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(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — The Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) of the Philippine National Police is keeping tabs on 127 PNP personnel allegedly involved in illegal activities.

The police officers were included in the IMEG’s watchlist and are now the subjects of close monitoring.

The IMEG made the announcement during its third founding anniversary on Feb. 22.

Sought for details, IMEG spokesperson Lt. Mary Jean Cuevas declined to give more information about the police officers’ illegal activities as she explained these are considered confidential.

“We cannot divulge any information on that,” she said in a message on Viber.

The PNP’s anti-corruption unit received 261 information reports last year about the activities of police scalawags, 181 of which were validated.

The IMEG also worked on 17 intelligence packets involving corrupt police personnel.

In 2021, IMEG arrested 12 police officers, two retired PNP personnel, four from other law enforcement agencies or PNP non-uniformed personnel and their 24 civilian cohorts… Read More

(Pep.ph) Nagiging paboritong location ng shooting ang bayan ng Pola sa Oriental Mindoro, dahil sa kooperasyon ng alkalde nitong si Mayor Jennifer Mindanao-Cruz, o mas kilala bilang si Ina Alegre.

Noon pa man ay sinasabi na sa amin ni Mayor Ina na gusto niyang kumbinsihin ang mga producers na sa bayan niya sa Pola na mag-shooting para ma-promote na rin ang naturang lugar.

“Halos kumpleto kasi dito sa Pola.

“May dagat, may lawa, may talon, iba-ibang lugar, may mga old houses dito, na ang daming lumang bahay talaga na puwede nilang gamitin sa shooting.

“May kalye dito na halos isang barangay nga na mga old houses lahat nakatayo.

“May ibang may mga nakatira pa, ang iba wala na. Kasi nasa Manila na o sa abroad yung may-ari.

“Nakita niyo yung sa Bahay na Pula? Yan ang old house dito,” pagmamalaki ni Mayor Ina nang nakapanayam namin sa DZRH nung nakaraang Biyernes, February 25… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Three men were found dead, their bodies bearing marks of torture, in separate places in Quezon City yesterday.

One of the victims was found at the corner of 11th street and Broadway Avenue in Barangay Mariana at around 1 a.m., according to probers.

The victim – 5’1” in height and of heavy build – was apparently tortured, based on the wounds on his chest, police said. He also had ligature markings on his right wrist.

Probers said the victim was clad in denim pants, a black t-shirt and gray rubber shoes.

Two more men were found dead along Malasimbo street in Barangay Masambong at around 1:43 a.m.

The men had wounds on their chest and were apparently strangled, based on the ligature marks on their necks.

Two pieces of cardboard with the message “Mandurukot huwag tularan” were placed beside the victims, warning passersby that the men were purported pickpockets and not to follow their example.

Police are conducting a probe to identify the victims’ killers… Read More

(SunStar) AS RUSSIA starts invading Ukraine, 38 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to cross the border to the safer streets of Poland.

According to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa), 38 OFWs are already en route from western Ukraine to Poland.

“They are from the parts of Ukraine, where there is no military build-up of Russian forces. So, from there, they will cross over the borders to Poland,” said Owwa Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac in a television interview.

The labor official also said that another 40 OFWs are eyed for relocation from eastern Ukraine, which is currently facing the Russian assault.

“There are still others that need to be transported out of Kyiv. We have been assured that our OFWs will be transported to safer ground in the west, towards the side of Poland,” said Cacdac.

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, Russian forces started the invasion of Ukraine by launching land, sea, and air assault in what is touted as the biggest attack in Europe since World War 2… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — President Rodrigo Duterte is still not endorsing any candidate for the country’s top post, saying he prefers to “stay neutral” for now.

In an interview with Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar aired Friday, Duterte said he’s “not in a hurry” to name his preferred successor, stressing that the interest of the Filipino people is at stake.

