The connections of Atong Ang within various levels of government is the biggest obstacle to his arrest, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday. “Ang pinakamahirap na bahagi ng trabaho talaga ‘yung penetration niya sa lahat ng hanay ng gobyerno,” Remulla said in an interview on Unang Balita. “Sa dami ng […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More than P6 million worth of high-grade marijuana, or “kush,” hidden in a rolled runner rug was seized by anti-narcotics operatives at the Port of Clark in Pampanga, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Wednesday. According to the BOC in a statement, the drugs were seized from a shipment that came from […]
Read MoreSANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA, Philippines — Four children died, and three others were wounded when the tricycle they were riding was hit by a truck loaded with cement on Friday evening (January 23) along the bypass road in Barangay Ambalatungan in this city. The city police office’s traffic enforcement unit said the truck was heading toward […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Police arrested a man for allegedly offering dental services without the required Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) license in Batangas, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) said on Monday. The suspect, a 26-year-old Grade 9 dropout, was arrested in an entrapment operation at his apartment in the town of Malvar last Thursday […]
Read MoreThe Philippine Army on Friday said four soldiers were killed in an ambush carried out by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group (DI-MG) members in Munai, Lanao del Norte. “At around 10 a.m. 23 January, personnel from Task Unit Tabang were ambushed by allegedly members of DI-Maute Group at Brgy Lininding, Munai, Lanao Del Norte,” Philippine Army […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The camp of gaming tycoon Atong Ang has surrendered five of his firearms to the police while reporting one as lost, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed on Wednesday. In a phone interview with reporters, Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) Chief Brig. Gen. Jose Manalad said one of Ang’s legal counsels, Mikaelo […]
Read MoreAuthorities arrested early Tuesday one of the co-accused of former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. in connection with the alleged P92.8 million ghost flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan. Arrested in Barangay Bangao, Buguias, Benguet was Christina Mae del Rosario Pineda, 38, cashier of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineering […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday said the individuals who allegedly tried to bribe him and Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla would soon face charges over the flood control scandal. “They will face charges any time now. In the next two to three weeks, they will be charged at the Sandiganbayan. That’s why […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Seventeen tipsters have messaged the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) hotlines for information that authorities hope will lead to the arrest of gaming tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang, CIDG- National Capital Region chief Col. John Guiagui said on Monday. The CIDG set up the hotlines last Friday in an effort to track […]
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) intercepted an inbound parcel containing P480,400 worth of illegal drugs at the airport last January 16. “The parcel, declared as accessories and candies, was subjected to physical examination after exhibiting suspicious indicators. Inspection revealed approximately 320 grams of dried marijuana (kush) with an estimated street […]
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