The Serbisyo sa Bayan Party (SBP) led by incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Saturday, May 7, held a grand miting de avance at the Quezon City Memorial Circle(QCMC) as their final campaign activity for the national and local elections on May 9. Present on the said event is Mayoral candidat
President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he might be forced to order the suspension of e-sabong (online cockfighting) operations if the situation gets out of hand. Duterte made the statement in a speech delivered in Lapu-Lapu City, as he took note of more Filipinos getting addicted to online cockfighting. He said he would not hesitate to halt the operations of e-sabong, if the issues concerning the betting game become "very serious." "Just study if it is true or not. It's getting to be a very serious problem for the Filipino," Duterte said. "Pag-aralan muna natin then kung totoo 'yan, hintuin ko 'tan kung ang problema ibigay lang (if it would only give us trouble)." This, as he lamented that online cockfighting lure many Filipino families, as well as police officers and minors. Duterte, however, said the possible suspension of e-sabong operations could not be done in haste because the government is earning m
President Duterte said he would not be surprised if some police officers were involved in the disappearance of several sabungeros, adding that scalawags in the service cannot be avoided.
CEBU CITY Police here assured that they are ready to provide security to members of the media whose lives are under threat. As the May election approaches, providing media members with security is one of the orders issued by Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos. Carlos has named
HONORING HEROES. The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) on Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2022) remembered the heroism of the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) personnel who were killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015. The Bicol police held a wreath-laying ceremony and Holy Mass to honor the SAF heroes in Camp Simeon Ola in Legazpi City. (Image courtesy of PRO5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO 5) on Tuesday remembered the heroism of the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) personnel who were killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao seven years ago, saying their death was a strong manifestation that police officers are always ready to carry out their mission despite the odds and difficulties along the way. Lt. Gen. Ferdinand Divina, chief of the Area Police Command-Southern Luzon, who was the guest speaker during the PRO5's observance of the National Day of Remembrance at Camp Simeon Ola here, delivered the message of P