The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended for 90 days the driver’s license of the driver in the viral video online who stuck a dirty finger to the motorist he just cut off, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Tuesday. The suspension came after the LTO also issued a show cause order against the […]
Read MoreThe license of a pickup driver caught in a viral video counterflowing in Malolos, Bulacan has been suspended for 90 days, the Department of Transportation said Monday. In a show cause order, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) directed the registered owner of a Nissan Navara and the designated driver to explain the incident. The driver […]
Read MoreZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested two high-value individuals (HVIs) and seized around PHP13.6 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust here Friday night. Lt. Col. Abell Laborte, officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police – Drug Enforcement Group Special Operations Unit-Zamboanga Peninsula, reported that suspects alias “Ungod,” 45, and alias “Choy,” 23, residents of Barangay Baliwasan […]
Read MoreThere are enough signs clearly saying that smoking and vaping are prohibited inside airplanes. This prompted AirAsia Philippines to issue a strong reminder to all passengers that, again, vaping and smoking are strictly prohibited onboard all its flights. AirAsia reminds guests that such acts violate Republic Act No. 9211 (Tobacco Regulation Act) and Republic Act […]
Read MoreThree Filipino human trafficking victims who were allegedly recruited to work as entertainers in Singapore were rescued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Davao International Airport. According to the BI, immigration personnel intercepted the three victims — aged 20 and 18 — while attempting to board a Scoot Airlines flight to Singapore. They […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The legal counsel of one of the police officers allegedly involved in the abduction of cockfighting aficionados (sabungeros) denied that his client was connected to gaming tycoon and alleged mastermind Atong Ang. Police Senior Master Sgt. Joey Natanauan Encarnacion was among the 12 cops allegedly on Ang’s payroll to kidnap and kill […]
Read MoreCAIRO/JERUSALEM — A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in an attack condemned by journalists and rights groups. Israel’s military said it targeted and killed Anas Al Sharif, alleging he had headed a Hamas militant cell and was […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The three suspected Daulah Islamiya-Maute Group fighters arrested in Lumbayanague town in Lanao del Sur over the weekend are minors, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the three minors are under the custody of the Philippine Army and will be turned over to the […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested three fugitives reported to be members of Dawlah Islamiyah Maute Group (DI-MG), while three others were killed during an operation in Barangay Lamin in Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur over the weekend. According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the male fugitives—known as Abu Zacaria, […]
Read MoreThe Department of Education (DepEd) called on its field offices to increase vigilance and implement stricter preventive measures against school-based violence following a shooting incident in Nueva Ecija. “In view of recent incidents involving school-based violence, the Department of Education (DepEd) reiterates its commitment to maintaining safe and protective learning environments for all learners, teachers, […]
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