Newly appointed Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez has pledged to pursue transparency, press freedom, and digital transformation as the Marcos administration’s new lead communicator, promising to keep politics out of the job. “My role as PCO Secretary will be to...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City’s strong "culture of security," where residents actively participate in maintaining peace, is a major factor in its ranking as the second safest city in the Philippines. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon said Wednesday that the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested two men and seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P25 million in an operation in this city on Monday morning. Police Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., chief of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), identified the suspects as Vicente Garcia, 33, driver;...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Tacloban City Police Office is investigating the viral video of a police officer who allegedly poured rugby and solvent on two street children here. Police Major Shenna Layog, TCPO Station 2 chief, condemned and said they are taking immediate action to address the incident....
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Western Visayas has issued a show-cause order to a 30-year-old dump truck driver involved in a tragic accident that left seven people dead in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, Negros Occidental on June 27. The order signed by LTO-E.B. Magalona...
Malacañang disclosed that President Marcos has designated Assistant Secretary Rafaelito Alejandro IV as the officer-in-charge of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). It was announced by Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro in a briefing on Wednesday, July 2. “Opo....
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz denied reports that he would be replaced as the chief of the administration 's communications arm. Ruiz also belied reports that he will be moved to a different agency. However, the PCO chief said that whatever happens, he is...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A habal-habal driver, identified as a high-value drug target, was arrested during a coordinated anti-illegal drugs operation between the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 and the Zamboanga City police here on Sunday, June 29. Suspect Nelson H. Lamon, 41, allegedly sold three...
BACOLOD CITY – Anti-drug operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized 1.842 kilograms of shabu worth P12.525 million and arrested nine persons in five separate buy-busts over the weekend, a police report on Sunday said. Each gram of shabu has a standard drug price of P6,800. The...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack L. Wanky installed the new head of the Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) in a ceremony here on Friday, June 20. Police Col. Romulo Albacea replaced Police Col. Ruben Lacuesta. Wanky commended Lacuesta for his...
The Marcos-led Economy and Development (ED) Council has approved the 10-year extension of the water concession agreements of Maynilad and Manila Water to ensure water supply in Metro Manila, Malacañang said Thursday, June 19. In a Facebook post, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on Tuesday weighed in on the sudden request for relief submitted by Davao City Police Office acting director Police Col. Hansel Marantan. Marantan cited medical reasons for seeking reassignment. He appeared before the city council session on Tuesday...
