The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Jan. 4 confirmed 28 new cases of fireworks-related injuries, bringing the total count to 585. Photo from DOH Between 12 a.m., Jan. 2 to 6 a.m., Jan. 4, 15 injuries were documented and reported from DOH’s sentinel sites. The report also highlighted...
Despite the repeated warnings and aggressive actions for a safe New Year revelry, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded four fatalities and at least 520 people injured due to firecracker-related incidents and indiscriminate firing across the country. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo...
Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned all uniformed personnel on breaking his trust that they would not fire their firearms indiscriminately especially during the New Year revelry. Acorda issued the statement as he insisted that there is no need to...
ECHAGUE, Isabela – Police operatives have found a cache of thousands of bullets for high-powered firearms allegedly owned by the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels beside a creek in Sitio Quimag, Barangay San Carlos in this town on Friday, April 21. Police Major Rogelio Natividad, Echague chief of...
Don't even think about it. (Louis Mornaud/ Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has called to gun owners to be responsible during their New Year revelry, or else end up injuring someone with stray bullets. “Panawagan natin na maging responsable ang mga gun owners natin dahil ang baril ay...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to coordinate with the local government units (LGUs) and other government agencies in ensuring a death-free and injury-free celebration of the New Year. Azurin said he wants to replicate the...
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim, former DICT Undersecretary Today, wars can be started using a computer mouse instead of bullets. That is the gist of the message of DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy during the recent launch of the Philippine National Cybersecurity Talent Workforce Assessment Report. “It...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – An unidentified man sprayed the house of 4th district Isabela Congressional candidate Jeany Agustin Coquilla in Barangay Batal, Santiago City with bullets at about 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of DWSI) Initial report by a local radio station said the house...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), intercepted a total of 1,880 prohibited items from airport passengers across the country for the month of March alone. Some of the seized items include live bullets, "non-live" bullets kept as amulets, as...
Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards drives to the basket during the game against the Indiana Pacers on March 29, 2021 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Washington's Russell Westbrook and Brooklyn's James Harden...
In this file photo taken on April 5, 2013, Wes Unseld, left, and Elvin Hayes from the 1977-78 NBA World Champion Washington Bullets walk onto the court prior to the game at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman / NBAE / Getty Images / AFP) Wes Unseld, a star on Washington's...
