CPA: Saturation drive at Pier 2 in Cebu City yields drugs, gun

Futch Anthony Inso 11/22/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The saturation drive that was initiated by the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) in Pier 2, Cebu City, on Friday morning, November 22, 2024, has resulted to the arrest of two individuals. The arrested…

Mactan-Cebu airport set to roll out BGC-style digital ads executions

Pia Piquero 11/22/2024

CEBU, Philippines—Travelers passing through Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will soon be greeted by cutting-edge digital ads similar to those lighting up Bonifacio Global City (BGC), a central business district in Taguig, Metro Manila. This innovation is part…

Shooting in California kills Fil-Am siblings

Mary Villegas 11/22/2024

(UPDATED) A gunman shot and killed four people, including two Filipino American (Fil-Am) siblings, at a residence in Lancaster, California, where a house fire also broke out over the weekend. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical…

‘Limited importation’ of white onions, select veggies mulled

Stephanie Sevillano 11/22/2024

MANILA – The limited importation of white onions and select vegetables is now under study, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Thursday. This came after the onslaught of consecutive strong typhoons which affected most of the highland…

China called out for using ‘fake fishing boats’ in WPS

Jose Cielito Reganit 11/21/2024

MANILA – Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Wednesday assailed China’s blown-out covert tactics to maintain and establish a permanent presence of their coast guard or navy personnel in the West Philippine Sea…

‘Case solved’: Neca Denise Lagria strangled to death after fighting attacker

Emmariel Ares 11/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mr. Lagria* watched as his youngest daughter, Neca Denise Lagria, rode a jeepney that would take her to work around 3 a.m. last Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Neca Denise, 22, worked as a…

Mary Jane Veloso: I’m very elated to go back home

Agence France Presse 11/21/2024

Mary Jane Veloso, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug charges said Thursday that she was “elated” to be returning home, after a deal brokered between the two nations. Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in…

‘Chinese spies infiltrate PH via Pogos’

Charie Abarca 11/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) made it possible for Chinese spies to infiltrate the Philippines, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday. During the Kapihan sa Senado forum, Hontiveros confirmed receiving new information about…

9 police tipsters get P1.8M reward for arrest of wanted criminals

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan - Philippine News Agency 11/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines – A total of nine informants will split the P1.8 million reward from the Philippine National Police (PNP) for providing information that led to the arrest of nine most wanted criminals. The informants received the…

Ex-Cebu City Administrator files ‘child abuse’ complaint vs Garcia

Pia Piquero 11/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Administrator Collin Rosell has lodged a series of complaints, including child abuse, against Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia and other city officials before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. The filing on…

DMW pledges continued support for Mary Jane Veloso, family

Marita Moaje 11/21/2024

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reaffirmed its continued commitment to supporting Mary Jane Veloso and her family as she is about to be transferred to the Philippines from Indonesia. At the Bagong Pilipinas briefing on…

Indonesia didn’t ask anything for Mary Jane Veloso – DFA

Darryl John Esguerra 11/20/2024

MANILA – Indonesia did not ask anything in exchange for the return of Mary Jane Veloso, but the Philippines will certainly remember this gesture, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a Palace press briefing Wednesday, DFA…

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