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Mayor Edgardo Labella issued an executive order strictly banning private parties inside hotel rooms in Cebu City. Labella said in a press conference his decision was made after the tragic incident involving a flight stewardess who died allegedly after partying with friends inside two adjacent hotel rooms in Makati City. “If there are parties, (they) […]
The Senate is clamping down on child marriages by passing a bill declaring it as a public crime. Senate Bill No. 1373, seeking to prohibit and declare child marriage as illegal, was approved on final reading with 21 affirmative votes, no negative vote and no abstention. Senator Risa Hontiveros, principal author and sponsor of the […]
Senator Dick Gordon strongly condemned the recent killings by riding-in-tandem assassins of a labor officer of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Manila, a judge in Ilocos Sur and a police officer in Quezon City. “The police must finally look at these killings; these motorcycle-riding in tandem cowards are killing with impunity. They […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) strongly denounced the vicious arson attack by still unidentified men on the printing plant of the Abante News Group in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City. Initial reports said that four hooded armed men forcibly entered the premises at 1:57 a.m. on Monday by overpowering an unarmed security […]
Senator Dick Gordon has refiled a measure that aims to raise the penalty for parents of children who commit serious crimes. In his Senate Bill No. 81, Gordon, who has retained chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said parents of children who have committed serious crimes “shall suffer the penalty of […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa is seeking the creation of the Community Peace and Order Council that will involve barangay officials and their constituents in the prevention of crimes. In his Senate Bill No. 233, Dela Rosa, who served with the Philippine National Police for over 30 years, underscored the vital role of the citizenry in […]
To ensure that the implementing rules and regulation will reflect the spirit of the law, Senator Dick Gordon met with the chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to discuss the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act. Gordon and LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante met […]
Motorcycle rider groups who have threatened to file a declaratory relief against the newly-enacted Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act have failed to rattle Senator Dick Gordon, the principal author and sponsor of the law. Gordon said the Philippines is a free country and rider groups could go to the courts anytime […]
To ensure that the spirit of the law will not be lost, Senator Dick Gordon reminded the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to be careful in drafting the Implementing Rules and Regulations for the newly-enacted Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act. Gordon, author and sponsor of the law, stressed that the IRR should […]
Former Philippine National Police chief Bato dela Rosa who is gunning for a Senate seat in the midterm elections is pushing for the registration of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards, saying this will help in the campaign against crime and terrorism. Dela Rosa said pre-paid mobile phones are often used to detonate improvised explosive devices […]