CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command will send additional troops to Negros Oriental to strengthen its law enforcement support operations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of Viscom, said that while peace and order in...
After conducting an ocular inspection and personally speaking with residents, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Monday, Oct. 16 that he is prepared to call the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) a cult. (SENATE Prib photo) "Talagang lumalabas na kulto ito (It really shows that this is a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old job order employee of the Silay City government died in a motorcycle crash in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday night, October 12. A 28-year-old government employee died after his motorcycle crashed into a truck parked in Barangay E. Lopez,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
President Marcos has given recognition to the Dutch founder of the world's biggest seed companies, which originated in the Philippines, for his contributions in strengthening the country’s relations with the Netherlands. Through Philippine Ambassador to Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya,...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,949 security forces were deployed to the 44th edition of the MassKara Festival at the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) headquarters on Thursday, October 5, a day before the official kick-off of the festival on Friday, October 6. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police...
Malacañang suspended the granting of Career Executive Service (CES) ranks to graduates of master’s studies of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), citing “a need to re-evaluate the foregoing policy of granting” the said ranks. National Defense College of the Philippines...
President Marcos said he ordered the suspension of the collection of pass-through fees on national roads to promote the ease of doing business in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo) Marcos said this after Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 41 on...
President Marcos has ordered all local government units (LGUs) to suspend or discontinue the collection of "pass-through fees," saying they add to logistic costs, which are often passed on to consumers. Marcos made this order through Executive Order (EO) No. 41, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa believes that the minor victims of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" have no reason to lie about the trauma they experienced. (Senate PRIB photo) For Dela Rosa, he sees no reason or motivation for the witnesses who are aged 12 to...
A Senate panel has cited in contempt four members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" including its President or leader Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senior Agila" after consistently denying the existence of child marriage in their community. ...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued on Monday, Sept. 25, a Show Cause Order (SCO) against the registered owner of a vehicle whose driver figured in a road rage with a fellow motorists in Cavite. The video of the incident went viral after it was posted on social media and this became the...