‘Bikoy’ BP shoots up; gets admitted to hospital–PNP chief

/INQ.net 05/24/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, was admitted to the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital in Camp Crame on Friday after his blood pressure…

Sara Duterte: ‘Bikoy’ is ‘a fool,’ ‘a scam’

/INQ.net 05/23/2019

  MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday described Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who claims to be “Bikoy,” as a “fool” and “a scam” created by people opposed to President Rodrigo Duterte. “He…

528 sea turtles released in Sarangani

/INQ.net 05/23/2019

MAASIM, SARANGANI, Philippines — Sea turtle conservation has been successful in Sarangani province, with 528 hatchlings released in this town’s waters last week. Nilo Tamoria, regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), said…

P50,000 reward for missing Grab drivers

/INQ.net 05/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Ride-hailing giant Grab Philippines announced a P50,000 reward for any information about  its two drivers who disappeared after they were booked four days apart last month by the same person in Cavite province. In…

‘Bikoy’ says claims in videos are lies, tags LP, Trillanes

/INQ.net 05/23/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who claims to be “Bikoy,” revealed on Thursday that the narcolist videos were orchestrated by the Liberal Party and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “Ito ay pawang orchestrated lamang…

Bong Revilla to bashers: Stop the hate, let’s unite for the country

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines – After pulling off a successful Senate comeback bid, newly-proclaimed senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. on Wednesday appealed to bashers and critics to stop the personal attacks against him. “Sana naman matigil na ang pambabatikos…

Revilla hopes bashing ends

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — “Sana naman matigil na yung pambabatikos at tayo’y magsama-sama para sa bayan.” This was what Senator-elect Ramon “Bong” Revilla said in a brief interview after the proclamation of winning senatorial bets at the Philippine…

5 reelectionists, 4 returning, 3 new faces proclaimed senators

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Five incumbent senators won back their seats in the Senate in the midterm elections, with three first-time senators and four former senators joining them when the 18th Congress opens in July. Topping this year’s…

Dela Rosa: ‘Senador na ako!’

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — “Masaya ako! Senador na ako!” Senator-elect Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa expressed joy on Wednesday as he spoke briefly to the media at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). This was minutes before the proclamation…

LIST: Get to know the Magic 12

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Reelectionists, returning senators and newbies in the national politics composed the 12 senators who won the May 13 elections. Following is a quick glimpse of the winning senators’ ranks and their background: Cynthia Villar …

Final, official count: Villar 1st, Binay 12th in Senate race

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Re-electionist Sen. Cynthia Villar topped the 2019 senatorial race dominated by administration-backed candidates as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finished the counting of all votes for the midterm elections. The Comelec, sitting as the…

Palace welcomes ROTC law for Grades 11, 12

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang described as “good news” the House of Representatives’ approval of a measure that would mandate the enrollment of senior high school students in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). “That’s good news. President…

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