Police officer arrested after shooting two cops in QC

September 3, 2020

A police officer was arrested after he shot two policemen in Quezon City Thursday morning. Major Regino Maramag Jr., Cubao Police station 7 commander, said the suspect was Lieutenant Emmanuel Jovero, 24, who is recovering from wounds sustained in a shootout 

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Metro Manila, 4 other areas placed under GCQ; Iligan City under MECQ – Duterte

September 1, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has placed again Metro Manila and a few other areas in the country under general community quarantine while Iligan City under modified enhanced community quarantine for the whole month of September amid the coronavirus pandemic. The decision

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Sulu twin blasts strengthen gov’t resolve to crush terrorists, says Duterte

August 31, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his administration’s resolve to crush the terrorists, especially in this time of global health crisis, following last week’s deadly twin explosions in Sulu. Duterte visited Jolo on Sunday, his first public engagement since his fifth

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Duterte visits Sulu after deadly twin blasts

August 30, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Sunday Jolo, Sulu following the deadly twin blasts last August 24. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a message to reporters, said that the President condoled with some of the victims of the explosions and conferred

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Three Abu Sayyaf members, led by Jolo bomb mastermind, in Zambo Peninsula: mayor

August 29, 2020

Three Abu Sayyaf members, one of whom has been tagged as the mastermind in the twin Jolo blasts, have reportedly fled Sulu and are in the Zamboanga Peninsula. In a video message Saturday, Zamboanga City Mayor Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said they

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PNP says death of four Army intelligence agents could have affected monitoring of Jolo bombers

August 29, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) virtually admitted the killing of four military intelligence agents at the hands of policemen in Jolo could have played a role in the recent twin bombings where at least 15 people died. PNP spokesman Brig.

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ERC orders other power distributors to explain why advisories were violated

August 29, 2020

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered other power distributors and cooperatives to explain the alleged violation of the advisories issued regarding power charges during the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from March 17 to May 31. In a

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Duterte calls Abe ” a true friend, closer than a brother”

August 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced he was stepping down from office on Friday, ” is to me and the Filipino people–a true friend, closer than a brother.” Duterte, in a statement on Saturday, said it

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