The government is intensifying its commitment to sustainable growth and climate resilience through investments in infrastructure and innovation, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the Fourth Philippines-Singapore Business and Investment Summit, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M....
Two persons were arrested and P34 million worth of shabu, methamphetamine hydro-cloride, were seized during a buy-bust operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Oriental Mindoro. In a statement on Thursday, Sept. 19, the NBI identified the two arrested persons as Luis...
There are now fewer Chinese ships at the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal because of the bad weather, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez said on Thursday, Sept. 19, adding that nature has become the Philippines “ally.” A flag-raising activity is conducted by...
An estimated P3 million worth of allegedly fake Gillette Rubie II and Gillette Blue II shaving razors were seized by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila last Sept. 17. In a statement, the NBI said the "fake shaving razors" were seized by the bureau's Intellectual Property...
Authorities manning the country’s borders were already alerted over the possible escape of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday, Sept. 18. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said there is still no indication that Roque already left...
AMA Bank depositors are expected to wait longer before regaining access to their deposit accounts, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has filed a second Motion for Reconsideration, ordering the closure of AMA Bank. AMA Bank filed a motion in relation to BSP’s second Motion for...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the backlog of national ID cards. In his proposed Senate Resolution No. 1192, Pimentel called for a comprehensive review of the implementation of Republic Act No....
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III shrugged off the claim that a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief was on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGO) bosses. Retired Gen. Raul Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) slapped a Quezon City father of a human trafficking charge after he was arrested in the act of selling his 11-month- old baby for P55,000. Charged before the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office was Kenneth Crisologo who was arrested last Sept. 3 during an...
Two men have been arrested during an entrapment operation in Quezon City for "engaging in sex trafficking of minors," the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. Those arrested were identified by the NBI as Chresto Jun D. Saligumba and Renier C. De Los Reyes. They were apprehended by the...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) will file additional charges against individuals who were arrested for allegedly running an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator hub in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Lawyer Rennan Oliva, chief of NBI-7, said that they plan to...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) issued a stern warning reminding the public that printing their Digital National ID (PhilID) on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cards, or any other physical format, is strictly prohibited. The PSA said that only the official National ID cards printed by the Bangko...
