CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) has launched a parallel investigation into the fatal hit-and-run incident in Barangay Banilad on Feb. 8, citing the case’s high public interest and possible gaps in laws governing drunk driving and accountability. NBI-7 said it initiated the probe on its own initiative,
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Senate minority: PH courts can litigate crimes against humanity
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos need not be prosecuted outside the country for crimes against humanity, because local courts are capable of such trials, members from the Senate minority bloc said on Tuesday. The sentiment was made when minority senators presented Senate Resolution 307, or the “Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate of the Philippines
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5 Bulacan theft suspects busted in separate police operations
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, BULACAN—Five suspects in three separate cases of theft were arrested by the police over the weekend. Bulacan police director Col. Angel Garcillano said they arrested a suspect identified only as alias Echo, 22, on Sunday in Towerville, Barangay Minuyan, City of San Jose del Monte after he ransacked the house of
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President Bongbong Marcos To Study Bills Pushing EDSA People Power Anniversary As Regular Holiday
According to the Palace, President Bongbong Marcos is going to study this bill. A proposal is being pushed to declare February 25 a regular holiday each year, with President Bongbong Marcos still set to review the measure. Akbayan party-list lawmakers Chel Diokno, Percival Cendaña, Dadah Ismula, as well as Dinagat Islands Rep. Arlene Bag-ao proposed ... Read more
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Remolino, Hermosa sweep top spots at NAGT Triathlon
Cebuano duo Andrew Kim Remolino and Matthew Justine Hermosa dominated the men's elite division at last weekend’s National Age Group Triathlon (NAGT) in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales.
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Disbarment complaint filed vs Garcia, 5 other Comelec officials
MANILA, Philippines — A disbarment complaint was filed before the Supreme Court Tuesday against Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia and five other commissioners. Also named as respondents were commissioners Aimee Perolino, Rey Bulay, Maria Norina Tangaro-Casingal, Ernesto Ferdinand Maceda Jr., and Nelson Celis. Jaime Gutierrez Aquino, a 2025 mayoral candidate from Mapandan,
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‘Smuggled’ cigarettes worth P65,000 seized, van driver nabbed in Zambales
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Authorities intercepted P65,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes during a routine checkpoint operation in Sta. Cruz town in this province on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Based on reports from the Zambales Police Provincial Office (ZPPO), personnel from the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) were conducting an inspection at a checkpoint in
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Cyclist files charges in Mandaue hit-and-run
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The female victim of a hit-and-run incident in Mandaue City has filed a case against the driver. Police Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Villaro-Kantuna, spokesperson for the Mandaue City Police Office, said that the complaint was filed on Monday, Feb. 23. It includes reckless imprudence resulting in physical injury and damage to property,
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Bohol’s Holy Name Univ. suspends work, classes for 40th Edsa anniversary
TAGBILARAN CITY — Holy Name University (HNU) has opted to suspend work and classes on Wednesday, February 25, to mark the 40th anniversary of Edsa People Power revolution. HNU announced that all offices and academic activities would be closed on Wednesday to allow members of the HNU community to commemorate the historic 1986 uprising. The
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3 shootings in 2 days: Men hurt, die in Asturias, Balamban, Toledo
Police in Cebu are investigating three separate shooting incidents reported within a span of two days in Balamban, Asturias, and Toledo City, leaving two people dead and two others wounded.
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