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Putting a cap on prices of food during a lack of supply is ineffective, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said pushing the government to go after the food price manipulators that Agriculture Secretary William Dar exposed at the Senate hearing. “Dapat sampulan ang nagsasamantala. Sa ilalim ng Price Act, hanggang 1 milyong piso ang maaring multa sa […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged Congress to immediately tackle and pass a measure that seeks to strengthen the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (Republic Act 9775) amid reports that students are selling their sensual photos and videos in order to raise money to buy gadgets for distance learning classes. The National Bureau of […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has expressed alarm over reports that investigators tasked to probe the recent killing of Dumaguete City-based radio anchor Cornelio “Rex” Pepino are being threatened and intimidated by some individuals in Negros Oriental. PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, said his office has been receiving regular updates […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to step up efforts in hunting down online scammers who have proliferated during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine. Gatchalian said authorities should ramp up their online presence to safeguard Filipinos against online scams and other related cybercrimes. “Cyber criminals […]
The government on Monday stressed that discrimination that targets health workers, frontliners, and individuals with COVID-19 is now prohibited in all 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila as it thanked local government units (LGUs), health workers, and frontliners for working tirelessly to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.“I am happy to report that according to the […]
Concerned that Filipino workers will soon be targeted next, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Philippine National Police (PNP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to hunt down Chinese crime syndicates in the country’s POGO industry, arrest them and bring them to jail. Gatchalian made the call amid reports […]
Senator Dick Gordon has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the killings of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials and personnel as the Senate continues its probe on the anomalies within the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). According to Gordon, there have been at least 11 killings of BuCor staff members since 2011, […]
Senator Bong Go has bared that eight high-profile inmates are involved in illegal drug transactions inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City through the alleged “hospital referral pass for sale” scheme. “Most of these illegal drug transactions take place in Medical Ward 3, ng medical annex ng Building 14 and it involves several […]
Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Committees on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon), and Justice and Human Rights said the recorded telephone conversation between Yolanda Camilon, witness on the alleged good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for sale racket at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), and Correctional Officer III Veronica Buño could […]
Amid the ongoing Senate investigation on the alleged sale of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credits for the early release of prisoners at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Senator Bong Go bared another alleged anomaly in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “We have received reports that some inmates were moved into the New Bilibid Prison […]