MANILA, Philippines —Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday that the application for asylum of Harry Roque, former spokesperson for ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, had been denied. Remulla’s claim, however, was called by Roque as “fake news.” An…
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was assigned to the infirmary of the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas with three fellow persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). The assessment…
MANILA, Philippines — The Liwasang Bonifacio was a freedom park that required no permit to be used for public assemblies, the Manila City government reiterated. This as the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) mounted a rally at the…
MANILA, Philippines — The motives behind the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)-led rally along Edsa were challenged on Wednesday by organizers of recent anti-corruption protests. These organizers are asking why thousands of supporters needed to be mobilized for…
MANILA, Philippines — The assailants in the shooting incident inside a Tacloban City high school planned it weeks before the incident. This was according to the Police Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO 8). At least three students…
MANILA, Philippines — A complaint has been filed by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP CIDG) before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Senator Robin Padilla and five others for obstruction of justice.…
MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government has been criticized by former Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV over the former’s failure to secure Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who…
MANILA, Philippines — Suspend the excise on fuel or grant a P2 increase in the minimum fare. This is the call of Jeepney drivers, who now reel from oil price aftershocks that so far cut their take-home…
MANILA, Philippines — Despite multiple raids in at least 20 locations since January, gambling tycoon Atong Ang remains at large. This is according to Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday. Ang is…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is back in jail. This is seven years after his 2018 acquittal in a case arising from the pork barrel scam. Revilla, this time is back in prison…