PBA players tapped as new faces of drug war

Dexter Cabalza 04/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Who else can turn basketball-crazed Filipinos away from the lure of illegal drugs? For the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), there could be no better ambassadors for the drug campaign than…

Another mastermind named in Degamo slay

Dexter Cabalza, Tina G. Santos 04/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are now at the tail-end of the quest for justice in the murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo following the arrest of another mastermind tagged as the “missing vital link” and one…

P1.1-million reward up for arrest of Cavite student’s killer

Delfin Mallari, Dexter Cabalza 04/01/2023

Government officials in Cavite province have offered a P1.1-million reward for anyone who could provide information that would lead to the arrest of the killer of a 22-year-old female student in Dasmariñas City on March 28. Police…

Teves lawyer cries foul over ‘fugitive’ tag

Dexter Cabalza, Marlon Ramos, Tina G. Santos 03/29/2023

The lawyer of Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. called out Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday for branding his client a “fugitive,” saying this was “premature” and only served to “demonize” the lawmaker. Ferdinand Topacio…

Guns seized as cops raid home of another Teves

Ador Vincent Mayol, Dexter Cabalza, Nestle Semilla 03/25/2023

CEBU CITY — Two weeks after police raided suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.’s properties in the province, operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) swooped this time on the estate of his younger…

Degamo widow, allied mayors taking more steps vs Teves

Dexter Cabalza, Kaye Brier - @inquirerdotnet 03/24/2023

The widow of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and her allied mayors in the province moved to put more pressure on Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., a day after the House of Representatives voted to suspend him…

Central Visayas police chief, 10 generals reshuffled

Dexter Cabalza 03/18/2023

Eleven ranking police officials have been included in the latest reshuffle at the Philippine National Police, including the Central Visayas police chief at the time of the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. Based on PNP…

More fall ill due to spill; oil slick reaches Palawan

Dexter Cabalza, Geraldford Ticke, Madonna Virola 03/11/2023

CITY OF CALAPAN — At least 81 residents in the coastal villages of Pola town in Oriental Mindoro have fallen ill due to the industrial oil spilled by the sunken tanker MT Princess Empress that has washed…

Degamo slay planned since December

Dexter Cabalza, Kathleen de Villa, Kaye C. Brier, Tina G. Santos 03/10/2023

The plan to murder Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo was hatched as early as December last year, police investigators revealed Thursday, March 9, 2023. In a press conference, Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson for the Special…

Army eyes program to stop soldiers from turning into mercenaries

Dexter Cabalza 03/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army will be conducting programs to ensure that their “skilled” personnel would not be of use to criminal elements even after they bow out of military service. In a phone interview, Army…

Galvez assures lawmakers: Mandatory ROTC can be implemented

Dexter Cabalza 01/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday assured senators that it could implement a law they are proposing to make the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory despite doubts and reservations expressed…

BuCor eyes building national prisons in all 17 PH regions

Dexter Cabalza 11/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The construction of national prisons at each of the country’s 17 regions is being eyed as a long-term solution for many of the decades-long problems of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). Gregorio Catapang Jr.,…

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