Latest in PNPThe Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections generally peaceful, saying isolated incidents were addressed quickly and that the commission’s sworn commitment—as in the 2025 national elections—of no failure of…
At least four people were killed and 19 others wounded in seven election-related violent incidents across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Monday, but the Philippine National Police said the violence was isolated and not widespread enough to disrupt the historic first…
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) will serve as the coordinating body for a whole-of-nation approach to supporting the incoming elected Bangsamoro government, bringing together the DSWD, DOH, DOST, DOLE, DepEd, AFP, PNP, Coast Guard, and civil…
The Philippine government declared the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections generally peaceful and successful Monday, despite isolated incidents reported in Cotabato City, Al-Barka in Basilan, and Maluso being addressed by the police and state security…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will receive funding for 2,000 new patrolmen and patrolwomen, ₱2 billion to fill existing unfilled positions, ₱6.2 billion in capital outlay for police stations and headquarters, and a 10% increase in maintenance and operating expenses under the Marcos…
The Marcos administration’s proposed 2027 national budget sets aside ₱73.67 billion to fund the higher subsistence allowance for all 583,000 military and uniformed personnel, on top of a 5% base pay increase and a ₱2,000 monthly personnel economic relief allowance for all government workers…
Press Undersecretary Claire Castro warned the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) on Tuesday, June 30, to be vigilant against those who may be using their rally along EDSA to destabilize the government, even as it stressed that the administration fully respects the religious group’s right to peaceful…
Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino vowed action on the deadly building collapse in Angeles City, Pampanga on his first day in office Tuesday, disclosing that the construction site had previously been issued a work stoppage order by the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Region 3 office—an…
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Nicolas Torre III on Friday, May 15, slammed National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Commissioner Ralph Calinisan, accusing him of conducting “trial by publicity” and rendering…
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), invoked a classic criminal investigation framework in weighing in on the shooting incident inside the Senate building on Wednesday night, May 13, pointing investigators toward whoever had the means, opportunity…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday night addressed the nation following a shooting incident at the Senate, categorically denying that the government ordered the arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and asserting that no outside military, NBI, or law enforcement personnel entered the…
At least 425 gas stations across the Philippines have shut down amid rising fuel prices driven by tensions in the Middle East, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, March 27. “Sa araw po na ito March 27, 2026, ang kabuuan ng nagsaradong gas stations ay umabot po ng 425. Kahapon, ito po…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, January 14 said he received information indicating that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately submitted inaccurate data on flood control projects to Malacañang, which later…
It was a moment thick with irony: even as the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) digs into irregularities that involve members of Congress, resigned commissioner Rogelio “Babes” Singson said the commission must now rely on the same institution for the budget and powers it never fully…
Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo on Saturday, November 22, said the country’s anti-drug campaign under the Duterte administration failed to curb illegal drugs, arguing that the problem in Naga worsened despite years of aggressive enforcement operations. Robredo said the surge in drug cases from 2016…
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