MORE than 1,200 individuals acquired the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2022 after engaging in transactional or paid sex. Based on the December 2022 HIV/Aids …
P183M shabu found in abandoned vehicle
AUTHORITIES found over P183 million worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in an abandoned vehicle in Parañaque City, Southern Police District (SPD) Director Brigadier General …
2 Filipinos hurt in Turkey earthquake
TWO Filipinos were hurt following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck eastern Turkey and Syria, the Philippine Embassy there said on Thursday, February 9, 2023. …
PH deports 2 Japanese fugitives
THE Philippine government has deported two Japanese fugitives allegedly involved in a series of robberies in their country. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla III said …
Bantag charged with plunder, graft
THE Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) filed on Monday, February 6, 2023, multiple charges including plunder and graft against its suspended head General Gerald Bantag. Charges …
BIR files tax evasion cases vs delinquent payers
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed a total of 74 tax evasion complaints against delinquent taxpayers and companies on Thursday, February 2, 2023. BIR …
Man arrested in Northern Samar over P69M shabu
AUTHORITIES have arrested a man who yielded P69 million worth of illegal drugs in Northern Samar. In a report from the Allen Municipal Police Station, …
Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us during storm Ida
NEW ORLEANS — As Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021, Renato Decena and Rosel Hernandez watched the storm punch a hole …
2 pilots dead as PAF plane crashes in Bataan
TWO Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots were killed in a plane crash in Pilar, Bataan on Wednesday morning, January 25, 2023. In a statement, the …
Truck rams biology students inside university; 1 dead, 4 hurt
A FIRST year college student was killed, while four others were wounded after an unmanned delivery truck rammed into them inside the Cavite State University …
Torture charges filed against Bantag, other ex-Bucor officials
JAIL officers filed on Friday, January 20, 2023, torture charges against suspended Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) director Gerald Bantag. Charges of torture, oral defamation, grave …
2 BI officials under probe over involvement in human trafficking
TWO personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) were relieved from post pending the conduct of investigation on their alleged involvement in human trafficking, BI …
4 of 8 Covid-hit Pinoys from China show BA.5.2, BF.7 subvariants
FOUR of the eight Filipinos from China who tested positive for the coronavirus upon their arrival were found to have been carrying Omicron subvariants that …
Marcos visits Misamis Occidental battered by torrential rains
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fast-track the rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by heavy rains …
7 to 9 defense officials step down from post along with Faustino
AROUND seven to nine officials of the Department of National Defense (DND) resigned from their posts along with resigned defense officer-in-charge (OIC) Senior Undersecretary Jose …
Close to 44,000 cops promoted
OVER 43,000 police officers across the country were promoted to the next higher rank on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. In Camp Crame, Philippine National Police …
DOH monitors 89 close contacts of Covid-hit Pinoys from China
EIGHTY-NINE individuals are currently undergoing stringent monitoring from the Department of Health (DOH) after they were traced as close contacts of the eight Filipinos from …
2023 sees higher New Year revelry injuries
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, January 6, 2023, reported that there are more injuries stemming from the celebrations to welcome 2023 as compared …
DMW: 760,000 OFWs deployed since July
OVER 760,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been deployed by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in just the first six months of the Marcos …
Firecracker injuries up to 52 cases on New Year’s Eve
HEADING to the New Year’s Eve celebration, the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, December 31, 2022, said there are already a total of 52 …