Category: General

No prisoner swap for Guo release: PBBM

Manila: No exchange of prisoners was made with the Indonesian government for the release of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday.

Guo was flown back to Manila Friday morning after her arrest in Jakar…

Hontiveros questions court arrest warrant vs. Guo

Manila: Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros was puzzled over the warrant of arrest issued by a Capas, Tarlac court against dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo on charges of graft filed before the Ombudsman.

The Philippine National Police (PNP)…

Alice Guo back in PH

Manila: Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has arrived in the country at 1:30 a.m Friday.

The private aircraft carrying the dismissed mayor landed at the Royal Star Aviation Hangar at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City….

Romualdez: Tough prison terms await smugglers, price manipulators

Manila: Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday issued a stern warning to agricultural cartels, vowing that those involved in price manipulation and the smuggling of essential goods — acts considered economic sabotage — will face not only ma…

DSWD gives P43-M aid to ‘Enteng’-hit families in Bicol

Legazpi: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) continues to distribute family food packs and non-food items to families affected by Severe Tropical Storm Enteng in different provinces of the region.

In an interview on Fri…

PBBM checks on storm-hit Rizal; flood control dam planned

Manila: The national government is preparing for the construction of three dams in the upper portion of the Upper Wawa Dam in Rodriguez town to help mitigate flooding in Rizal province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday.

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