MANILA, Philippines — Students and youth members of the Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) held a rally in front of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon City on Monday afternoon to protest the alleged police brutality that transpired during the Sept. 21 anti-corruption demonstrations in Manila. The group of 17 participants braved the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — At least 20 protesters were arrested and 40 police officers were injured after tensions flared during the Sept. 21 anti-corruption protest, according to National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin. “Those arrested really did violate the law. Although we are trying to enforce maximum tolerance, we had to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Five alleged gunrunners were arrested by authorities in Bukidnon and Maguindanao del Sur provinces, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said. Three of the suspects — identified by the police as “Jun,” 25; “Angel,” 26; and “Gerv,” 35 — were nabbed in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon last Tuesday afternoon, the CIDG detailed […]
Read MoreCITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — Church groups, parishioners, students, civic organizations, and residents from the flood-stricken towns of Hagonoy and Calumpit kicked off a three-day series of prayer rallies, marches, and motorcades from Friday to Sunday (Sept. 19 to 21) to denounce alleged anomalies in multi-billion-peso flood control projects. The Bulacan Ecumenical Forum (BEF) and […]
Read MoreA 52-year-old man was arrested after choking his live-in partner with a wooden stick (arnis) and threatening to kill her during an argument in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo City on Tuesday night, Sept. 16. The Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) reported that the suspect, identified as “Mil,” and the victim figured in a […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. told rallyists not to view the law enforcement agency as an enemy for the upcoming anti-corruption protests on Sept. 21. “This coming Sunday, let us not view our police as the enemy. Instead, they are your partners in ensuring that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Protests against corruption on September 21 will expand outside of Metro Manila, former Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino announced on Monday at a press conference organized by the new anti-corruption group Artikulo Onse. The convenors, Lihok Bol-Anon, said that the uncovering of the flood-control projects is a reminder that “corruption remains […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is ready to provide security to personnel conducting inspections in alleged anomalous flood control projects set to be done by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). (We are only on the security side. We don’t know anything about forensic infrastructure, but there are so many threats […]
Read MoreMANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday said it monitored 13 rallies in different parts of Metro Manila the previous day in what activists and groups described as “Black Friday” protests. In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said the rallies—condemning widespread corruption in government projects, particularly those […]
Read MoreA Manila court has granted the bail petition filed by former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. in one of his murder cases, but his camp said that he will not be released yet due to other pending cases. In a 29-page order dated September 10, the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 12 […]
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