Duterte protected suspected drug lords Yang, Lim, says ex-cop

Filane Mikee Cervantes - Philippine News Agency 11/08/2024

MANILA – Former Police Colonel Eduardo Acierto on Thursday accused former President Rodrigo Duterte of protecting suspected drug lords Michael Yang and Allan Lim. During the hearing of the House Quad Committee, Acierto submitted an intelligence report in…

Jonas Cortes suspension: Dismissed Mandaue mayor to appeal Ombud move

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/08/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes will appeal the decision of Ombudsman suspending him for one year without pay over the designation of an unqualified office-in-charge. Cortes in his statement on the denial…

Trump returns: Undocumented immigrants in US ‘terrified’

Agence France Presse 11/08/2024

PHOENIX, United States — Since learning that Donald Trump will return to the White House, undocumented immigrant Angel Palazuelos has struggled to sleep. The 22-year-old, a graduate student in biomedical engineering who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, is…

Marce: 3,000 families evacuate in Cagayan Valley

Leilanie Adriano - Philippine News Agency 11/08/2024

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Around 3,469 families, or 10,088 individuals, have been pre-emptively evacuated since Wednesday across Region II  as Typhoon Marce (international name Yinxing) pummels this northernmost part of mainland Luzon. In a media briefing on Thursday, regional…

Mayor Cortes’s motion for reconsideration in admin case junked

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/07/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Ombudsman has denied the motion for reconsideration of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes’s in his administrative case involving an alleged unlawful appointment in the city government. The anti-graft body upheld its findings…

Wife, lover nabbed after they were caught inside Cebu City motel

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 44-year-old married woman and her 62-year-old affair partner landed in jail after they were caught together inside a motel room in Cebu City on  Wednesday, November 6. Both individuals will be facing…

Talisay, Cebu: Traffic enforcer, helping pedestrians, hit by SUV

Emmariel Ares 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  While assisting pedestrians, who were crossing the street, a traffic enforcer was struck by a vehicle in Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday evening, November 6. The incident happened along the N Bacalso Avenue…

Attempted rape in Toledo, Cebu: Habal-habal driver nabbed

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A habal-habal driver from Toledo City, Cebu is accused of attempting to rape a woman he brought to a lodging house on the early hours of Wednesday, November 6. The alleged incident happened…

Cebu City: Embalmer, minor helper nabbed for stealing wires

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An embalmer and his 16-year-old helper were apprehended after they were caught allegedly stealing 88 meters of cable wires from a bulk water supply company in Cebu City on the early morning of…

Online child exploitation: LGUs urged to pass laws vs these acts

Pia Piquero 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging local government units (LGUs) nationwide to adopt ordinances aimed at combating online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and the distribution…

Marce to make landfall within hours as it nears Cagayan – Pagasa

Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 11/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) will likely make landfall by Thursday afternoon or Friday early morning as it nears northeastern Cagayan, said the state weather bureau. Marce “will make a landfall and traverse Babuyan…

Over 4.7M voters in Central Visayas for 2025 polls – Comelec-7

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has recorded over 4 million registered voters for the 2025 midterm elections. Comelec-7 data showed on Wednesday in a news forum that on the last…

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