“I may or I may not, but preferably, I’d like to stay neutral,” Duterte told Cabinet Report. “Ibig sabihin, wala akong susuportahan na kandidato (Meaning, I won’t support any candidate).”

“Unless, again, there’ll be a compelling reason for me to go out and tell the people what it is,” he added. “I would like to bide my time. I’m not in a hurry.”

Prior to the start of the campaign period, Duterte said he won’t be supporting any candidate yet — even if some of them have already “communicated” with him.

His party PDP-Laban is left with no standard bearer after Sen. Bong Go dropped out of the presidential race.

Pressed further about the matter, Duterte admitted that the ruling party could not find anyone for the post. “Simply because wala rin kaming makita (we couldn’t find anyone),” he said… Read More

(BusinessWorld) MANILA, the capital and nearby cities are ripe for a shift to the most relaxed lockdown amid decreasing coronavirus infections, the country’s health chief said on Thursday.

Infections in the capital region have declined in the past two weeks, while the average attack rate was moderate, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III told an online news briefing. It remained at low risk from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), he added.

Less than 30% of Metro Manila’s health system was used, while 84% or 1.03 million of its 1.2 million seniors have been fully vaccinated, he added.

The Department of Health (DoH) has adjusted the target vaccination rate for the lockdown to be eased further to 80% for the elderly and seriously ill adults. “That is their state, which is truly and genuinely right for de-escalation,” Mr. Duque said.

The agency might conduct house-to-house vaccinations to reach more senior citizens, he added.

Metro Manila mayors this week voted to lower the lockdown in the region to Alert Level 1, the most relaxed in a five-tier system. The 17 mayors don’t have the power to decide on the lockdown level and can only recommend actions to an inter-agency task force against the coronavirus… Read More

(BusinessWorld) MAYORS in the Philippine capital and nearby cities have voted to lower the lockdown in the region to the most relaxed level amid decreasing coronavirus infections.

“The basis of the Metro Manila Council to ease the restrictions in the region is to open up the economy to ensure job generation,” Romando S. Artes, officer-in-charge of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), told a news briefing on Wednesday.

The 17 mayors don’t have the power to decide on the lockdown level and can only recommend actions to an inter-agency task force against the coronavirus.

The Department of Health (DoH) posted 1,534 infections on Wednesday — the fifth straight day the tally fell below 2,000 — bringing the total to 3.66 million.

The death toll hit 55,977 after 201 more patients died, while recoveries rose by 2,729 to 3.54 million, it said in a bulletin.

It added that 6.1% of 24,527 samples from Feb. 21 tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), still above the 5% threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Of 55,449 active cases, 652 did not show symptoms, 50,258 were mild, 2,811 were moderate, 1,426 were severe and 302 were critical… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has tagged 16 organizations linked to the communist movement in the country as “terrorists.”

In a statement released this month, the ATC said it approved a resolution designating the “underground organizations” of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as “terrorist groups of persons, organizations, or associations.”

The ATC listed the following in its resolution passed in January:

1. Revolutionary Council of Trade Unions (RCTU);

2. Katipunan ng mga Samahang Manggagawa (KASAMA) or Federation of Labor Organizations;

3. Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid (PKM) or National Association of Peasants;

4. Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA) or Patriotic Movement of New Women;

5. Kabataang Makabayan (KM) or Patriotic Youth;

6. Katipunan ng Gurong Makabayan (KAGUMA) or Association of Patriotic Teachers;

7. Makabayang Samahang Pangkalusugan (MASAPA) or Patriotic Health Association;

8. Liga ng Agham Para sa Bayan (LAB) or League of Scientists for the People;

9. Lupon ng mga Manananggol para sa Bayan (LUMABAN) or Committee of Lawyers for the People;

10. Artista at Manunulat ng Sambayanan (ARMAS) or Artists and Writers for the People;

11. Makabayang Kawaning Pilipino (MKP) or Patriotic Government Employees;

12. Revolutionary Organization of Overseas Filipinos and their Families (COMPATRIOTS);.. Read More