DOJ wraps up probe on smuggled shabu inside magnetic lifters

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:35:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Panel of prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) has wrapped up its preliminary investigation into the complaints filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for the 2018 smuggling of billions worth of shabu using magnetic lifters in Manila and Cavite. During Tuesday’s clarificatory […]

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Senate economic panel opens probe on ‘Build, Build, Build’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:20:42 +0000

The Senate committee on economic affairs on Tuesday opened its probe into the Duterte administration’s massive “Build, Build, Build”

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NBI, BuCor ordered to probe drug ring ops ran by Bilibid inmate

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 03:46:40 +0000

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate drug ring operations done remotely from inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) using the internet.

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Pimentel seeks Senate probe on ‘large-scale’ scam at DPWH

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:59:11 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel is seeking a separate Senate probe on the alleged “large-scale scam” in the procurement of infrastructure projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

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Trump calls report on FBI probe of him ‘most insulting’

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:59:06 +0000

President Donald Trump listens as he leads a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump called “most insulting” a published report that federal law enforcement officials were so concerned about his behavior in the days after he fired James Comey from the FBI that they opened an investigation into whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests.

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QCPD to conduct deeper probe into death of Ombudsman exec slay suspect

QCPD to conduct deeper probe into death of Ombudsman exec slay suspect

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) will conduct deeper investigation into the death of Angelito Avenido Jr., the suspect in the killing of Ombudsman Assistant Special Prosecutor Madonna Joy Tanyag.

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Nothing wrong with airing Chinese shows – Andanar

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said there is “nothing wrong” with airing Chinese shows on state-run People’s Television Network (PTV-4) as opposition senators seek an inquiry into Chinese programs in Philippine airwaves. Andanar, who supervises PTV-4 as chief of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) issued the statement following a plan by opposition senators to conduct an investigation on Chinese programs in Philippine airwaves.

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