The Philippine National Police (PNP) shrugged off the filing of petition to issue a writ of amparo against the organization in relation to the ongoing operation to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. Unless the court rules in favor of the KOJC, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil has approved the lifting of the moratorium that prescribed the period for policemen who have visible tattoos to remove them. This means that all those who have declared that they have visible tattoos must be removed within three...
China should be the one to leave Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Aug. 19. Senator Francis Tolentino (file photo) This was after China's Foreign Ministry claimed in a statement that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10 meters located on the starboard quarter after colliding with a China Coast Guard vessel in Escoda Shoal on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo: PCG) Tensions flared anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Philippine...
The Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) has identified substandard steel bars (rebars) in various northern Luzon provinces following random test purchases. In a statement on Sunday, Aug. 18, PISI President Ronald Magsajo expressed concern over public safety, stating, “This is a major...
The local stock market is seen to continue riding on optimism this week due to the Bangko Sentral rate (BSP) cut and expectations that the US Federal Reserve may start reducing rates by September. Philstocks Financial Research Manager Japhet Tantiangco said that, while the local market had a good...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Rep. Rodriguez's Facebook page) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. to finally put an end to...
A photo handout dated May 11, 2024 shows the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), the biggest ship of the...
Current political issues in the Philippines are not affecting the performance of the country's economy, an official of the Department of Finance (DOF) assured the public. Finance Undersecretary Domini Velasquez said investor confidence has not waned despite the growing noise in the political arena....
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units nationwide to strictly implement a three-minute response to all requests for police assistance, especially those channeled via the 911 emergency calls, or E911. The policy is part of the PNP’s...
Imagine a bodycam-wearing policeman apprehending a motorist in a road rage. All of a sudden, the bodycam started emitting a beeping sound after an automatic access to the database of the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed that the motorist is wanted for a case of murder. This is the kind of...
China has protested the Philippines’ move to anchor a coast guard ship in Sabina Shoal, although it is part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ). China's Foreign Ministry claimed in a statement that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) entered into the lagoon of Sabina (known as...
