Solon sees no need to restore Covid-19 restrictions

MANILA – The restoration of community quarantines and lockdowns are no longer necessary, according to a senator amid the spike in the number coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases...

4 ranking cops to face raps over alleged drug links – DILG

MANILA – The advisory group that screened ranking officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has recommended the filing of administrative and criminal charges against four senior...

Group promotes HIV awareness in gov’t agencies

MANILA – An advocacy group providing life-saving assistance to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) on Monday launched a program that aims to break the discrimination...

Behind the blue wall: The toxic culture that left a Vancouver police officer dead

In January 2019, Const. Nicole Chan — a 30-year-old, nine-year member of the Vancouver Police Department — took her own life hours after being discharged from...

As Alberta’s oilsands continue leaking toxic wastewater, aquatic wildlife face new risks

Three months ago, 5.3 million litres of industrial wastewater was reported to have overflowed from an Imperial Oil storage pond into a muskeg and forested area....

Filipino among new Pontifical Swiss Guard recruits

MANILA – A 24-year-old Filipino was among the 23 new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard at the Vatican. An article posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference...

Senate probe on trafficking, cyber fraud in Pampanga sought

MANILA – The Senate aims to uncover the “true scale and roots of human trafficking” as it seeks to investigate the alleged human trafficking and cyber fraud operations...

Gov’t working hard to address price elevation – NEDA

PBBM creates task force on disaster response, crisis management

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of a task force for disaster response and crisis management, Malacañang said on Monday. In a...

Acorda orders major PNP revamp

MANILA – More than two weeks after assuming as the country’s 29th top cop, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. ordered the reshuffle of...