The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has dismissed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca from the service following an administrative investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate compound, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced. Remulla said he signed the dismissal order...
A 59-year-old man allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol escaped unharmed after his sport utility vehicle (SUV) slammed into concrete barriers along the eastbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City before dawn on Saturday, July 4. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Traffic...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has relieved a police officer caught in a viral video allegedly mishandling a June 30 confrontation between a motorcycle rider and Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally participants along EDSA near the People Power Monument. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has identified the vehicle and the driver involved in the hit-and-run that killed a 69-year-old man at the corner of Quezon Avenue and Scout Magbanua Street in Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City, on June 27. QCPD said investigators were able to locate the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is investigating a viral confrontation involving a motorcycle rider, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally participants, and a police officer along EDSA near the People Power Monument on June 30. Police said the investigation will examine all available evidence and...
Investigators found the statements of eight former Marines to be “categorical and consistent” regarding alleged money deliveries to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former party-list Representative Zaldy Co, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said on Thursday, July 2. Assistant...
Delays in the signing of the affidavits of eight former Marines are slowing its investigation against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, t he Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2. It then urged their lawyer to expedite the review so the statements can be formally included in its...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2, disclosed that the conflict-of-interest complaints against two lawmakers whom the anti-graft body referred to as “congtractors” have been elevated to the preliminary investigation (PI) stage. “As a general rule kasi, pag fact-finding...
Two individuals previously linked to separate incidents during the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally near the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City have been temporarily released while authorities continue to verify their alleged involvement. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the cases...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) may bring the complaint involving Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects before the courts within the next two to three weeks, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. During a press...
The complaint involving Senator Joel Villanueva over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects is now under preliminary investigation, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. “’Yung nga, for PI [preliminary investigation] na (That one is already for...
The Quezon City government has supported calls for a thorough investigation into the fire that struck a condominium in Eastwood City on June 18, which affected tenants, unit owners, and their families. Local officials said the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Quezon City Police District (QCPD),...
