News Roundup

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 06:28:26 +0000

  A Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer was gunned down in broad daylight Wednesday by two motorcycle-riding gunmen near the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. Initial information reaching BuCor spokesperson Maj. Albert Tapiru identified the victim as CO1 Porferio Bergula. Police investigation showed that the incident happened just about 400 meters away from the national penitentiary […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 03:57:50 +0000

  An Australian passenger was apprehended at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) after a .38-caliber revolver with 10 live bullets were found in his luggage last Monday. Office Transportation Security (OTS) X-ray operator Sheena Mae Doydoy and baggage inspector Michael Paul Mendoza identified the foreigner as Stanley Wayne. The Australian was supposed to board the Philippine […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:52:11 +0000

  A construction worker was injured after falling from a scaffolding he was dismantling at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, one of the SEA Games 2019 venues, in Malate, Manila before Monday noon. Based on a report from the Manila Police District, which was released to media Tuesday, the victim was identified as Richard delos Santos, 46, a resident of […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:29:13 +0000

By JOSEPH PEDRAJAS   Authorities confiscated around 3,700 kilograms of smuggled meat from China during a routine inspection at the Arranque Market in Sta. Cruz, Manila. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso bared Monday night that the illegal meat products, which include Peking ducks, were seized by members of the Manila Veterinary Inspection Board (VIB). […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:26:44 +0000

Police forces in Metro Manila and the nearby two regions were placed on Monday under highest security alert status as part of the security measures for the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG). Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, spokesman of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the full alert status took effect at 8 a.m. on Monday […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 04:56:50 +0000

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra turned down Monday his nomination to the Supreme Court, saying he is “still in love” with his agency. “Thank you for nominating me but I’m still in love with the DoJ (Department of Justice),” Guevarra  said during a speech at the Prosecutors’ League of the Philippines-National Capital Region (PLP-NCR) Conference in […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:12:16 +0000

  The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is hiring 100 immigration officers to man the international airports and seaports nationwide. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Monday it is part of the agency’s drive to strengthen border control and improve its services to the traveling public. “We see the lack of manpower as one of the primary […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:37:19 +0000

By LESLIE ANN AQUINO Another Catholic prelate banned “healing priest” Father Fernando Suarez. In an interview, Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco confirmed that Suarez is no longer allowed to minister in his diocese. “He has no permission to minister in the Diocese of Cubao,” he said. In a circular letter dated October 30, Ongtioco said the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 02:54:11 +0000

Let Filipinos be the judge of President Duterte’s relentless war against illegal drugs. Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go issued the statement as former President Benigno ‘’Noynoy’’ Aquino III joined the political opposition in criticizing the President’s drug campaign. Aquino had asked why President Duterte appointed Vice President Leni Robredo as drug czar if he does […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:55:15 +0000

  Despite President Duterte’s declaration that he does not trust her,  the Philippine National Police (PNP) sees Vice President Leni Robredo as an ally in the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs. Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, PNP Officer-In-Charge, said they have been also supportive of the Vice President as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal […]