Two kidnap-for-ransom suspects were arrested by Rizal province policemen in an operation in Quezon City, Thursday night.
Senior Superintendent Ireneo Dordas, Rizal police chief, named the suspects as Joey Jose and John Mark Bautista. He said the two are among the Philippine National Police’s most wanted persons.
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MANILA, Philippines - Incoming Social Security System (SSS) president Romulo Neri on Friday slammed critics for questioning his appointment based on his involvement in the controversial $329.48-million national broadband network (NBN) deal.
A radio report quoted Neri as saying that his credibility shouldn’t be measured by his involvement in the scandal, noting that he did not [...]
MANILA, Philippines - The widow of slain peasant leader Eddie Gumanoy on Friday said her 21-year-old daughter was forced by her captors from the military to deny that she and her younger sister were abducted.
“My daughter, Rose Ann, was threatened and was forced to cooperate with her abductors. I knew this would happen because my [...]
MANILA, Philippines - Tobacco magnate Lucio Tan pledged P1 million to the Filipino gold-medal winner in the Beijing Olympics.
That means the landmark triumph will net the Games champion at least P6 million, an amount that includes the mandatory P5 million the government will award according to the Incentives Act Law.
MANILA, Philippines — A suspected member of a car theft and robbery group operating in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija has been killed in a shootout with police, according to police authorities on Friday.
PO3 Dennis Salamat, intelligence and investigation chief of the police in Hagonoy town of Bulacan,identified the suspect as Tirso Adolfo, 37, who was [...]
MANILA, Philippines - Aspiring domestic helpers to Hong Kong will receive a higher monthly salary as the government there announced a HK$100 wage increase.
QTV’s Balitanghali reported Friday that Filipino workers who signed their contracts on Thursday, July 10, are entitled to a minimum allowable salary of HK$3, 580 (roughly Php21,000).
NEW YORK – The nurse who accused a diplomat’s family of human trafficking is seeking an unspecified amount in unpaid wages as well as a public apology from Ambassador Lauro Baja, his wife Norma and daughter Elizabeth Facundo.
MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino Vincentian priest has been named new director of a key institution based in Paris, France, and run by the Congregation of the Missions.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Thursday night Fr Marcelo Manimtim was named new director of Paris-based Centre International de Formation (CIF).
MANILA, Philippines - In a rare opportunity, three Filipinos facing death row in Kuwait were interviewed by GMA Network’s Pinoy TV during a recent visit to the oil-rich country with Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Ricardo Andaya.
May Vecina, Jakatia Pawa and Bienvenido Espino Jr have been charged for murder by Kuwait’s court.
MANILA, Philippines — Despite the unabated global increase in prices of food and fuel, the chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Isafp) on Friday said he was confident that food riots are unlikely to happen in the country.