PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSONTHE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday raised concerns about a Philippine police house-to-house initiative to promote responsible gun ownership by asking gun owners to renew their licenses or surrender unlicensed firearms.In a statement, the agency said any law enforcement
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF ROMMEL FRANCISCO D. MARBIL — PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has extended the term of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rommel Francisco D. Marbil by four months ahead of his compulsory retirement on Feb. 7, according to
WORKERS make customized pet plushies at a factory in Angeles City, Pampanga, March 10, 2023. — REUTERSA CONGRESSMAN on Thursday said he will fight for the approval of a bill providing a P200 wage hike for low-income workers once the House of Representatives resumes session
BOCTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) said on Thursday that it seized smuggled agarwood worth P750,000 in a Pasay City warehouse.In a statement, the BoC said that it intercepted an outbound cargo containing rare, valued agarwood weighing one kilogram declared as dried wood chips.Agarwood is one
BAGUIO CITY — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of La Union, through the Committees on Energy, on Laws, Rules and Privileges and on Finance, Budget and Appropriations, is preparing to probe the sale and operation of a power plant in a La Union town.SP member Ruperto
COTABATO CITY — Four individuals were killed in a plane crash in Barangay Malatimon in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday afternoon.Local executives and Brig. Gen. Romeo Juan Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, separately confirmed the incident and asked for enough
COTABATO CITY — Police teams have been markedly visible since Wednesday in strategic sites in two Bangsamoro provinces following deadly gun attacks in both areas amid an election-related gun ban.Brig. Gen. Romeo J. Macapaz, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), told reporters
THE Philippines’ Marc Pfister and Kathleen Dubberstein ran into China’s great wall in Wang Zhiyu and Han Yu, 9-6, on Wednesday night that denied the former pair a chance at claiming an outright semis seat in curling’s mixed doubles event of the 9th Asian Winter
BONA FIDE Fighting Maroon Aldous Torculas is leaving Diliman for the first time in his basketball career.A player for the University of the Philippines-Integrated School (UPIS) since high school, the versatile forward has bid goodbye to his long-time squad in the UAAP on Thursday to
Luka Doncic was all smiles when he was formally introduced as a Laker the other day. He said all the right things as he faced members of the media — that he looked forward to wearing purple and gold, that working with erstwhile face of
A growing gap between private and public sector salaries for cybersecurity professionals is undermining the UK’s national security, according to new research by Naoris Protocol.The blockchain-based cyber firm warns that talented cyber experts are turning away from government roles due to lower pay, just as
London, UK / Kyiv, Ukraine – Parkopedia, a leading connected car services provider, in partnership with AWT Bavaria Ukraine and BMW AG, has successfully integrated 4,272 Ukrainian charging points into selected BMW models and the MyBMW app. This collaboration aims to enhance the driving and