5 dead, 38 hurt in firecracker depot blast
(UPDATE) FIVE people, including a 4-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in Mindanao, emergency services said Sunday.
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House probe pushed on illegal POGOs
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez called for a congressional investigation into reports of criminal activities associated with illegitimate POGOs or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators as part of the government's commitment in curbing illegal activities while ensuring that existing regulations were enforced.
EDITORIAL - The health excuse
If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. An innocent person, wrongly accused, will want to clear his or her name as soon as possible. These are among the pieces of advice given to Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, who has made herself scarce amid an ongoing Senate investigation over her nationality and suspected links to a Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in her town that was raided recently.
Senate issues arrest orders vs Alice Guo, several others
MANILA, Philippines — After skipping the Senate investigation into the alleged criminal activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), the upper chamber officially ordered Saturday the arrest and detention of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and seven other individuals.
DOJ says it has reached 93% case conviction rate
THE Department of Justice yesterday said it was able to achieve a 93 percent case conviction rate through effective gathering of evidence and prosecution.
‘Overpriced’ COVID-19 test kits under PRRD govt questioned
A SENIOR vice chair of the House committee on appropriations yesterday said there seems to be an overpricing in the procurement of COVID-19 test kits under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte (PRRD), the same observation made by some senators in the previous 18th Congress.
Cop linked to rubout case in Quezon 11 years ago named Davao City’s police chief
A SENIOR police officer linked to a rubout case in Atimonan, Quezon 11 years ago has been designated as the chief of police of Davao City.
2 nabbed for stealing Amorsolo painting
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested two suspects in the theft of a painting of national artist Fernando Amorsolo from a museum in Silay City in Negros Occidental.