CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a 25-year-old woman for selling nude photos of herself and her siblings online. The woman was arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by the Mandaue City Office of the NBI-Central Visayas in Barangay Tisa here. “This...
CEBU CITY – What was supposed to be a lucky day turned into a nightmarish experience for this 42-year-old woman from Balamban town, Cebu province. A WOMAN seeks help from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Central Visayas in Cebu City after she lost P20,000 to a scammer. (Calvin D....
GUEST COLUMNIST By Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Every new year is a chance to start over, to set forth a new beginning. But for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) family, this wasn’t the case as 2023 began with a bittersweet farewell to one of its pillars:...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 31-year-old woman was arrested for large-scale estafa in an entrapment operation in a restaurant in Palo, Leyte on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Authorities identified the suspect as Maria Francesca Macasojot, self-employed, single, and a resident of Canlapwas Poblacion, Catbalogan...
Government anti-narcotics operatives arrested a woman after accepting some P1.4 million worth of shabu in a controlled delivery operation in Dasmariñas, Cavite. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) noted that Georgette Elio, 24, a marketing officer was arrested after receiving the parcel...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A 37-year-old woman wanted for kidnapping was arrested after more than three years of hiding in Palawan, police said. A LADY police operative shows copies of warrants of arrest against 37-year-old Jai Sunshine S. Chua. (Photo via Jerry Alcayde) Brig. Gen....
CEBU CITY – Multiple criminal charges were filed against a woman here who allegedly abused her four-year-old daughter through online sexual exploitation. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas raids the house of a Cebu City resident accused of sexually exploiting her daughter....
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today we begin the season of Advent, commonly understood as a period of waiting and preparation for Christmas. But the Latin word adventus does not mean waiting for someone or something. It refers more to the actual arrival of what we expect or hope...
Under Asia Leaders Awards The annual Asia Leaders Awards aims to give credit to those who are making a difference in their fields and promoting the Philippines around the globe. The committee includes the following esteemed members: Dr. Elton See Tan of The E-Hotels, Tanyu III of Makati Tourism...
THE RIGHT MOVE Gone are the days when there were more women than men in the country. Latest statistics show that “the percentage of female population is 49.8 percent compared to 50.2 percent male population” or that’s 55.74 million males and 55.31 million females in the Philippines. More and...
CAGAYAN – What started as a celebration of the first birthday and christening of their daughter ended in a tragedy for the live-in partners in Brgy. Binubongan, Allacapan town here on Monday evening, Nov. 14. Personnel of the Allacapan police reported that the mother, 25, and identified only...
Movie actor-turned-Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez, through a House Resolution (HR), has expressed the lower chamber’s sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family of Asian track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado. Lydia de Vega De Vega-Mercado, dubbed the “Sprint Queen of Asia,”...
