A key administrator of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) confessed to California prosecutors her involvement in arranging fraudulent marriages to defraud the United States government. Marissa Duenas, the KOJC human resources manager in charge of opera...

The local government of Taguig City unveiled over the weekend a state-of-the-art Mobile Command and Control Vehicle (MOCCOV) designed to manage and coordinate material and manpower resources during emergencies. Developed through collaborative funding f...

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines advised the public to thoroughly inspect their gadgets before plugging them into airport outlets following an incident at Dumaguete Airport on Sunday night. In a report received by CAAP Area Center 7, a l...

Former Senator Leila de Lima has been acquitted in all three drug cases filed by the Department of Justice in 2017, during the administration of then President Rodrigo Duterte. This came after Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 Judge Gener...

Southern Police District (SPD) Director Brig. Gen. Leon Victor Rosete commended his men for apprehending 78 individuals and seizing illegal drugs valued at more than P3 million.   The police official announced that weeklong operations from June 5 ...

The Department of Health and all hospitals will be on Code White Alert starting today (Sunday) until Easter Sunday (March 31, 2024) as part of preparations for the influx of individuals and families going to provinces, tourist spots, and places of wors...

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said it will deploy 11,347 personnel to ensure the safety and security of the public as the Holy Week and summer vacation approaches. NCRPO Director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said comprehensi...

The Taguig City government is implementing an ordinance requiring public activity organizers to apply for a Special Events Permit at least five days before the event. Special events are planned activities on public property that may impact city service...

THE Las Pinas City government has provided financial aid to 3,000 beneficiaries under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The pay-out of the subsidy of P3,000 per beneficiary, was supervised by Vice Mayor April Aguilar and...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said a whole-of-nation approach is needed to rid the country of illegal drugs through prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and law enforcement. In an address read for him during the 4th anniversary of the DOH-Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on Thursday, the President said the […]
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Office for Transportation Security (OTS) administrator Ma. O Aplasca, who resigned Tuesday night, has criticized the “cultural decay” within the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) security management teams which, he said, allowed corrupt screeners to remain in their jobs. In an interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Wednesday, the former police general and House sergeant-at-arms said […]
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The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has approved the dismissal of eight Navotas City policemen involved in the death of teenager Jemboy Baltazar. NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., made the recommendation following an investigation conducted by the Philippine National Police’s Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS). “I already signed the recommendation,” said Nartatez […]
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Senators have expressed disappointment with telecommunication regulators after learning that the National Bureau of Investigation successfully registered a subscriber identity module (SIM) using a photo of a monkey. The lawmakers are now planning to amend the implementing rules and regulations of the SIM Registration Act. Senator Grace Poe, who chairs the committee on public services, […]
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