Court orders arrest of 27 Cebu NGO workers
MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-seven members of a non-government organization in Cebu have been ordered arrested for allegedly financing communist rebels.
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NBP strip search: BuCor denies whitewash of probe
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. yesterday denounced allegations of a possible whitewash in the investigation of strip searches on female visitors of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
Lawmakers back filing of case vs Tarlac Mayor Guo
MANILA, Philippines — The plan of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file a quo warranto case against Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban town in Tarlac got the backing of two members of the House of Representatives.
PCG detains vessel with 7 Chinese crew
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is holding a tanker off Zambales after its seven Chinese crewmembers – who initially did not respond to identification calls – failed to present required documents.
Sandigan ruling on JPE plunder cases out in June
MANILA, Philippines — A decade since its filing, the plunder case against Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief of staff Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes and detained businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles will finally be decided next month.
BuCor slams claims over strip search probe
BUREAU of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. has condemned remarks made by a militant group that the investigation into strip searches of female visitors at the New Bilibid Prison could be just a cover-up.
Atin Ito team eludes Chinese blockade
THE Atin Ito convoy of civilian boats called off plans to sail closer to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) on May 16, but organizers declared «mission accomplished» after an advance team, dispatched a day ahead of the official supply mission, broke through a Chinese blockade.