MANILA — Instead of gathering to hold protest actions, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa on Monday called on protesters to hold their gathering online. Gamboa said online protests on President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27 would accede to the health protocols being implemented with a guideline prohibiting […]
Hinterland encounter kills top rank rebel
DAVAO CITY – A leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a firefight with government troops in the Davao Oriental town of Lupon on Friday, the Army’s 28th Infantry Battalion (28IB) said. In a statement on Saturday, the 28IB said the encounter resulted in the death of a certain Prince Wendel Olofernes, […]
Palace hits critics for ignoring ‘rest of Covid-19 data’
MANILA – Malacañang on Sunday hit critics for only paying attention to the increase in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the country while ignoring the rise in recoveries and decline in deaths. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he found it “unfortunate” how people failed to see how the spike in cases is due […]
104 Soccsksargen cops face admin raps
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – At least 104 police personnel in Region 12 are undergoing summary hearings for various administrative violations, an official said on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Bernard Tambaoan, deputy regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 said, hearings are part of the due process by the Philippine National Police under its internal discipline […]
DOH cites Davao City’s isolation of Covid-19 patients
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has acknowledged Davao City government’s move to assign only one hospital to cater to patients suspected of and infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as one of its best practice. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega, in a press briefing on July 9, said one of the main drivers of […]
Gov’t discourages home-based quarantine: Nograles
MANILA – The national government is now discouraging home-based quarantine for those who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to minimize the risk of transmission within households, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Sunday. Nograles, also co-chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), said the government will instead […]
7 more coronavirus cases recorded in SoCot
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – South Cotabato province recorded on Saturday seven more confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, the highest in one day for the area. Arjohn Gangoso, health education and promotion officer of the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12, said in a situation report released on Saturday night that the new Covid-19 patients were all […]
Another Sarangani court orders arrest of Kapa execs
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Another court in Sarangani province has ordered the arrest of Kapa Community Ministry International Inc. founder Pastor Joel Apolinario and his top associates for syndicated estafa. Lawyer Regner Peneza, head of the National Bureau of Investigation-Sarangani district office, said the agency received July 10 the warrant of arrest issued by the Regional […]
No regular face-to-face classes in August: CHED
MANILA – There will be no regular in-person classes in the opening of the semester this coming August, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Prospero de Vera III clarified on Saturday. “CHED wants to make it very clear that higher education institutions (HEIs) will open the semester in August using flexible learning mode. There are no […]
No safety concerns over motorcycle barriers: DILG
MANILA – An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday said he does not see any safety issues arising from putting a physical barrier between a motorcycle rider and the passenger. “We do not see this as a possible safety concern. They (riders) just need to be careful because even […]
Zamboanga City’s Covid-19 cases rise to 260
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city’s active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have increased to 78 as the local health office recorded seven new infections on Thursday. In an update, the local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 said the new cases brought the total tally here to 260 since March. The laboratory test results […]
Ex-GenSan dad, 74 others nabbed over land dispute in Tboli
GENERAL SANTOS CITY–A person was wounded while 75 others–including a former city councilor here–were arrested after violence erupted Sunday morning in a disputed ancestral land in the outskirts of Tboli town, South Cotabato province. Maj. Irish Hezron Parangan, chief of Tboli municipal police station, said on Monday that a group of land claimants allegedly harassed […]
PNP, AFP to revisit operational protocols after Sulu shooting
MANILA – Ranking police and military officials on Monday met to tackle proposal to form a board of inquiry that will revisit the operational procedures to prevent a repeat of the shooting incident that killed four soldiers in Jolo, Sulu. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa, said that PNP Internal Affairs Service Inspector […]