Bullets in Batocabe slay match self-confessed killer’s gun

MANILA — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde on Monday said the bullet shells and slugs recovered in the area where Ako Bicol party-list...

Makati court stands by rebellion raps vs. Trillanes

MANILA—Lawyers of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV failed to persuade the Makati court to reconsider its earlier ruling to pursue the rebellion charges against the lawmaker. In...

PNP reveals Baldo also ‘planned’ to kill his predecessor

After tagging Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo as the mastermind behind the murder of AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe, the Philippine National Police (PNP) made another revelation:...

Coast Guard heightens security preps for ‘Traslacion’

MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has beefed up its security preparations for the annual “Traslacion” of the Black Nazarene on January 9. In a statement...

Malacañang confident SC will shelve new plea vs. martial law

MANILA — Malacañang has expressed confidence that the Supreme Court (SC) will dismiss the petition filed by Albay (1st District) Rep. Edcel Lagman on the third extension...

Andaya wants to re-examine 2019 national budget

MANILA – House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Monday said there is a need re-examine the 2019 national budget due to the country’s fiscal deficit. In...

Palace allays fears on PNP ‘profiling’ ACT teachers

MANILA — Teachers who are members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have nothing to fear about being profiled if they are not doing anything illegal,...

Albayalde relieves intel officers involved with teacher profiling ‘leak’

All 6 suspects in Batocabe slay are now with the police

All six individuals hired allegedly by Mayor Carlwyn Baldo to kill AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe are now at the hands of the authorities. This, after...

Duterte warns to slit throats of ‘big time’ drug lords in his remaining years as President

President Rodrigo Duterte, in his first speech for 2019, gave a warning to those “big time” personalities involved in illegal drug trade: He will not have...