A 49-year-old woman wanted for illegal gambling was apprehended by the police in Barangay Buenavista, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, May 24, at 10:57 a.m. The suspect, identified as Imelda Daprosa Rosales, was taken into custody based on a warrant of arrest issued by the Municipal Trial Court in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. The warrant was… Read More 49-year-old woman nabbed for illegal gambling in Sablayan
MANILA, Philippines—There are ways to spot a human trafficker. Director Ma. Regina Angela Galias of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) gave some tips on this when interviewed on state-run Radyo ng Bayan. According to Galias, syndicates involved in human trafficking conducts house-to-house recruitment in provinces, using people known to the prospective victim–usually a friend,… Read More Tell-tale signs of human trafficking
MANILA, Philippines—More public officers were convicted of crimes in 2010, up by 73 pecent compared to 2009. Based on data culled from the Bureau of Corrections, 66 public officials were convicted of crimes in 2010, compared to only 38 in 2009, according to National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Secretary General Romulo Virola. These crimes, as… Read More More public officers convicted in 2010
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Crimes in Palawan province went down by 52.67 percent in the first half of the year as compared to the same period last year, said provincial police director Superintendent Reynaldo Jagmis. For the first half of the year, there were 257 crimes recorded from January to June which was way below the 543… Read More Crimes in Palawan down by 52.7% in 1st half of 2011
MANILA—The Philippines is now officially a party to the Rome Statute after the Senate concurred for its ratification. The Senate passed the resolution conveying its concurrence by a vote of 17 affirmative votes and one negative. The Rome Statute was concluded in 1998 by the United Nations (UN) Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the establishment… Read More Philippines now officially a party to the Rome Statute
QUEZON CITY—Ignorance, and not poverty, is the main reason why people fall prey to human trafficking syndicates. Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) executive director Mary Grace Tirona made this observation during the Communications News Exchange Forum held at the Philippine Information Agency last week. Thus, the CFO has embarked on information and advocacy activities addressed… Read More Information is key in fight against human trafficking
MANILA—The Bureau of Customs has filed a complaint against suspected “rapists of the ocean” following the seizure of some P35 million worth of black corals and other endangered marine species. The complaint was filed before the Department of Justice against the owner, consignee, shippers and haulers of the smuggled wildlife species, said Customs Commissioner Angelito… Read More Customs sues ‘rapists of the ocean’
MANILA–Smuggled cigarettes worth about P13 million to P15 million were seized in Brgy. Mangsee, Balabac in Palawan last Wednesday, the Philippine Navy said. Approximately 830 boxes of assorted smuggled cigarettes suspected to have come from Malaysia were confiscated during the operation, it said. Commodore Edgardo D. Tamayo, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines… Read More About P15M of smuggled cigarettes seized in Palawan
MANILA—A Filipino worker sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for carrying illegal drugs was granted clemency and released Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The overseas Filipino worker (OFW), whose name was not released in deference to his family’s request, was sentenced to death by beheading in November 2009 by a tribunal of three… Read More Filipino sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia freed
MANILA—Three convicted Filipino drug traffickers will die by lethal injection in China on Wednesday and the Philippines finally gave up hopes for clemency, saying it respects the socialist republic’s decision. Ramon Credo and Sally Villanueva will be executed in the coastal southeastern China city of Xiamen, while Elizabeth Batain will be put to death in… Read More 3 Filipino drug mules set to die in China on Wednesday
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