Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Monday, February 20, defended former President Duterte from investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Through Senate Resolution 488, Padilla sought "to declare unequivocal defense of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the 16th...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has lauded House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for leading the filing of House Resolution No. 780, which defends former president Rodrigo Duterte's administration against the International Criminal Court's (ICC) probe into the killings related to his war on...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the drivers and vehicle owners of a motorcycle and L-300 van that were involved in a traffic altercation in Cainta, Rizal that was caught in a now-viral video. (Photos courtesy of the LTO) The LTO Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) issued...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. ordered on Thursday, Feb. 16, the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate the shooting incident that killed a 13-year old boy and injured two others in a remote area in Pikit, North Cotabato....
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 16, ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate the shooting incident in a remote barangay in Pikit town, North Cotabato province in which a 13-year-old student was killed and two...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) has been created to investigate the death of a Danish national who was killed along with his wife and another female shortly after they were released from detention in Valencia, Negros Oriental last week. Col. Reynaldo Lizardo,...
Senators on Wednesday, February 15, called for an in-depth probe into the latest incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) involving a private aircraft allegedly being used for human trafficking. Lawmakers made the call after Sen. Grace Poe delivered a privilege speech exposing how...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The National Bureau of Investigation in the Zamboanga Peninsula (NBI-9) is investigating the disappearance of an events photographer in this city, an official said on Wednesday, Feb. 15. NBI-9 Director Moises Tamayo said Erwin John Nuñal has been missing for almost two...
A New York-based commercial bank has expressed willingness to cooperate with a Senate panel investigating the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous contract with a third party auditor for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a letter to Janice Godornes,...
The Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga-led Committee on Agriculture and Food in the House of Representatives began on Wednesday, Feb. 8 an inquiry on the alleged hoarding of agricultural goods such as onion and garlic. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Screenshot from...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will launch a deeper probe into the illegal drug trade in jail facilities after receiving information of similar incidents in Northern Mindanao. ABALOS (FB) In a media conference here on Monday, Feb. 6, DILG...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A (Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. has ordered a thorough investigation to unmask the drug syndicate behind the three policemen arrested in a buy-bust...