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PNP holds 1st mall security summit
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The Philippine National Police, in collaboration with the Mall Security Managers Association of the Philippines (MSMAP), has conducted the first ever Mall Security Summit at Camp Crame, Quezon City last Tuesday (May 8). Mall security managers, private security providers and PNP officers attended the one-day affair. During the opening ceremony,…
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Protest vs Chinese intrusions set on May 11
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A multi-country protest against Chinese encroachment on Philippine territory will be staged on Friday (May 11). The protest to be held in front of Chinese embassies around the world will be attended by prominent Filipino personalities. Among these are President Fidel Ramos, Broadway star Lea Salonga, former civil service commissioner…
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Sunday Super Brawl: Santiago vs Tulfo (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
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While our eyes were glued to the TV for the Mayweather-Cotto fight, we learned that another melee was happening at NAIA Terminal 3 involving Inquirer columnist and radio host Mon Tulfo and local celebrity couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto. According to initial reports, Tulfo, who just landed from Davao…
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Fire kills 17 in Butuan City
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A fire hit a department store in Butuan City early Wednesday morning, killing 17 stay-in employees. According to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the fire gutted a three-storey building along Montilla Boulevard at around 3:45 a.m. Many of the fatalities were salesladies of a jeans store. Junel Albuelo, store guard…
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MILF’s Mimbantas passes away
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman Aleem Abdulaziz Mimbantas passed away last May 3 in Lanao del Sur due to an illness. Mimbantas was one of the pioneering leaders of the MILF, who devoted and offered his entire life to the Bangsamoro struggle for freedom and right to self-determination.…
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Witness vs Dominguez brothers killed
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A key government witness in the killing of car traders Venson Evangelista, Emerson Lozano and driver Ernanie Sencil was found dead in Dasmarinas City last Sunday (May 6). The body of Mendiola was found tied and gagged along with two others at around 6 a.m. in Sta. Lucia proper, Brgy.…
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Observance of EMS Week: A Call to Unite, Prepare and Certify
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By Marge Lamberte, Rotary Club Parañaque Metro When one hears an ambulance, what comes to mind? When a road accident occurs, what number do you have to call? When a child is choking, whom do you call? When a family member is having a heart attack or a stroke or…
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PNP says carnapping cases further dips in April
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reported that carnapping incidents continued to drop in April due to preventive police operations against carnapping syndicates. According to the PNP, a significant 68.3 percent decline in recorded carnapping cases was posted in April 2012, with only 39 carnapping incidents recorded, down from 123…