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MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino yesterday called on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to address the backlog in license plates instead of imposing a deadline on motorcycle riders.
MANILA, Philippines — State security forces arrested on Thursday night an alleged leader of a Taiwanese crime ring in Makati City, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission reported yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Criminal gangs running online scam farms in the Philippines are downsizing in a change of tactics to avoid a sweeping crackdown, officials said Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Criminal gangs running online scam farms in the Philippines are downsizing in a change of tactics to avoid a sweeping crackdown, officials said Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Several lawyers, including Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, have offered their thoughts regarding the swirling issue about the sharing of screenshots possibly becoming a violation of the Data Privacy Act.
MANILA, Philippines — It is “imperative” for the Philippine government under the administration of President Marcos to “rejoin” the International Criminal Court (ICC), as recommended by the European Union, an administration lawmaker said over the weekend.
WASHINGTON, United States — President Joe Biden is considering preemptive pardons for several prominent names facing possible retribution from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, US media has reported.
PHNOM PENH: Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash. The women were each sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of selling, buying or exchanging a person for cross-border transfer, the Kandal Provincial Court said late Monday. According to the verdict, two of the four years in prison were suspended, meaning they won't have to be served unless they're found guilty of another crime. The women are held at a police hospital outside Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, and authorities have previously said they would not have to serve prison time until after giving birth. The women can appeal the verdict, said court spokesperson So Sarin. He refused to comment on how many were still pregnant,