The investigation into the missing cockfighting players is now back on track with the arrest of six men tagged in the disappearance of the “sabungeros” during two separate police operations in Parañaque City, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, September 15 urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to focus on enhancing the process and implementing stricter mechanisms for SIM registration rather than temporarily discontinuing it. “Hindi itigil muna—higpitan nila (Don’t stop...
For Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, the appointment of Gilbert Teodoro Jr. as chief of the Department of National Defense (DND) once again, came at a very opportune time amid the rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Senate PRIB photo)...
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – Ten years after typhoon “Yolanda” or “Haiyan” barreled through Eastern Visayas and made its first landfall here, Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan is relaunching the town as one of the region’s top tourism destinations especially in historical and surfing...
Various cellphones and computers are seized in this anti-cybercrime operation. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 16,297 cybercrime cases from January to August this year amid a continuing battle against the rising occurrence of incidents online that...
The manager of a medical clinic in Manila was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly stealing P585,806 in sales and profits of the firm. The NBI identified the arrested manager as Casimero Lopez of Clemens Medical Clinic. He was charged with qualified theft after his...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion of former National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) regional director Jose Romeo C. Escandor to render community service instead of serving the six-month imprisonment imposed on him for sexual harassment in 2013. Despite the denial, however, the...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) It's basically all systems go for the plenary debates of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 after the House Committee on Appropriations approved on Thursday morning, Sept. 14 the schedule for the...
The Bureau of the Treasury said that Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) can still invest up to a quarter of their net worth in Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC). In a recent interview with reporters, National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said the initial...
The Bureau of the Treasury said it has received a high number of inquiries about job requirements for Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC). National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said serious applicants have shown significant interest, and more nominees are expected as the Sept. 27 deadline...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy revealed that the long delay—about “four years or five years”—in the issuance of the physical national ID has made the public impatient, not the least President Marcos himself. President Ferdinand...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted the petition for money claim filed by Southern Philippines Power Corporation (SPPC) against the National Power Corporation (NPC) and the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) for the payment of contractual obligations under the...
