Android users who don’t want to compromise their privacy might want to avoid installing the Philippine National Police’s “Know Your Rights” app. [ads2] Technology journalist Art Samaniego Jr. raised some questions over the security risks that might come with the recently released app, considering how the app installation process includes requiring access to the person’s […] More
Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) president George San Mateo said that the transport group will stage their fourth strike all over the country on December 4 to 5 to oppose the government’s jeepney modernization program in 2018. [ads2] San Mateo clarified that they are not against phasing out dilapidated jeepneys to […] More
After President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare a revolutionary government earlier, former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo warned that it could end up being a “one-man rule” and “authoritarianism” by Duterte. [ads2] “Ang sinasabi natin na revolutionary government sa totoo lang one-man rule kasi iaabolish ang Congress,” Taguiwalo said on November 30 during a protest […] More
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio revealed that she already discussed with the Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) her city’s exemption from the planned jeepney modernization plan to be implemented by 2018. Mayor Duterte said that Davao City will instead be focusing on implementing the first mass transport system in the country through a […] More
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director general Aaron Aquino contradicted Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa for concluding that rape-slay cases are increasing because the police were removed from the war against drugs. [ads2] Aquino said that if there was indeed an increase in crimes involving rape and murder, the responsibility falls […] More
Former Senator Bongbong Marcos have been talked about by the mainstream media and the netizens online not only because of his ongoing electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo, but also due to the erroneous tarp used during an even that he attended. The tarp identified him as the “Vice President of the Philippines (To […] More
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson addressed the issue that rose with her announcement about studying law this January, adding that she will be taking up non-credited courses. [ads2] “Nagpunta po tayo sa AUSL upang alamin ang proseso kung paano po makapag-enroll. Sinabi po ng Dean doon na sa April pa ang PhiLSAT o ang entrance […] More
[ads2] Facebook page Philippines Defense Forces Forum debunked the meme claiming that the police cars acquired during the Aquino administration were worth P1.8 million each. The meme showed a collage of the police cars from the past and current administration, with the former shown to have cost P1.8 million each while the latter were said […] More
Lawyer and impeachment complainant Lorenzo “Larry” Gardon may face a perjury charge after Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro denied feeding information to a veteran journalist whose report Gadon used as source of his allegations against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, said Rep. Reynaldo Umali. [ads2] Umali, the House justice committee chair, told reporters […] More
The Philippine National Police Internal Affairs Service (IAS) recommended the dismissal from the police service of 11 Caloocan City cops responsible for killing 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz and the robbery case of a businesswoman’s house. [ads2] The IAS’ investigation found PO1 Ricky Arquilita and PO1 Jeffrey Perez administratively culpable for conduct unbecoming of a police […] More
Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson announced on November 22 that she is going to attend the Arellano University School of Law this January 2018. Uson said that she will go to law school to broaden her knowledge of the law. [ads2] “Starting January po mag-sisimula po tayong mag aral sa Arellano University […] More
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed a cyber-libel complaint against blogger Rey Joseph Nieto, also known as Thinking Pinoy on November 22 before the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office. [ads2] Trillanes filed a case against Nieto over the latters’ Facebook post on October 31, “Trump Calls Trillanes A Drug Lord.” The senator said Nieto’s post was outright […] More