Former senator Leila de Lima filed a motion for reconsideration to reverse a ruling by a Muntinlupa court that denied her petition for bail in the last remaining drug case she is facing. In a decision dated June 7, Presiding Judge Romeo Buenaventura of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC)...
The Muntinlupa City Council unanimously approved on June 13 a resolution expressing condolences and honoring the late former senator, congressman and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Rodolfo Biazon. [Biazon passed away on June...
Three co-accused in the last remaining drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against former senator Leila de Lima asked the judge to inhibit from hearing the drug case due to conflict of interest. In a decision dated June 7 on case 17-167, Presiding Judge Romeo Buenaventura of the...
Eighteen suspected law violators were arrested in a series of anti-criminality operations launched by the police in Bulacan  on Monday, June 12. Based on a report submitted to Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, the anti-illegal drug operations carried out by the Station Drug...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced a two-day power interruption in some parts of Tondo, Manila, on June 16 and 17. Meralco said the power interruption is due to the reconstruction works along Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Tondo. The power interruption will start from 11:30 a.m. to 11:59...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) operatives confiscated P680,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested a woman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sta. Monica, Quezon City early Tuesday morning, June 13. Lt. Col. Jerry Castillo, QCPD Novaliches Station (PS 4) commander, identified the suspect as...
In a bid to further promote the rich history and heritage of San Juan City, the local government launched on Monday, June 12, a photo and video contest aimed at showcasing some of the city's historical sites and monuments that have a big part in achieving the country's independence. During the...
Three persons were arrested by the police for illegal gambling and possession of suspected shabu in Taguig on June 12. The operation was carried out by personnel from Taguig Police’s Intelligence Section on Marang Street in Barangay Katuparan. The 3 arrested suspects and the evidence...
CAVITE – A policeman and an armed man were wounded in a shootout in Bacoor City on Sunday, June 11. Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the wounded suspect as Eugene Palicpic and cohort as Alberto Cezar. Prior to the shooting, City Police Station (CPS) received a report about a person...
The late senator, congressman and chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Rodolfo Biazon will be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig. Biazon passed away on June 12 after a bout with lung cancer and pneumonia. He was 88. Former senator and AFP chief of staff...
ROME, Italy - Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy's political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals, died Monday aged 86. The billionaire media mogul was admitted to a Milan hospital on Friday for what aides said were pre-planned...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The world's nuclear powers, and China in particular, increased investment in their arsenals for a third consecutive year in 2022 amid swelling geopolitical tensions, two reports showed Monday. The world's nine nuclear-armed states jointly spent $82.9 billion on their...
