MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday suspended several drivers who were caught on camera doing illegal activities on the road, such as counterflow driving, road rage and illegal racing. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao issued show cause orders (SCO) summoning the registered owner and driver of a Toyota Fortuner and a

Both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Tacloban City Government condemned the Tacloban school shooting that killed three and led to the arrest of two teenagers. In Manila, Senator Francis Pangilinan said that the two suspects in the school shooting should not be released even if they are minors, citing the Juvenile Justice Law,

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered the agency to hunt down the gunman who allegedly killed a police officer inside a mosque in Lanao del Sur. In a statement on Monday, Nartatez said the law enforcement agency “strongly condemns this brutal attack on one of our personnel,

MANILA, Philippines — Following a fatal shooting at a high school in Tacloban City, Sen. Loren Legarda on Monday called for intensified efforts to address youth challenges, including violence, mental health, and access to firearms. READ: Gatchalian outraged by shooting in Tacloban school: Unacceptable In a statement, Legarda expressed her condolences to the families of

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte — Fourteen members of the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to government authorities, turning over 39 loose firearms, including two 60 mm mortar tubes, in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, June 21. The turnover ceremony was held at the headquarters of the 38th Infantry Battalion (38IB)

  TACLOBAN CITY — A police officer has been placed under restrictive custody after authorities confirmed that one of the firearms used in the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City was linked to her family, the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) said on Monday, June 22. PRO-8 spokesperson Lt. Col.