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1 week ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Villamor Visaya Jr.
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — After recent discoveries in the coastal towns of Claveria and Calayan, more packages of suspected crystal meth, or “shabu,” have been recovered in several other areas of Cagayan province, authorities said. Police Capt.
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1 week ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Jane Bautista
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said on Tuesday that they have identified persons of interest in the killing of a House of Representatives staff by unidentified gunmen on June 15.
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1 week ago | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing
MANILA, Philippines — A hundred Chinese nationals were deported to Shanghai, China, on Tuesday as part of the ongoing efforts of the Philippine government to get rid of foreign nationals working for illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) and scam hubs in the country. The deportees were apprehended during operations in several locations nationwide that included Parañaque City, Pasay City, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu, and Silang in Cavite.
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1 week ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said on Tuesday that they have identified persons of interest in the killing of a House of Representatives staff by unidentified gunmen on June 15. A special investigation task group has also been formed to look into the case of Mauricio Pulhin, technical staff chief of the House ways and means committee, although Torre declined to give more details“Investigation is ongoing, [a] manhunt operation is ongoing.
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1 week ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing
A hundred Chinese nationals were deported to Shanghai, China, on Tuesday as part of the ongoing efforts of the Philippine government to get rid of foreign nationals working for illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) and scam hubs in the country. The deportees were apprehended during operations in several locations nationwide that included Parañaque City, Pasay City, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu, and Silang in Cavite.
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2 weeks ago | 
inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan conducted joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea over the weekend, marking one of their first major joint activities after Japan’s Diet ratified early this month the reciprocal access agreement (RAA) between the two countries. At about the same time, China’s military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea, according to Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army-Navy.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Dempsey Reyes |Frances Mangosing
MANILA, Philippines — It’s a whole new school year but with the same decades-old problems. As students nationwide return to classrooms today, June 16, for the start of school year 2025 to 2026, previous problems that continue to affect the quality of the country’s education system remain unaddressed: a shortage of classrooms, teachers and nonteaching personnel, and inadequate compensation for those called to teach and serve.
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2 weeks ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing
The Philippines and Japan conducted joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea over the weekend, marking one of their first major joint activities after Japan’s Diet ratified early this month the reciprocal access agreement (RAA) between the two countries. At about the same time, China’s military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea, according to Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army-Navy.
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2 weeks ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing
A man posing as a representative for a transportation network vehicle services (TNVS) company has been arrested in an entrapment operation in Taguig City. Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (HPG) spokesperson Lt. Nadame Malang said the suspect, who is facing 13 complaints and could be charged with large-scale estafa, collected around P1.5 million to P2.3 million from his victims. “This is a well-known and widely recognized [TNVS] company here in our country.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Gillian N. Villanueva
MANILA, Philippines — Newly installed Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Monday assured the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) that including the number of arrests as a means of assessing the performance of police officers will not lead to abuses. Speaking as the guest of honor at the CHR’s flag-raising ceremony in Quezon City, Torre said he decided to pay a visit to the agency to explain his recent remarks in a press briefing on the day of his appointment as PNP chief.
