The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has cited in contempt seven (7) anti-drug operatives believed to be part of a grand “cover-up” in the P6.7-billion shabu that was seized in Manila on October, 2022. Those cited in contempt are Police Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr. and his...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) assured that the peace and order situation here is still manageable amid a series of street robberies. CCPO chief Police Col. Ireneo Dalogdog said petty crimes are expected to shoot up now that outdoor activities are back to normal. “Our crime rate...
Despite President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s order to import an additional 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, the price of this commodity is unlikely to drop to its previous low level unless more sugar importers are allowed to penetrate the market. Sen. Risa Hontiveros pointed this...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking to prosecute government officials and employees who conspire with agricultural smugglers be prosecuted and penalized. In filing Senate Bill No. 2205, Hontiveros wants certain provision of Republic Act No. 10845, also known as the Anti-Agricultural...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police arrested 31 wanted individuals in the Cordillera region from May 7 to 13. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) said the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) nabbed 13 wanted persons, followed by...
CEBU CITY – More policemen were deployed to major streets here as part of the intensified anti-criminality campaign. BRIG. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), leads the send-off ceremony for 188 policemen who were deployed to major streets in Cebu City...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 26 creating an advisory board and management center to efficiently manage Malacañang Heritage Mansions, citing the need to maintain, preserve, and utilize the properties in recognition of its potential to promote the...
ILOILO CITY – A five-day gun ban will be implemented to secure the Manggahan Festival and 31st founding anniversary of the island-province of Guimaras next week. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has approved the request of the provincial government to suspend Permits to Carry Firearms Outside...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 24, creating the Disaster Response and Crisis Management Task Force to ensure unity in government efforts in confronting challenges brought about by natural disasters through an evidence- and science-based approach in...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has started its threat assessment in barangays as part of the tight security that will be enforced in the upcoming Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Negros Oriental is one of the areas that will be given more attention...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Nearly half of the country's healthcare workers are job order (JO) employees. Thus, bared Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire Thursday, May 4 during the House Committee on Appropriations' oversight hearing on the agency's budget...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Sixty-three individuals wanted by the law were arrested during an unrelenting operation conducted by the Police Regional Office-Cordillera from April 23 to April 29. The PRO-Cordillera’s anti-criminality campaign also resulted in the 52 municipalities in the region...
