TACURONG CITY – Police are hunting four men who shot Taharuddin Nul Mlok, a former Maguindanao del Sur board member, on a busy street here Monday morning. The Tacurong City police office said the shooting occurred around 10:45 a.m. in front of a convenience store in Barangay New Carmen. Mlok, 51,...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to recognize and reward the loyalty of long-term PhilHealth contributors. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No.2964, Legarda aims to address long-standing grievances about inequities in the national health insurance system. Legarda's proposed measure...
​The 17 Filipino seafarers aboard a ship who were taken hostage by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea are currently safe, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Thursday, Nov. 23. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said that "all indications are that they are safe and not being...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A provincial board member of Basilan was gunned down in Barangay Basak, Sumisip, Basilan, on Wednesday afternoon, November 8. The Sumisip Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Nasser "Jackson" Asarul, who represented the second district of Basilan. Investigation...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) released revised guidelines on claiming funeral benefits for members, beneficiaries, and other claimants. In a memorandum, the funeral benefit shall range from a minimum of P20,000 to a maximum of P60,000, if the deceased member has paid at least 36 monthly...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, September 21, criticized the Social Security System (SSS), the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG for not doing enough to ensure that employers have enrolled their "kasambahays" and are paying their...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A retired member of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) died when the car he was driving fell into a ravine in Sitio Rubruban, Barangay 19, Abucay, Piddig, Ilocos Norte recently. Police identified the victim as Avelino Crisostomo, 64, resident of Barangay 20, San Jose,...
LAUR, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested an alleged member of the Azarcon Criminal Group during a search warrant operation in Barangay Siclong here on Sunday, March 19. The 51-year-old suspect yielded a homemade caliber .38 revolver and assorted ammunition. Suspect faces charges for...
This year’s ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting focused on the importance of collaborative efforts towards achieving "sustainable digital development” in Southeast Asia. ADGMIN 2023 was hosted by the Philippines. Held in Boracay Island from Feb. 9 until Feb. 10, Department of Information and...
Retail tycoon Lucio Co is selling another personal investment to one of his publicly-listed corporations. In a brief disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Puregold Price Club said it is acquiring 100 percent of the Co family’s PSMT Philippines Inc. for P112.5 million. “The Board of...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Police arrested a suspected member of the Tañedo Criminal Group in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ungot, Tarlac City on Thursday, Nov. 24. A report from Lt. Col. Jim Helario, chief of police here, identified the suspect as Antonio Guarin, 36, a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A former barangay chairman suspected to be a member of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was arrested in an operation in Marantao, Lanao del Sur Tuesday, August 16. Two other men were arrested and various war materiel was seized in the operation, Police Col....
