The death toll due to the combined effects of Tropical Cyclones “Crising”, “Dante”, “Emong” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) was lowered by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to 31 from 32 on Monday, July 28. A report from the NDRRMC showed...
After almost two months, a 68-year-old midwife linked to the fatal circumcision of a 10-year-old boy in Tondo, Manila, was arrested on Thursday, July 10. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as “Teresita,” a resident of Balut, Tondo. She was also listed as the No. 5 most...
Senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa has refiled the measure that seeks to reinstate the capital punishment of death through lethal injection for those who will be found guilty of large-scale trafficking of illegal drugs. “We will not distinguish between domestic or foreign offenders,” Dela Rosa said....
BACOLOD CITY – A 45-year-old man was killed and three individuals, including a barangay councilor, were injured in an altercation in Purok Langka, Barangay Odiong, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental past midnight on Friday, June 20. Police Lt. Arnolfo Robles, deputy chief of the Moises Padilla...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said he is determined to refile the bill seeking to reimpose death penalty for high-level drug traffickers should he win in the upcoming midterm elections. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (MB File Photo) The former Philippine...
Vice President Sara Duterte had a curt response to the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) recommendation to file sedition and grave threats charges against her. Vice President Sara Duterte (Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) “As expected,” her office quoted her as saying when...
Death penalty by firing squad for public officials convicted of corruption will not eradicate corruption in the country, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. Instead, the CHR proposed a more holistic solution that is rooted in human rights. The CHR's statement was issued after House Bill No....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that it has no record of a passport and biometric records for self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato even as a New York Times article revealed he left the country. Former Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato testifies...
Zamboanga 1st district Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso (Facebook) Showing his disdain for corrupt government officials, Zamboanga 1st district Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso has filed a measure that seeks to impose death by firing squad as penalty for corrupt public...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac (middle) discusses the number of Filipinos on death row abroad and efforts to expand opportunities for Filipino workers during the "Kapihan sa Manila Hotel" forum on Jan. 17, 2025. With him are the hosts, former senator, Atty. Joey...
The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution banning the death penalty across the world. The Philippines was among the 130 countries that favored the global moratorium on death penalty; while 32 voted against. Twenty-two countries abstained in the...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Facebook) A plea for sympathy. That's how Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman described Vice President Sara Duterte's recent outbursts, which included her...
