MANILA, Philippines —- The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday directed all judges and court personnel to be watchful when sharing photographs and views or comments in social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. “It has been observed that some judges and court personnel have been taking active part in social networking sites by sharing […]
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Tons of chicken product held at Misamis Oriental port
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A total of 21 tons of frozen dressed chicken from Luzon are being put on hold to ensure that they are not contaminated with the dreaded avian flu virus, the National Meat Inspection Service in Region (NMIS-10) said. The chicken product arrived Tuesday at the Mindanao International Container Port in Tagoloan town, […]
Ride public transport, public officials urge
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — To feel how it is to ride a public transport, a partylist representative is proposing a law requiring government officials to ride public transportation at least once a month during rush hours. Congressman Neil Abayan of partylist AANGAT TAYO filed House Bill 6195 entitled “Public Servants Commuting via Public Transport Act” […]
NBI and CIDG investigate Plaza Roman KTV bar “raid”
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The internal affairs division of the National Bureau of Investigation central office and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group are conducting separate investigations on the reported “payoff” after a raid was conducted August 7, 2017. Exzel Hernandez, Assistant Regional Director of the NBI XI in a news conference Wednesday said the […]
Mindanao schools to post ‘peace zone’ streamers
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones is requiring all schools in Mindanao to post streamers indicating that they are a “peace zone”. “This school is a peace zone” should be written in the streamers, according to Briones. Briones said this in light of the ongoing Marawi crisis, and as the agency […]
Plaza Roman KTV bar closed, Aquino emotional
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The four-decade old Plaza Roman KTV bar closed its doors after the controversial “raid” by the operatives of he National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) XI on August 7, 2017. Owner, Miguel Efren Aquino, was emotional when he told Newsline, “ayaw ko na! ayoko ng ganitong buhay, we operated legally, lahat ng employees […]
Army rescues ASG hostage in Basilan
LAMITAN CITY, Philippines — Operatives of the Philippine Navy rescued Abu Sayyaf Group hostage in Basilan Tuesday dawn, August 15. Edmundo Ramos, a.k.a. Moymoy, was rescued by elements of the Joint Task Force Basilan, through the Naval Task Group Basilan in Tapiantana, Basilan at around 1am Tuesday. Ramos’ along with Jason Pon Vailoces, Joel de […]
House panel approves postponement of Barangay, Sk polls to 2018
MANILA, Philippines — The panel at the House of Representative Monday the proposal to postpone the October 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to second Monday of May 2018. The Committee voted 19-2 in favor of postponing the barangay and SK elections. The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chaired by CIBAC partylist […]
Package contains ginseng tea not money, says NBI XI director
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional director Arnold Rosales denied receiving P500,000 “for the boys” from the owner of Plaza Roman KTV Bar. Lawyer Arnold Rosales, director of NBI XI in newspaper reports denied receiving any amount from businessman Miguel Efren Aquino, the owner of Plaza Roman. Rosales admitted receiving the […]
NBI released bizman without court order
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Davao Region maybe held liable for “Conniving with or Consenting to Evasion” under Art. 223 of the Revised Penal Code when they released a businessman without the order of the court. The NBI released businessman Efren Miguel Aquino, owner of Plaza Roman KTV bar at […]
Davao’s SWAT members get new firearms
DAVAO CITY, Aug 12 – Members of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) received new firearms from Philippine National Police (PNP) director Ronald dela Rosa on Friday. DCPO spokesperson Sr. Inspector Ma Theresa Gaspan said high caliber firearms turned over by Dela Rosa to Davao City chief of police Sr. […]
Ensure government protection for Marawi IDPs-Poe
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— Senator Grace Poe urged the government to focus on the welfare of thousands of locals displaced by the conflict in restive Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, as she pushed for legislation that seeks to protect internally displaced persons (IDPs). Poe filed Senate Bill No. 1513 or the proposed Rights of Internally Displaced […]
NBI boss, 11 others in hot water over ‘for the boys’ raps
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—-A dozen agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Davao Region including the regional director are in trouble over P500,000.00 “for the boys” raid. Lawyer Dante Gierran, NBI director ordered a full investigation among NBI Davao Region personnel including Atty. Arnold Rosales, regional director NBI Davao Region, for allegedly mulcting P500,000 […]