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The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) conducts another surprise “urine” drug test at Camp Karingal in Quezon City on Monday. The test was part of the new Philippine National Police leadership’s efforts to cleanse the police ranks of scalawags.(MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Sr. Supt. Leonardo Carlos said on Tuesday that the investigations on the killings of drug suspects are still ongoing and that no case has been closed just yet. Carlos said police are still investigating about 103 reported killings of alleged drug personalities from May 10 to July 3. “Wala pa po, ongoing po ‘yan. As information come in, kung mayroon pong nakikita po ‘yung imbestigador natin na irregularity sa na-conduct na operation, kagaya po ng nangyari sa Pasay, ay automatic po ‘yung dalawang involved na police ay pinatanggal ng regional director habang isinasagawa ang investigation,” Carlos said when asked how many cases have already been closed. In Pasay City, an arrested drug suspect and his father were killed inside a police station after the suspect allegedly tried to grab the gun of a policeman who was removing his handcuff. The family immediately proceeded to the police staion and questioned the legality of the arrest, noting that the police had no arrest warrant against the suspected drug suspect. In the television interview, Carlos said: “In these cases, we ask the complainants to submit their complaints para maimbestigahan po. Kasi immediately po after these killings, kami po ay nagsasagawa agad ng investigation.” He explained Read More …

Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson (MNS photo)  “I admire him even more now,” admitted actress Bea Alonzo when asked about her current working relationship with former boyfriend, “How To Be Yours” co-star Gerald Anderson. “Ang weird ko kasi everytime na magkasama kami ay tawa lang kami ng tawa. Ginagawa naming joke iyong pinagsamahan namin way before,” added Alonzo, who had a short-lived romance with Anderson six years back. Anderson, for his part, recalled the time he harbored a crush on the actress as a reply to questions about the possibility of them getting back together. “Naalala ko before na bumili pa ako ng notebook na siya ang cover at pina-frame ko pa iyon,” he shared. “Step by step iyan and we are just having fun. Huwag na bigyan ng pressure. Kapag nandiyan siya ay sobra ang saya ko at iyon naman ang importante.” The two were speaking to reporters after a pictorial for “How To Be Yours,” an upcoming light-hearted romance film directed by Dan Villegas (“Walang Forever”). It tells the story of two people, an aspiring chef named Anj and a sales agent named Niño, whose love story will be tested by the allure of their own ambitions and dreams, according to producer Star Cinema. “How To Be Yours” is the first time Alonzo and Anderson will headline

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos attends a morning Mass in Baclaran church, Wednesday. Mrs. Marcos attended the Mass organized by the Promotion of Church People’s Response (PCPR) not knowing it was a tribute to victims of martial law in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – State prosecutors urged the Sandiganbayan to render a partial judgement on the civil forfeiture case involving the prized paintings of former first lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos believed to be part of the family’s ill-gotten wealth. The Office of the Solicitor General and the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) filed a reply to the court reiterating its earlier motion for partial judgement filed in March after Marcos, the primary respondent in the case, has not yet filed her comment to the motion. Marcos, the wife of the late former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos who was ousted in a people’s uprising in 1986, asked for additional time to comment. In a motion dated April 14, Marcos asked for an additional 30 days until May 14 to file her comment. In another motion dated May 13, she again asked for additional time until May 29 to file her comment opposition. Until now, Marcos has not filed her comment opposition, the prosecutors said, urging the court to deem Marcos’ right to comment waived. The prosecutors also said with Marcos’ right to comment deemed to be waived, it should also be deemed that Marcos Read More …

In this photo taken on March 12, 2013, employees at the giant Solaire Resort and Casino Manila practice at gaming tables ahead of the opening on March 16, 2013. Solaire Manila Resorts is the first of four enormous entertainment venues slated to rise over a giant chunk of prime, reclaimed land that industry and government leaders expect will attract millions of cashed-up Asian tourists. ©AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO MANILA  (Mabuhay) – Senator Panfilo Lacson has filed a bill expanding the coverage of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) to include casinos, real estate brokers, and dealers of art works and motor vehicles. In filing the bill, Lacson noted how money launderers now use such businesses and professions to cover their illegal transactions. He also underscored how the industry, particularly the casinos, seemed to be attractive to money launderers. “While the contributions of the casino industry are acknowledge, it is also understood that casinos are equally exposed to tha raging threats of money laundering,” the senator said in a statement Thursday. Lacson noted how the cyber-heist in the Bank of Bangladesh exposed AMLA’s vulnerabilities and loopholes in curtailing laundering schemes in the Philippines. His statement came amid the recent anomaly involving $81-million worth of suspected laundered money hacked from the Bank of Bangladesh and discovered to have been stored in the Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC). The suspects reportedly laundered the money from the Bangladesh central bank’s deposit in the Federeal Reserve Bank of New York and transferred the moeny Read More …

President Rodrigo Duterte is hell bent in doing everything within his power to get the job done in eradicating the serious illegal drug problem in the Philippines. Everybody must have been jolted by Duterte’s bold decision to name the five police generals allegedly involved in illegal drug trade in the country. This is a good sign that Duterte is really determined in implementing drastic changes in the country as far as peace and order is concerned. Named as either drug lords or protectors of drug lords in their respective turfs were Police Generals Joel Pagdilao, Edgardo Tinio Bernardo Diaz, Marcelo Garbo and Vicente Loot. As expected, the police generals denied having anything to do with illegal drugs. They also denied coddling suspected drug lords in their respective areas. President Digong should order his investigators to look into the bank accounts of these generals to find out if they were able to accumulate huge amounts of money from the illegal drugs business. Garbo and Loot have retired from the police service. Loot is now a town mayor in Cebu. Generals Tinio and Diaz have been identified as being close to losing presidential candidate Mar Roxas. They were seen by the media having a conference with Roxas shortly before they May 9 elections at the Novitel hotel in Quezon City. Sources were saying that had Roxas won the presidency, Tinio would have been his choice to be his PNP chief. Good thing Roxas lost. President “Digong” must have in his possession a Read More …