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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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2 months ago | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Jacob Lazaro |Jane Bautista |Julie M. Aurelio
The Chinese national arrested in possession of an illegal electronic eavesdropping device near the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Manila underwent inquest proceedings at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday and is now facing multiple complaints, including espionage. According to the complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation, the man identified as Tak Hoi Lao was charged with violations of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and espionage.
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2 months ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Jane Bautista
MANILA, Philippines — State prosecutors are still awaiting more information on the kidnap-slay of Filipino Chinese businessman Anson Que and his driver Armanie Pabillo after the Chinese Filipino community criticized the Philippine National Police for leaking unverified information linking Que’s son to the case.
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Mar 31, 2025 | 
cebudailynews.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
MANILA, Philippines — Four Filipinos in Myanmar remain unaccounted for after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the country on Friday, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said on Sunday. “The latest information is that four [Filipinos] are unaccounted for, not just two,” Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said in an interview on dzBB on the powerful quake that killed more than 1,600 people. Among them are a husband and wife who lived in a building that collapsed after the earthquake.
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Mar 30, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
Four Filipinos in Myanmar remain unaccounted for after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the country on Friday, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said on Sunday. “The latest information is that four [Filipinos] are unaccounted for, not just two,” Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said in an interview on dzBB on the powerful quake that killed more than 1,600 people. Among them are a husband and wife who lived in a building that collapsed after the earthquake.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
MANILA, Philippines — Any request from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant would still undergo evaluation by the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Manila, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday. Under the Interpol constitution, member-countries are required to establish their respective NCB to ensure constant and active cooperation within the organization.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
The evaluation is “to ensure that all supporting documents are complete and that the Interpol request is valid.” And since PH is a signatory to Interpol, “we are bound to comply and respect it.”The Philippine government has consistently maintained that it will not cooperate with the ICC’s investigation into thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings during Duterte’s vicious drug war following the country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the 2002 treaty that established the court.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista
About 200 Afghan nationals who arrived in Manila earlier this month have completed the processing of their SIV applications.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
Carpio says the Senate can still convene and proceed with the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte if President Marcos calls a special session for Congress to enact an urgent law. Once in session, senators can convene an impeachment court. But Carpio concedes that even if a special session is called, the Senate may still be pressed for time.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Jane Bautista
MANILA, Philippines — State prosecutors have recommended the filing of money laundering charges on 62 counts against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in connection with the operations of businesses owned by her family, which funded the purchase of parcels of land that later became the site for a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hub, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday.
