BAGUIO CITY – The grand opening of the Panagbenga Festival here on Wednesday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE line up on Session Road in Baguio City to secure the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival on Feb. 1. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) City police chief Col....
Consul General Ishikawa Yoshihisa, of the Japan Consul General Office in Davao, committed to support the military’s peacekeeping initiatives in Mindanao. Photo: Western Mindanao Command / WestMinCom Ishikawa made the pledge when he visited the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command...
Deletion by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) of one’s name in its blacklist is easy if you fork over from P1 million to P5 million. This information surfaced during a public hearing by the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee where the name of an alien, particularly Chinese, could be...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 14, approving and adopting the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for the period 2023-2028, which sets the country's roadmap for economic recovery. Executive Order No. 14, approving and adopting the Philippine Development...
Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman broke down on the Saturday, Jan. 28 the reasons why the Philippines must participate in the International Criminal Court's (ICC) probe on killings linked to the previous administration's war on illegal drugs. Albay 1st district Rep....
Business groups estimated of at least P35 billion in direct financial cost once the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) implements Administrative Order 04–2021, a new system that seeks to provide technology infrastructure, including container tracking program. During a press conference, 17...
Several business groups on Friday, January 27 have urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to look into the alleged anomalous issuance of an administrative order released by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) which they believe “will worsen the inflation in the country.” Speaking in...
Major maritime stakeholders have asked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to immediately revoke an order from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) imposing an additional container monitoring system in current port operations. ICTSI continues to invest in Manila flagship Seventeen groups...
CAMP. GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – Police apprehended 43 wanted persons and seized almost ₱612,000 worth of illegal drugs in a week-long anti-crime operation in Batangas. Col. Pedro D. Soliba, Batangas police director, said 102 drug suspects were arrested in 90 operations from...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The province of Apayao and 14 municipalities were named the most peaceful places in the Cordillera during the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Command Conference here on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, regional police director, who presided over the...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Aris Aumentado backed programs that the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) will implement in Bohol. GOV. Aris Aumentado (right) welcomes Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, at the Bohol Provincial Capitol in Tagbilaran City on...
POLICE secure the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City in 2020. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A week-long gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival here this year was implemented starting on Friday, Jan. 13. Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) director, appealed for a peaceful...
