Ex-Metro police chief gets away with neglect of duty

By Ashzel Hachero THE Court of Appeals has upheld its December 2023 ruling finding former Metro Manila police chief Samuel Pagdilao liable for simple neglect of duty over the general’s supposed failure to curb the proliferation of illegal drugs. Pagdilao was dismissed...

121K families still displaced

By Jocelyn Montemayor AT least 121,000 families (over 493,000 persons) affected by the effects of typhoon “Carina” and the southwest monsoon (“habagat”) in 11 regions in the country remained displaced yesterday, data from the Department of Social Welfare and...

PNP actively helping in efforts to locate Guo

By Victor Reyes THE PNP is actively helping in efforts to arrest suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and several others in connection with the Senate probe on offshore gaming. In a radio interview, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo also said there are no...

Marcos urged: Stop transfer of PhilHealth funds

By Raymond Africa SENATE minority leader Aquilino Pimentel III yesterday said President Marcos can order the Department of Finance (DOF) to stop transferring funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to fund unprogrammed appropriations in the...