By AARON RECUENCO, MARTIN SADONGDONG, JEL SANTOS, and ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ Authorities are expecting around three million passengers in various seaports and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as Filipinos start the annual Holy Week travel to take advantage of the long holiday...
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Waltz' X account / National Security Council's Facebook page) The top security advisers of the Philippines and United States held their first official phone conversation over the weekend to discuss ways to further...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada hailed President Marcos' Memorandum Order (MO) No. 36, which authorized the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue Safe Conduct Passes (SCPs) to amnesty applicants. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada "Having steered in the Senate the...
(L-R) Lt. Gen. Matsunaga Koji, vice chief of staff of Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF), and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) signed by the Philippines and Japan will further propel the two countries’...
The government has officially transformed the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) after President Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12145 on April 10. File photos Under RA 12145, known as the Economy, Planning, and...
Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Seven active police officers were placed under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP) after being tagged as persons of interest (POIs) in the shooting of self-confessed drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa, who is running...
PNP (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) One incident can't magically undo the Philippine National Police's (PNP) gains against criminality. Thus, said House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong as he...
PNP Chief, Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil (File photo) (UPDATED) General Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), held a “high-level” meeting with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) on Friday, April 11, to...
Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar received a major boost in her senatorial bid for the 2025 midterm elections after securing the endorsement of One Cebu, the province’s dominant political party, led by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. During a political gathering last Wednesday in Cebu, Governor Garcia...
President Marcos has signed Memorandum Order (MO) No. 36, authorizing the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue Safe Conduct Passes (SCPs) to amnesty applicants. FIle photos In his speech at the 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division, Philippine Army, Camp BGen. Gonzalo H. Siongco in Datu Odin...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook) Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson is prodding the Philippine National Police (PNP) to swiftly temper the public's fear regarding kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) incidents. Lacson, an administration Senate bet...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed at least 366 policemen to assist in the evacuation and security of residents that were displaced by the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in the Negros Island. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the policemen were tasked to assist the...
