Qualified theft charges have been filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against four persons for stealing iPhones worth P25.6 million from Productivity Technology Services, Inc. (PTSI), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday, August 16. In a statement, the NBI identified...
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday, August 16 emphasized anew the importance of indigenous communities in the very survival of the country’s ecosystem. In her privilege speech delivered on the occasion of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Legarda highlighted the importance of the indigenous...
Six Chinese nationals have been arrested in Pampanga for their alleged involvement in cyber-related scams, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday, August 16. In a statement, the NBI identified those arrested as Xiaojun Wang, Xue Feng Zhang, Ke Xin Ge, Die Liu, Yu Jie Wang, and...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Jesus A. Verzosa and 10 other police officers have been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of their graft charges over the alleged irregular purchase of two second-hand helicopters in 2009. Aside from Verzosa, also acquitted were P/DDG...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The 2025 budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) didn't push through as originally scheduled on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the House of Representatives. This was the first deviation from the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) clarified that the latest poverty and food thresholds, which some have criticized as unrealistic, are not meant to serve as budget guidelines for a decent standard of living. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that these thresholds are...
Filipinos are up for a four-day long weekend after President Marcos moved the celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day from Aug. 21, Wednesday, to Aug. 23, Friday. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and the late senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (File photos) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is calling for greater transparency and timely reporting on the management of earmarked revenues for the proposed national budget for 2025. This, as Herrera raised the alarm on the...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to implement a more efficient approach in distributing financial assistance noting how administrative costs are eating up on the funds instead of benefitting Filipinos in need. Cayetano said with the government agencies’...
Policemen and soldiers will no longer be required to undergo drug test and psychiatric evaluation when securing their gun permits, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Police Lt. Col. Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of the PNP-Civil Security Group (CSG), said the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook live) To set the record straight, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur”...
Director Jaime B. Santiago of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the recent reorganization at the bureau "was aimed at enhancing the agency's operational efficiency and effectiveness to better serve the public." The reorganization was contained in Memorandum Order No. 22, series of...
