting, adding that the government is getting billions of pesos in revenues from it. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the inauguration of the new Leyte Provincial Capitol and distribution...
Malacañang explained that President Duterte only wanted Congress to be cautious before deciding on suspending the operations of e-Sabong (electronic or online cockfighting), reminding them that the activity helps keep the economy afloat amid the pandemic and successive oil price hikes. Acting...
At least eight people have already been identified to be responsible in the case of more than 30 cockfighting gamers, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday, March 15. In a briefing with the President aired on Wednesday, March 16, Año said the...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, March 10 pushed for the suspension of ‘e-sabong’ (cockfighting) operations, as he underscored the authority of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) tto ‘motu propio’ act on the recommendation of the Senate committee on...
