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Japanese detainees involved in 'Luffy' case deported

Japanese detainees involved in ‘Luffy’ case deported

by Margret Fermin

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported the second half of the four foreigners tagged in the controversial ‘Luffy’ case in Japan. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco reported that Tomonobu Saito, …

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33 unregistered online lending apps removed from Google play store - SEC

33 unregistered online lending apps removed from Google play store – SEC

by Margret Fermin

On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that 33 unlicensed online lending platforms (OLPs) had been taken down from the Google Play Store. The SEC said that the apps …

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SWS-Jobless Filipinos reach 9.6 million as of Dec 2022

SWS: Jobless Filipinos reach 9.6 million as of Dec 2022

by Margret Fermin

The national Social Weather Survey of December 10-14, 2022 found adult joblessness at 21.3% of the adult labor force. This hardly moved from 18.6% in October 2022 and 20.8% in …

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Israeli forgives taxi driver who stole his luggage, money

Israeli forgives taxi driver who stole his luggage, money

by Margret Fermin

A taxi driver cried because of the kindness shown to him by an Israeli national tourist after he forgave him despite the fact that he stole his luggage and money. …

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BI deports 43 Chinese nationals arrested by PAOCC, PNP in Pasay

BI thanks DOJ for expediting of Japanese detainees

by Margret Fermin

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) thanked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for expediting the local cases of the four Japanese deportees wanted in the Luffy case. “This has been a …

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Philippines to send rescue mission, humanitarian aid to Turkey

Philippines to send rescue mission, humanitarian aid to Turkey

by Margret Fermin

The Philippine government will send a contingent to conduct search, rescue, relief and other assistance in Turkey, which was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday. In an interview …

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PBBM extends reduce import rates on rice, corn, meat

Programs to fight inflation in place – President Marcos

by Margret Fermin

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expects the inflation rate to decrease with the decrease in the price of fuel and imported agricultural products even as inflation rises to 8.7 percent in …

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Inflation rate soars to 8.7 percent on January 2023 - PSA

Inflation rate soars to 8.7 percent on January 2023 – PSA

by Margret Fermin

Headline inflation rate in the Philippines continued its uptrend as it accelerated further to 8.7 percent in January 2023, from 8.1 percent in December 2022. The January 2023 inflation is …

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Foreigners arrested in Palawan found with Pinoy docs

Korean, Pinay girlfriend arrested for drugs

by Margret Fermin

A Korean man and his Filipina girlfriend were arrested after receiving a package from France that contained only shabu. According to Gerald Javier, Task Group Commander of the Philippine Drug …

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NCRPO will form a team to arrest ex-BuCor chief Bantag

BuCor files plunder, graft cases against Bantag

by Margret Fermin

The Bureau of Corrections filed complaints–including looting and embezzlement of public funds– against suspended BuCor chief Gerald Bantag, and others. BuCor acting chief Gregorio Catapang filed the complaints with the …

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2 foreigners with fake PH documents nabbed at NAIA

2 foreigners with fake PH documents nabbed at NAIA

by Margret Fermin

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers arrested on Sunday afternoon, a Chinese national found to be in possession of a fake Philippine visa in his passport. BI Border Control Investigation Unit …

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BI intercepts 6 suspected victims of crypto trafficking

BI intercepts 6 suspected victims of crypto trafficking

by Margret Fermin

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers from Manila and Pampanga intercepted six suspected victims of a crypto trafficking syndicate. Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) Chief Ann Camille Mina reported that …

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BI chief relieves 36 staff after holding facility inspection

BI chief relieves 36 staff after holding facility inspection

by Margret Fermin

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco makes sure that the new team at its holding facility in Taguig is now imposing heightened security alert at the country’s only major …

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Piles of rotting tomatoes found in Nueva Vizcaya

Piles of rotting tomatoes found in Nueva Vizcaya

by Margret Fermin

A pile of rotting tomatoes was recently found in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya. In an interview with TeleRadyo, Jose Roberto Dizer said he went around the back of the Nueva Vizcaya …

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BI deports 43 Chinese nationals arrested by PAOCC, PNP in Pasay

Head, staff at BI detention facility removed from post

by Margret Fermin

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) dismissed the head and staff at their detention facility after it was discovered that a Japanese detainee suspected of masterminding illegal activities in Japan had …

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Luis Manzano sued for Fuel Flex investment scam

Luis Manzano sued for Fuel Flex investment scam

by Margret Fermin

The National Bureau of Investigation has received a complaint against actor-host Luis Manzano in connection with an alleged Fuel Flex investment scam. According to the article on “24 Oras” by John …

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Mental health emergency urged due to increase in student suicides

Mental health emergency urged due to increase in student suicides

by Margret Fermin

A progressive youth group is calling on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr to immediately declare a “mental health emergency” amid the rising number of student suicides. Only on Monday did …

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PNP chief will no longer be investigated for drugs — Abalos

PNP chief will no longer be investigated for drugs — Abalos

by Margret Fermin

Philippine National Police (PNP) Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. to high-ranking police officers who will be investigated if they have anything to do with illegal drugs, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said …

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Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Davao de Oro

Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Davao de Oro

by Margret Fermin

A magnitude 6 earthquake shook New Bataan, Davao de Oro this Wednesday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Based on the released earthquake bulletin, the …

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Arnie Teves will be tagged as terrorist if he will not surrender - DOJ

Dismiss cases of 4 Japanese to facilitate deportation – DOJ

by Margret Fermin

The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants the charges against four Japanese people who are accused of planning illegal activities in Japan to be dropped so that they can be deported. …

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Public warned against eating frozen eggs

Public warned against eating frozen eggs

by Margret Fermin

The Department of Health (DOH) and Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) are warning the public against eating frozen eggs that may be infected with Salmonella and E. Coli bacteria. The …

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Gadgets, sharp objects seized from BI detention facility

Gadgets, sharp objects seized from BI detention facility

by Margret Fermin

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday, initiated a raid in its warden facility located inside Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco shared that 49 operatives from its …

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Chinese woman wanted for pyramid scam arrested in Laguna - BI

BI arrests Cypriot man wanted for financial fraud

by Margret Fermin

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) arrested a Cypriot national wanted by authorities in Greece for involvement in a string of …

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Marcos schedules talk with Kuwait after Ranara's death

Marcos schedules talk with Kuwait after Ranara’s death

by Margret Fermin

Following the violent killing of an overseas Filipino worker, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asks if there are “weaknesses” in the labor agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines. He said …

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PH to deport 4 detained Japanese involved in robberies

PH to deport 4 detained Japanese involved in robberies

by Margret Fermin

Four Japanese nationals who are believed to have orchestrated a string of robberies while being held in the Philippines have been formally requested to be deported by the Philippine government. …

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SWS: 46% of adult Filipinos say Quality of Life will improve in next 12 months

SWS: 49% of adult Filipinos hopeful life will improve in 2023

by Margret Fermin

The national Social Weather Survey of December 10-14, 2022 found 49% of adult Filipinos saying their quality of life will improve (termed by SWS “Optimists”), 37% saying it will stay …

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