DAVAO CITY (July 4) -The Philippine anti-smuggling teams conducted a buy-bust operation in Davao City under “Oplan MegaShopper” on the evening of July 2, 2025, . The operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), together with Bunawan Police Station and the Davao City Vice Regulation Unit (Anti-Smoking Section), arrested a 44-year-old woman whom police … [Read more...] about Woman arrested in Davao City for selling cigarettes without health warnings
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PNP officer nabbed in ₱552K cigarette smuggling bust in Lanao del Norte
DAVAO CITY (July 3)— In a pre-dawn checkpoint operation on July 2, 2025, law enforcement personnel seized ₱552,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three suspects, including an active member of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The operation took place around 3:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m. at Purok 1, Barangay Butadon, as part of a routine random checkpoint by the 2nd … [Read more...] about PNP officer nabbed in ₱552K cigarette smuggling bust in Lanao del Norte
Kanhi Misamis Occidental congressman nakonbikto tungod sa PDAF scam
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO (Hunyo 14) -- Gikonbikto sa Sandiganbayan ang kanhi magbabalaod gikan sa Misamis Occidental ug duha ka opisyal sa usa ka non-government organization (NGO) sa daghang kasong kriminal tungod sa pagwaldas niadtong 2013 sa Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) o pork barrel funds sa kongresista. Nakit-an sa Sandiganbayan Second Division si ex-Misamis … [Read more...] about Kanhi Misamis Occidental congressman nakonbikto tungod sa PDAF scam
Comelec audit reports 99.997% accuracy of May 12 polls
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said the ongoing Random Manual Audit (RMA) of the May 12 elections so far shows that the accuracy rate between the automated counting machines (ACMs) and the manual tally is at 99.997% "So far, 99.997 percent accuracy rate on the ballots that have been audited," Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in a press … [Read more...] about Comelec audit reports 99.997% accuracy of May 12 polls
Marawi at 8: Families await justice, return, and closure
Families of the missing gather during the 2024 commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared in Iligan City. Photo: L. Monserate Piojo/ICRC DAVAO CITY (June 8) — Eight years after the devastating siege of Marawi City in 2017, thousands of families remain displaced, and more than 300 people are still missing, highlighting what humanitarian groups call a fragile … [Read more...] about Marawi at 8: Families await justice, return, and closure
