A police major and two of his men, as well as two inmates of the Caloocan City Police Station, were arrested for allegedly extorting money from the visitors of the detainees during an entrapment operation over the weekend. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP),...
Philippine National Bank posted a consolidated net income of ₱6.1 billion in the first three months of 2025, up by 15 percent against the same period last year due to the increase in its loan portfolio and treasury assets. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its core...
A victim covered with a cloth lies near a food truck after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday April 26, 2025. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP) VANCOUVER (AP) — Multiple people are feared dead and scores injured after a driver...
Senatorial candidate Camille Villar has vowed to prioritize the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), recognizing the sacrifices they make to provide better futures for their families. Emphasizing the crucial role of OFWs in the nation’s economy and society, Villar underscored the need to...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has advised the Philippine National Police (PNP)--an organization he once led--to be "on their toes" on the matter of...
CAMP MARCELO ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, Philippine National Police chief, visited the wake of slain Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma on Friday, April 25. PHILIPPINE National Police chief Police Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil visits the wake of slain Mayor...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Friday, April 25, that it would investigate possible violations committed by personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during an operation in Pasig City involving a Chinese...
China said it has no interest in interfering with the Philippines' upcoming midterm elections, stressing it follows its principle of non-interference in other countries' affairs. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun (Photo courtesy of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs) "China follows the...
A National Security Council (NSC) official disclosed on Thursday, April 24, that there are indications of alleged Chinese state-sponsored information operations in the Philippines, aimed at interfering with the country’s upcoming May 2025 midterm elections. National Security Council (NSC)...
President Marcos has declared a period of national mourning over the death of Pope Francis. Mark Balmores photos Based on Proclamation No. 871, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 23, the mourning period will last until the Pope's burial. During this period, Philippine flags in...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday, April 23, that the Philippines is currently facing a kind of spying by China that the country has never experienced before in its history and that this didn’t happen just once, but continuously. Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino,...
President Marcos said there are already discussions among groups for the possible revival of the national steel mill industry in Northern Mindanao. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) The move, he said, would be crucial in propelling the country's...
