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2 Korean nationals charged for robbing businessman in Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police here have filed charges against the two Korean nationals who allegedly robbed a businessman in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City last Tuesday, April 2, 2024. According to police, the suspects were charged for robbery with homicide, frustrated homicide, and direct assault. The arrested persons were identified as Yong Hee Kim, 45;.....»»
FTI urged to build cold storage facilities for onions
Food Terminal Inc. should consider undertaking a P1.5 billion cold storage program to stock onions and provide farmers with guaranteed market while preventing another runaway in prices, an industry group said......»»
EDITORIAL — A different onion crisis
During the 2022 Christmas holidays, Filipinos reeled from the eye-watering prices of red onions, which surged to over P700 a kilo, with no white onions to be had for onion rings, burgers and bistek......»»
Philippines may import onions amid armyworm infestation
The Philippines might have to import up to 60,000 metric tons of onions as 45 percent of plantations are affected by harabas or armyworm infestations that worsened due to El Niño, according to the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. ......»»
Probe on online sale of smuggled onions sought
The rampant online selling of smuggled onions and other agricultural products must be investigated by the House of Representatives as it is detrimental to local farmers’ livelihood and consumers’ health, according to AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee......»»
‘No smuggled onions in CDO’
The Bureau of Plant Industry has denied reports that smuggled onions are flooding the markets in Cagayan de Oro and that this has led to depressed prices......»»
‘Smuggled onions flooding Mindanao’
A farmers’ group has confirmed the entry of alleged smuggled onions in Mindanao......»»
Smuggled onions booming online
Smuggled and imported onions being sold online have contributed to the slump in the farmgate price of local bulbs, according to a farmers’ group......»»
Farmgate price of red onions drops to P29/kilo
The farmgate price of onions further declined to P29 per kilo compared to the previous P40 per kilo or a decrease of P11, according to farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura yesterday......»»
Reflections after a prison visit
Given the constraints they face, political prisoners deserve our utmost respect for choosing defiance instead of compromise and collaboration with the class enemy. They provide a dignified example of how to live a life devoted to the cause of fighting with the oppressed. Their activism is demonized and criminalized by those who see no evil in the obscene hoarding of the nation’s wealth by the elite and the exploitation of the poor and powerless by those in power. The post Reflections after a prison visit appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Pinoys charged for abandoning corpses arrested anew for murder
Two Filipinos earlier charged for allegedly abandoning the dead bodies of a Japanese couple in Tokyo in January have again been arrested, this time on murder charges. .....»»
Gang s distinctive motorcycles destroyed following court order
Six motorcycles that belonged to the Comanchero Motorcycle Gang have been turned into scrap metal The six distinctive Harley Davidsons were seized during Operation Nova in 2019 It's the first time Police have sought such an order under legislation Excluding motorcycles, $2.6 million in assets were restrained from the gang in the operation Operation Nova saw 18 people charged with a vari.....»»
Extortionist nabbed, charged with estafa in Mandaue
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 53-year-old extortionist was arrested and charged with estafa for extorting money from old female victims by pretending to have personal connections at the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Mandaue City, Cebu. After one of her victims sought the help of authorities, the woman was arrested during an entrapment operation on.....»»
2 Pasig hotel execs charged over senior’s discount
Two executives of a hotel in Pasig were charged by the city prosecutor’s office for not giving a senior citizen her 20-percent discount......»»
177 cops charged for drug offenses
More than 170 police officers have been charged with drug-related offenses in Metro Manila and about 120,000 people have been placed behind bars under the administration’s war on drugs, President Marcos reported yesterday......»»
Quezon rights defenders charged with terrorism financing
This news comes as a shock, as both individuals were unaware that complaints had been filed against them until a preliminary investigation resolution was released on April 8, recommending criminal charges." The post Quezon rights defenders charged with terrorism financing appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Clergy woman tells UN how Anti-Terror Act is used vs rights defenders
Human rights group Karapatan, said there are at least 91 individuals who have been charged with violations of the ATA and Republic Act No. 10168 or the law on the prevention and suppression of terrorist financing. There are also at least 27 political prisoners charged under both laws. The post Clergy woman tells UN how Anti-Terror Act is used vs rights defenders appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets.....»»
Chinese charged with kidnapping arrested
Chinese charged with kidnapping arrested.....»»
2 filmmakers charged
2 filmmakers charged.....»»