The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) considers the commemoration of Holy Week in Manila to be ‘generally peaceful’. NCRPO Chief, Police Major General Edgar Allan Okubo, said they have not received any security threats and even though Semana Santa is over they are still on heightened alert. They still have policemen scattered in public…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is positive. that the country’s inflation rate will also slow down, following the drop in the price of oil and agricultural products in the 2nd quarter of 2023 with the help of imports. This was the President’s statement after the recorded inflation rose to 8.7 percent in the month of January…
Pope Francis is in South Sudan to fulfill his long-standing promise to visit the said country. This is the first time the Pope has visited South Sudan as part of his six-day visit to South Africans. Accompanying it on the trip are Archbishop Justin Welby who heads the Angelican Communion and Retired Rev. Iain Greenshields…
The electric guitar signed by the band Eraserheads will be auctioned, and the proceeds will be used for the treatment of Gab Chee Kee, the guitarist of the band Parokya Ni Edgar. On Instagram, Parokya’s frontman, Chito Miranda, said that Gab introduced them to Eheads. “Malamang alam naman ninyo na sobrang fans kami ng Eheads……
Peruvian lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have advanced elections to December. This is after Peru’s congress voted on a third bid to move the election from April 2024 and hold it this year, a move President Dina Boluarte seeks to calm the chaos amid anti-government protests. If you recall, Peru has been embroiled…
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook parts of Mindanao at 6:46 p.m. this Wednesday, February 1. Based on information released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at a distance of 14 kilometers northeast of New Bataan, Davao de Oro. The origin of the earthquake was tectonic,…
Seven bilateral agreements are expected to be signed between the Philippines and Japan during the visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. next week according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). According to DFA Assistant Secretary Nathaniel Imperial, among the signed agreements is the humanitarian assistance on disaster relief or HADR cooperation. According to the…
The Sandiganbayan dismissed the plea of former First Lady Imelda Marcos and her daughter Irene Marcos-Araneta to recover the properties seized from them in their dismissed P200-billion civil forfeiture case. In a 40-page resolution on January 25, the court’s Fourth Division said the motion by two members of the Marcos family seeking the return of…
The Senate has started the debate on the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund bills today. Senate Bill No. 1670 and House Bill No. 6608, proposals aimed at creating funds, were discussed by the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies. Among the sources of seed money for the Maharlika Investment Fund are the Land Bank…
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) revealed that inmates have started using new methods to smuggle contraband such as illegal drugs into their cells. According to Jail Superintendent Xavier Solda, spokesperson of the bureau, they regularly conduct greyhound operations in jail facilities. They also conduct random checking of jail cells to ensure they…