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Town treasurer, driver survive ambush in Maguindanao
May 11, 2019, 3:23 pm
COTABATO CITY -- A town treasurer and her driver were slightly injured fired at by still unidentified gunmen along a highway in Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao province on Saturday morning. The victims were identified as Phoebe Cates Pimentel, municipal treasurer of Datu Saudi Ampatuan,… Read More
Drug peddler killed, 5 others nabbed in Bulacan drug ops
May 11, 2019, 3:23 pm
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan-- A suspected drug peddler was killed while five other suspects were arrested in various anti-illegal drugs operations of the Bulacan police Friday and early Saturday morning. Col. Chito G. Bersaluna, provincial director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office,… Read More
NoCot cops arrest 4 in alleged vote buying activities
May 11, 2019, 3:21 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Police in M’lang, North Cotabato arrested four persons allegedly carrying out vote buying activities for Nacionalista Party gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial candidates on Friday night. In a report received by Col. Maximo Layugan, North Cotabato provincial police director,… Read More
MMSU brings college entrance test to IP communities
May 11, 2019, 3:20 pm
LAOAG CITY—In an effort to bring its services closer to people, the state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) will be in Dumalneg, an indigenous peoples community in the province on May 19 to administer College Freshmen Admission Test (CFAT) to all interested graduates of Senior High… Read More
AFP joins anti-insurgency motorcade
May 11, 2019, 3:19 pm
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday joined members of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in a day-long motorcade to advocate against the decades-long communist insurgency in the Philippines. "We support the NTF-ELCAC in this… Read More
PNP chief reminds cops to be nonpartisan in polls
May 11, 2019, 3:19 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Philipping National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, has reminded police officers nationwide that they must not get involve in partisan politics as the mid-term elections near. “Our constant reminder to them is to remain non-partisan, apolitical. We don’t… Read More
Coast Guard assures safe travel for Guimaras fest
May 11, 2019, 2:12 pm
ILOILO CITY -- A total of 108 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) were deployed on Saturday to ensure the safe travel of tourists taking part in Guimaras’ Manggahan Festival. Lt. Col. Rodolfo dela Peña, PCG-Iloilo commander, said 68 coast… Read More
Quezon City has 1.33M voters in May 13 mid-term polls
May 11, 2019, 1:55 pm
MANILA -- A total of 1,330,118 voters are expected to troop to clustered polling precincts in Quezon City, including the populous Novaliches, Batasan, Fairview and Tandang Sora areas, in connection with the mid-term elections on Monday. According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Records… Read More
Give Moros, IPs a chance to lead in gov't: PRRD
May 11, 2019, 1:55 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday urged politicians and voters to give Moros and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) a chance to lead in government. "Give our brothers and sisters a chance to lead. The Moros and Lumads need to be given importance. They shouldn’t be viewed as marginalized… Read More
Village chief, 4 others carrying firearms nabbed at DavSur checkpoint
May 11, 2019, 1:47 pm
DIGOS CITY -- A barangay captain and his four fully-armed companions were arrested in a police checkpoint along Km. 80, Barangay Kiblagon in Sulop, Davao del Sur on Friday night. Major Francis Sonza, the provincial team leader of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), said the… Read More
Calabarzon cops ordered to go after vote buyers
May 11, 2019, 1:05 pm
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City -- The head of the Calabarzon Police Regional Office has warned that any person or candidate involved in vote-buying would be arrested as this constitutes a violation in the Omnibus Election Law. Brig. Gen. Edward E. Carranza’s stern warning came after two… Read More
BARMM, Region 12 officials optimistic of peaceful elections
May 11, 2019, 12:52 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Local government, police and military officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are confident of peaceful elections on Monday. Abdullah Cusain, deputy executive secretary to BARMM chief Minister Murad Ebrahim, said… Read More
Cebuanos urged to cooperate with cops at Comelec checkpoints
May 11, 2019, 12:26 pm
CEBU CITY – The chief of the local police here on Thursday appealed to the public to stop giving negative interpretation of checkpoints being conducted on the streets and, instead, cooperate with the police to avoid inconvenience. Col. Royina Garma, Cebu City police chief , said they plan to… Read More
VCMs test run in Ilocos Norte goes smoothly: Comelec
May 11, 2019, 12:22 pm
LAOAG CITY—Except for some minor glitches--at least two vote counting machines that did not scan the sample ballots-- the final testing and sealing (FTS) of vote counting machines in Ilocos Norte went smoothly on Friday. The FTS involves the end-to-end test of the process, from the… Read More
Political supporter killed, 1 hurt in Zambo shooting
May 11, 2019, 11:51 am
MOLAVE, Zamboanga del Sur - A political supporter was killed while another one was wounded in a shooting incident fueled by political rivalry in this municipality, the police disclosed Friday. Maj. Willie Joy Pogado, local police chief, said the incident happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday along… Read More
DepEd-NegOcc to launch 2019 Brigada Eskwela in 2 venues
May 11, 2019, 11:38 am
BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Negros Occidental will hold the simultaneous launch of the 2019 Brigada Eskwela in two venues on May 17. In the north, the kick-off event will be held at the Lopez Jaena National High School in Murcia town while in the south, it will… Read More
Daraga Vice Mayor Perete assumes mayoral post
May 11, 2019, 11:30 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- Daraga Vice Mayor Victor Perete assumed on Friday afternoon the mayoral post based on the order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) designating him as acting town mayor following the detention of Mayor Carlwyn Baldo. Baldo, accused of double murder and… Read More
Motorcycle riders call for end to communist insurgency
May 11, 2019, 11:23 am
MANILA -- More than a thousand motorcycle riders all over Metro Manila on Saturday joined a day-long motorcade to advocate against the decades-long communist insurgency in the Philippines. As of posting, the “Ride! Ride! Ride! to End Communist Insurgency” movement was gathering volunteers… Read More
Palace clarifies Gretchen Ho, Hidilyn Diaz not part of ouster matrix
May 11, 2019, 11:14 am
MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday clarified that celebrity host Gretchen Ho, and Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz are not part of the ouster plot matrix against President Rodrigo R. Duterte. In an interview with reporters, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Ho and Diaz's names… Read More
Nearly 700 SD cards found 'corrupted' in final testing of VCMs
May 11, 2019, 10:20 am
MANILA -- Almost 700 Secure Digital (SD) cards to be used in the May 13 mid-term polls were found to be corrupted, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez disclosed that as of 6 p.m., some 686 SD cards were found to be corrupted during the Final… Read More
