QCPD gets new chief after road rage fiasco

Dexter Cabalza, Marlon Ramos 09/02/2023

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has accepted the resignation of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III and appointed his successor, following the blunder of the police in handling the…

DOJ defers new travel rules after much flak

Melvin Gascon, Tina G. Santos 09/01/2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Inter-Agency Council Against Human Trafficking (Iacat), announced on Thursday that it was suspending the implementation of the revised departure guidelines for Filipino travelers amid concerns raised by senators and “to…

LPG price up by P73.15 per 11-kg cylinder starting Friday

Meg J. Adonis 09/01/2023

MANILA -The price of liquefied petroleum gas or LPG will rise for the second month in a row by as much as P6.65 per kilogram on Friday, Sept. 1, according to local oil companies. In an advisory…

Ex-cop’s road rage costs him Supreme Court job; QCPD head quits

Abby Boiser, Dexter Cabalza, Julie M. Aurelio 08/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — After drawing flak for organizing an “inappropriate” press briefing for road rage suspect Wilfredo Gonzales, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III submitted on Wednesday his courtesy resignation to Philippine National…

Manny Pacquiao wants to fight in Paris Olympics

June Navarro - Reporter 08/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines –Manny Pacquiao has a huge trophy room filled with championship belts, medals, and an assortment of boxing accolades in a career masterpiece spanning over three decades. But if you look closely at the considerable stockpile…

Ex-cop in road rage clip stripped of gun license

Abby Boiser, Frances Mangosing 08/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A dismissed police officer identified in a “road rage” video as the motorist who hit a cyclist on the head and brandished a gun at him has been stripped of his firearm license, the…

28 more cases filed vs Teves – DOJ

Jacob Lazaro 08/27/2023

Government prosecutors have finally filed murder charges against expelled Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. for the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and nine of his supporters in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, on March 4. Jose Dominic Clavano…

Extend validity of drivers’ licenses, LTO urged

Julie Aurelio 08/27/2023

A party list lawmaker has urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to automatically extend the validity of drivers’ licenses for one year after a Quezon City court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop Banner PlastiCard…

Nikki Valdez on winning 1st acting trophy

Marinel Cruz 08/25/2023

Learn how to wait; and while waiting, just do your best,” declared Nikki Valdez, who finally received her first acting award—a best supporting actress trophy from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (Famas)—26 years after…

Karl-Anthony Towns arrives in Manila, wants to make Dominican Republic proud in Fiba World Cup

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Karl-Anthony Towns, the Dominican Republic and Minnesota Timberwolves star, arrived in Manila on Monday night with a simple mission in mind for the Fiba World Cup. “Playing. Just playing basketball. That’s just really it,”…

Identify ‘traitor,’ lawmaker urges House

Julie Aurelio 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Congress should investigate and identify “possible traitors” in the government who reportedly promised to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal as a Makabayan lawmaker said former President Rodrigo Duterte’s…

Ninoy Aquino Day missing in NHCP calendar

Jerome Aning 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has yet to come out with official activities, if any, on Ninoy Aquino Day, a nonworking holiday that falls on Monday this year. But Ninoy Aquino…

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