PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo presents the photos of three suspects tagged in the kidnap-slay case of Filipino-Chinese businessman Anson Que and his driver, Armanie Pabillo, in a press conference at Camp Crame in Quezon City on April 19, 2025. (Courtesy of PNP-PIO/ livestream) The...
Magnolia head coach Chito Victolero is crediting Magnolia’s resurgence to the young bloods providing perfect complement to the team’s seasoned veterans. And that was exactly the scene in the Hotshots’ 98-97 victory over the San Miguel Beermen when Magnolia relied on young turks like Jerom...
Less than a month before the midterm elections in May, authorities arrested two Singaporeans and a Filipino allegedly involved in gun-running activities, and confiscated from them assorted high-powered firearms, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Black Saturday, April 19. The PNP’s...
Philippine coast Guard personnel deploy oil spill booms around the capsized MV Hong Hai 16 in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 18, 2025 to mitigate the potential spread of any oil contaminants. (Photo: PCG) Two additional crew members were found dead from the capsized sand carrier MV Hong Hai 16...
The National Maritime Council (NMC) expressed hope that other global platforms will follow Google's lead in including the "West Philippine Sea" label in Google Maps, saying it reflects the world's growing acceptance of the country's rights over the disputed waters. Google Maps screenshot In a...
Dutch financial giant ING expects the Philippine peso to depreciate against the United States (US) dollar in the near term as the US President Donald Trump-led global trade war rages on and the domestic economy weakens. "We look for the Singapore dollar and Philippine peso to underperform in a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed with finality the P64.9 million refund to be paid by the Philippine Army (PA) to JROG Marketing for the excessive charge of liquidated damages imposed on the delay in the delivery of equipment. It denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the PA which...
PNP Chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil (Photo: PNP) A total of 28 incidents of drowning, vehicular accidents, and other incidents were recorded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) this Holy Week but the security situation nationwide remains “generally peaceful”. As of Black...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel retrieve the body of a crew member of MV Hong Hai 16 in the waters of Rizal, Occidental Mindoro on April 17, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Black Friday, April 18, that it has issued a demand letter to the ship owner of MV Hong Hai 16 to...
(Courtesy of PNP-CIDG) Some P45.4 million worth of alleged voluminous unregistered diapers were confiscated by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from six arrested suspects, including a Chinese national, during simultaneous raids at five warehouses in Plaridel, Bulacan, the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) urged the public to report any candidate who would dare to defy the prohibition to campaign on April 17 and 18, 2025—Maundy Thursday and Good Friday—in observance of Holy Week. PNP chief Gen Rommel Francisco Marbil said the complainants and tipsters could...
(Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved on Wednesday, April 16, the cadaver of a second crew member of a sand carrier vessel that capsized off Rizal, Occidental Mindoro. MV Hong Hai 16 capsized at approximately 100 meters from the shoreline of Barangay Malawaan around 5:20 p.m....
