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DSWD allots Php537M emergency cash aid to shear line, quake-hit families in Samar, Mindanao

Three Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started on January 18 the simultaneous payout of cash assistance, through the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program, for the families affected by a triad of disasters that occurred in the last quarter of 2023 to help them recover and resume their normal lives. […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Philippines denies China repelled BFAR vessel

A claim by Chinese state media that Chinese coast guards had “repelled” a Filipino vessel in Panatag Shoal was “inaccurate,” according to the Philippine Coast Guard......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

PNP dismisses cop who fired gun outside QC bar from service

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has already dismissed from service Lt. Col. Mark Julio Abong — a police officer who was arrested for firing his gun outside a Quezon City bar in November last year. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Monday said he already signed Abong’s dismissal order last December 18 in.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

PH intensifies patrols to guard WPS fishing grounds

The Philippines will actively protect its traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea from increasing Chinese aggression by having government ships regularly patrol Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal starting this month. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año announced that vessels from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will take.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

DSWD introduces 3 schemes to distribute financial aid

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — To fast-track the distribution of financial assistance to social pension beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued Memorandum Circular No. 17, introducing three delivery schemes. This includes cash advances of special disbursing officers (SDOs) of the agency, door-to-door delivery for beneficiaries in critical condition, and the transfer of.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Minglanilla drug bust: Security guard, construction worker nabbed with P3.4M ‘shabu’

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A security guard and a construction worker, who moonlight as drug peddlers, were caught with suspected shabu worth P3.4 million during a buy-bust operation in Minglanilla, Cebu on Tuesday evening, April 2, 2024. The suspects were identified as Selfred Pojio Silva aka “Odo”, 48, a security guard; and Elmer Morales Bucog,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 4th, 2024

Sandigan upholds conviction of TLRC execs over ‘pork’ scam

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of three officials of the abolished state firm Technology and Livelihood Resource Center for graft and malversation of public funds in connection with their alleged involvement in the pork barrel fund scam......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Sandigan upholds Dengvaxia raps vs Garin, 4 others

The Sandiganbayan has denied motions to dismiss filed by former health secretary Janette Garin and four former and incumbent officials over the allegedly anomalous P3.556-billion dengue mass vaccination program of the Aquino administration from 2010 to 2016......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Ex-AFP officer slams raps over socmed posts

Retired military officer Johnny Macanas Sr. has decried the filing of criminal complaints against him by Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., calling it a form of harassment and curtailment of his freedom of expression......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

NorthPort sails to 4th straight win

Red-hot NorthPort didn’t miss a beat, coming out of a long break with a coast-to-coast romp over Talk ‘N Text, 112-96, to stay within the leaders’ pack in the PBA Philippine Cup yesterday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

SC upholds decision granting Napoles bail in one PDAF case

Pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and former Masbate Rep. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete have been allowed to post bail after the Supreme Court dismissed a case related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

COA denies PNP generals’ appeal on blocked P131-million fast boat purchase

The Commission on Audit upholds the findings of the Fraud Audit Office, stating that the transaction of four former police generals in 2009 violated procurement laws.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Brother of slain OFW Jullebee Ranara says Kuwaiti law too lenient on killer

The appellate court in Kuwait upholds the 16-year prison sentence for the teenager who killed Ranara, a Filipino domestic worker.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Palompon mayor’s petition dismissed: Court upholds SW validity

ORMOC CITY, Leyte — The Regional Trial Court Branch 45 of Tacloban City dismissed the petition filed by Palompon Mayor Ramon Oñate seeking to invalidate the search warrant issued earlier by the court on the site where the DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. is located, citing lack of merit. Oñate’s petition to suppress the evidence obtained.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Sandigan upholds sentence for Nabcor execs in ‘pork’ scam

The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of three officials of abolished state firm National Agribusiness Corp. (NABCOR) in connection with the pork barrel scam......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 1st, 2024

SC upholds Philippines-Japan economic pact

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, a bilateral trade and investment deal entered into by the two countries during the Arroyo administration and ratified by the Senate in 2008......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

SC upholds homicide raps vs 4 cops

The Supreme Court has upheld a resolution of the Office of the Ombudsman to charge only four of 21 police officers with homicide for the killing of Luis Bonifacio and his son Gabriel in a drug bust in 2016......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Drunk policeman nabbed for punching, threatening fellow officer in Cebu City

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A policeman will be spending some time in jail for allegedly punching and pointing his service firearm at a fellow police officer while intoxicated along the Sto. Niño road in Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City on Wednesday evening, April 24, 2024. The incident reportedly happened at around 10:30 p.m. The arrested.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

SC may bagong chief communications officer, 1st female spokesperson

MAY itinalaga nang bagong chief communications officer ang Supreme Court (SC). Siya’y walang iba kundi ang multi-platform journalist at abogado na si Michael “Mike” Navallo. Pamumunuan ni Navallo ang Supreme Court Communications Office simula August 1. Samantala, ang bagong tagapagsalita ay si Camille Ting, ang kauna-unahang babae na napili sa nasabing posisyon, na agad namang.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Barangay officer dead, 2 hurt in stabbing spree

A barangay public safety officer was killed while two others, including a policeman, were wounded when a man went on a stabbing spree in Quezon City on Wednesday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024