A man suspected of being involved in a so-called “annulment scam” has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation in Quezon City. The NBI identified in a statement the suspect as Mark Figueras who was arrested by agents of the NBI National...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said its agents have been cleared by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) over the 2021 arrest of two suspects believed involved in the disappearance of “sabungeros” or cockfight enthusiasts. The bureau said in a statement that the OMB has issued a...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. place the four-star rank on Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil following his appointment as the 30th Chief of the Philippine National Police during a ceremony at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday, April 1, 2024....
Renewable energy (RE) developments in the Alabat Wind Power Project are in full swing, as the Alabat Wind Power Corp. (AWPC) signed an interconnection agreement with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The agreement between the grid firm and the subsidiary of Alternergy...
Law enforcers arrested eight individuals who allegedly tried to swindle some P1 billion from a contractor of an infrastructure project, claiming themselves to be employees of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). During an entrapment operation in Mandaluyong City on March 26, agents from...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) on Monday, April 1, hailed new Philippine National Police chief Lt. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil. Marbil, a former PRO-8 director, was appointed as the 30th chief PNP, replacing Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda who retired on Monday....
President Marcos has expressed his intention to work with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in addressing cybercrime, terrorism, and transnational crimes as he named its new leader on Monday, April 1. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he swore...
As the New People’s Army (NPA) marked its 55 th founding anniversary last March 29, its remaining leaders and members were again urged by the national government to lay down their weapons and end the armed struggle so lasting peace can finally be achieved in the country. In a statement on Easter...
Philippine women’s national football team head coach Mark Torcaso has called up 29 players for two incoming FIFA friendly matches against Korea Republic this April. The world No. 39 Filipinas will be hosted by the 20th-ranked Koreans on April 5 and 8 for back-to-back friendlies at the...
(Unsplash) A citizen advocacy group is calling on the House of Representatives and the Senate to approve the proposed measure that seeks to amend the National Building Code of the Philippines to make it more responsive to the modern demands for...
Philippine national men’s football team captain Neil Etheridge believes in the squad’s fighting chance to make it through the next round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers come the June window. The 34-year-old Birmingham City goalkeeper remained hopeful after finding himself and...
When Police Major General Edgar Alan Okubo assumed the top post of the Metro Manila police in February last year, his first marching order is to intensify the presence of the police in each of the barangay in the National Capital Region (NCR). He had seen the effects of the police visibility—and...
