Day: September 27, 2024

Court orders release of witness to alleged Davao jail murder

Manila: A Muntinlupa court has ordered the release of Jimmy Fortaleza, an inmate-witness in the August 2016 execution of three Chinese drug lords inside the Davao Penal Colony which is currently being investigated by Congress.

In a statement Friday, …

Rabies cases hike by 23%

Manila: The number of rabies cases nationwide increased by 23 percent or a total of 354 from Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.

The total was higher than the 287 cases logged during the same period in 2023.

Data also sho…

PBBM inaugurates Mindanao’s longest bridge

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the inauguration of the 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge Project, the longest sea-crossing bridge in Mindanao which aims to enhance connectivity and drive economic progress in the region.

The P…

Quadcom says Cassandra Li Ong transfer to correctional ‘legal’

Manila: The House of Representatives Quad Committee (Quadcom) on Friday asserted that its order to transfer Philippine offshore and gaming operators (POGO) person-of-interest Cassandra Li Ong to the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) was by the la…

Ex-insurgents denounce armed violence, willing to work for peace

Manila: Former rebels have condemned acts of violence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front and expressed willingness to work with the government in attaining peace.

The former rebels made the commitmen…