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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 Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned-over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Medical Corps the newly-completed health facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Halls in Pasay City. According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, the makeshift hospital at the PICC Forum Tent has 294 […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that the government will tighten the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, cautioning the public on Wednesday to avoid becoming complacent in order to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading.The Palace official said that according […]
A pandemic worse as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. This was how Senator Win Gatchalian described the persistent spread of online disinformation in the country amid a public health emergency. According to Gatchalian, both the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should expedite their investigation to track down, sue, and lock […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the movement of all food and production items must be unhampered amid the implementation of a Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. Dar said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to allow the unimpeded transit of cargoes in all […]
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 […]
Amid reports of evacuees who insist in going back to their homes despite a lockdown in several Batangas towns following the Taal Volcano eruption, Senator Win Gatchalian has suggested that local government officials and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should arrest these “defiant” evacuees for their own safety.In a media forum, Gatchalian said the lockdown […]
The strict security measures enforced by the Philippine National Police (PNP) during this year’s Traslacion or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene’s image were “necessary,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Nograles said the PNP personnel were merely doing their mandate to ensure the safety of participants in the annual religious event held recently. “These […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has assured foreign visitors that the Philippines remains safe to tourists as there is coordination between the tourism department and local law enforcement agencies. The assurance was given by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat following the reported kidnapping incidents in the country mostly involving Chinese nationals involved in Philippine Offshore Gaming […]