Media group alarmed at PNP move vs rumor mills

Dempsey Reyes 01/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Any attempts by the police to launch crackdowns on content creators they deemed behind moves to “destabilize” the Marcos administration should be a cause for public alarm, a media rights watchdog said on Saturday,…

Crackdown on distance learning cheats, gov’t urged

Melvin Gascon 04/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday called on the government and schools to step up their campaign to stop various forms of cheating in distance learning amid the pandemic. Citing reports, he lamented that the…

‘Night fell’: Hong Kong’s first month under China security law

Agence France Presse 08/10/2020

HONG KONG, China — Teenager Tony Chung said he was walking outside a shopping mall when police officers from Hong Kong’s new national security unit swooped, bundled him into a nearby stairwell and tried to scan his…

Is the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts a ‘prelude to a crackdown’?

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 06/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Is the sudden proliferation of fake Facebook accounts a prelude to a crackdown once the Anti-Terrorism Bill is enacted into law? House Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Zarate raised this concern on Sunday after it…

Calls mount vs ‘urgent’ anti-terrorism bill

06/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Human rights groups and opposition lawmakers on Tuesday made a desperate call to Congress not to approve the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, warning that the measure aimed at crushing terrorism could easily be…

Drones tapped to help enforce lockdown

Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government said on Saturday it would use smart technology, including the deployment of drones, in enforcing the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to stop the COVID-19 outbreak. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Joint…

Cebu City begins crackdown of overpricing establishments

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY Philippines — The Cebu City government will once again start the crackdown of establishments violating the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) price freeze while demanding for personal protective equipment (PPE). Mayor Edgardo Labella has…

PNP starts crackdown on unregulated firecracker use

Cathrine Gonzales 12/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday started the crackdown on unregulated use of firecrackers as provided under President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 28 in 2017. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said…

CCTO to undergo major revamp – Gealon

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Personnel of the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) will be made to undergo a major revamp to ensure efficiency in the delivery of services and discourage corruption. City Legal Officer Rey Gealon, who…

Crackdown on illegal wildlife meat traders intensified

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/12/2018

THE crackdown on wildlife meat traders will be relentless especially with the recent apprehension of at least 60 kilograms of green sea turtle meat in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City. Atty. Habeas Corpuz, National Bureau of Investigation Environmental…

New LTFRB-7 chief vows to sustain crackdown on colorum vehicles

Rosalie Abatayo 08/13/2018

The new regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) said they will intensify their crackdown on colorum vehicles. LTFRB Regional Director Eduardo Montealto, a retired Army soldier, said he will continue the campaign…

Premier orders crackdown in latest pharma scare

AFP 07/23/2018

China Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed stern action over the latest safety scare to hit the country’s pharmaceutical industry, as a mounting scandal over a rabies vaccine sent drug stocks tumbling. China’s Food and Drug Administration…

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