Peso stays at P58.80:$1; PSEi snaps 8-day slump
THE peso arrested its fall on Monday but stayed at an over 19-month low while the stock market snapped an eight-day decline to edge higher.
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Arrest of hackers yields surprise allegations
THE arrest last week of three people for hacking into private and government websites, banks and Facebook accounts yielded an unexpected allegation. One of the suspects, who remained identified only by his code name «Kang Kong,» claimed to work in the administrative division of the Manila Bulletin and tagged its technology editor Art Samaniego Jr. as the one who instructed him to look for «vulnerabilities» in unsuspecting websites.
Percy Lapid slay: Bantag’s plea to dismiss murder raps junked
MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed the petition of former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag to set aside the murder charges filed against him over the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid in October 2022.
DILG: P13.7 billion drugs seized, 28,804 nabbed since January
MANILA, Philippines — Anti-narcotics operations conducted during the first six months of the year resulted in the confiscation of an estimated P13.7 billion worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of 28,804 people, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos reported yesterday.
Cops seize P10.6-M worth of smuggled cigarettes in Sulu
COTABATO CITY — The police confiscated P10.6 million worth of imported cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation in Barangay Kajatian in Indanan, Sulu on Friday.
Teves movement in Timor-Leste still restricted – DOJ
MANILA, Philippines — Expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. has been released from house arrest in Timor-Leste, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed yesterday.
Teves still restricted despite release — DOJ
MANILA, Philippines — Former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. remains under close monitoring despite his release from house arrest, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Sunday.
2 caught kidnapping 6 kids in Pasig
MANILA, Philippines — Two men were arrested after they allegedly kidnapped six children in Pasig City on Saturday night.