MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar directed the police to work closely with the military in preventing communist terrorists from collecting “permit-to-campaign” fees from politicians with less than a year left before the 2022 national and local elections. This, after the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday said it will…
Investigators are looking into the possible involvement of the New People’s Army or personal conflict into the killing of a municipal councilor in Talakag, Bukidnon. Maj. Dennis Rowell Flores, Talakag police chief, in an interview on Sunday said operations are ongoing against the still unidentified killers of Talakag councilor Susan Gayunan, 64. She died from…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has urged the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations (GCG) to incorporate the assessments made by regulatory agencies in evaluating the performance of state-run firms to further improve its oversight functions and avoid errors in the policy-making process of the government. Dominguez made the call after he observed several…
Authorities seized on Sunday some PHP2.3 million worth of illegal drugs from a call center agent here. Col. Jaime Santos, provincial director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO), said the arrested suspect was identified as Sheryl Santos, 43, and resident of Barangay Hulo, Sto. Domingo in this province. Santos said the joint elements…
MANILA – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) on June 14, 2021 with the theme “Give blood and keep the world beating” to raise global and national awareness on the need for blood. As the world continues its efforts to tackle the ongoing pandemic, PRC calls for blood donation…
Business entities, both private and government, may request for authentication of a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)-registered person’s identity during transactions but with the consent of the registrant. The rule is embodied in Section 12 of the PhilSys Implementing Rules and Guidelines (IRR). The Philippine Identification (PhilID), or the national ID, is a proof of identity…
