ZAMBOANGA CITY (October 1) – The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) confiscated a large consignment of illegal goods worth millions of pesos off Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, a top officer said Tuesday. The shipment was captured on Monday near Pandukan Island in Pangutaran, Sulu, according to WMNC commander Rear Adm. Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr. "The sailors manning … [Read more...] about Off Tawi-Tawi, Navy recovers a boat full of contraband
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Sarangani cops confiscated 25 endangered bird species
KORONADAL CITY (October 1) – A man was caught on Monday for illegally trafficking 25 endangered bird species by alert police officers stationed at a checkpoint in Maasim, Sarangani province, according to authorities. According to Col. Jerone Orville Panganiban, acting provincial director of the Sarangani Police Provincial Office, a Mitsubishi Montero Sport was intercepted by … [Read more...] about Sarangani cops confiscated 25 endangered bird species
Cotabato power company distributes rice to MagNorte flood victims
COTABATO CITY (September 30) – On Monday, as part of its corporate social responsibility, the Cotabato Light and Power Company (Cotabato Light) and the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. distributed food to families devastated by floods in Maguindanao del Norte. According to Doreen Alve Almirante, supervisor of the Cotabato Light Marketing and Communications Office, 150 sacks of … [Read more...] about Cotabato power company distributes rice to MagNorte flood victims
‘No legal basis to postpone BARMM parliamentary elections’
MANILA (September 30) — According to poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has no legal basis to postpone the parliamentary elections in Muslim Mindanao's Bangsamoro Autonomous Region on October 13. LENTE contended that, contrary to the Comelec decision, the Supreme Court's ruling halting the execution of the … [Read more...] about ‘No legal basis to postpone BARMM parliamentary elections’
Former PCSO chief instructed to be arrested over Barayuga murder
MANILA (September 30) — In connection with the 2020 murder of former PCSO general secretary Wesley Barayuga, a Mandaluyong court has issued a warrant of arrest for former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairperson Royina Garma and four others. The Mandaluyong City police station obtained the warrant from Regional Trial Court Branch 279 on Monday, September 29, … [Read more...] about Former PCSO chief instructed to be arrested over Barayuga murder
