MANILA, Philippines A retired police general who left the country after he and several others were ordered arrested for their involvement in the staged P6.7 billion drug bust in 2022 has returned and surrendered to authorities, according to the Phil
Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police (PNP) deputy chief for operations Lt. Gen. Benjamin Santos Jr. surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) o
midori Fil-Am attorney general vows to protect health care amid Trump’s funding freeze
2025-02-16midori Photo from Attorney General Rob Bonta / Facebook “As California goes, so goes the nation,” said state Attorney General Rob Bonta — and in the face of federal funding cuts, that goes for health care too. As President Trump re
Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III. — NIÑO JESUS ORBETA/VIDEOGRAB FROM YOUTUBE “Parang hindi magandang pakinggan sa kulturang Pilipino. (It seems that the statement is not good to hear considering our Filipino culture). Yung word spoken
COTABATO CITY A gunman shot and killed the owner of a popular beauty salon along a busy thoroughfare in General Santos City on Wednesday night, January 15. Officials of the Police Regional Office-12 told reporters on Thursday morning, January 16, th
FILE PHOTO (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) SAN DIEGO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has met with immigrant rights groups and elected officials in San Diego to discuss his office’s efforts to protect California’s immigran
aubet Fil-Am attorney general leads fight against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
2025-01-22aubet FILE PHOTOS LOS ANGELES California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the states fight against President Donald Trumps executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Bonta announced Tuesday the state is filing a lawsuit seeking to b
winph BIZ BUZZ: New general counsel at BSP?
2025-01-22After months of searching, it looks like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may have found its new general counsel in Roberto Figueroa. Figueroa, who was the general counsel of HSBC, has already been receiving congratulatory messages from fellow
MANILA, Philippines The Office of the Secretary General of the House of Representatives is ready to transmit the three impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte anytimebspin, House secretary general Reginald Velasco said yeste
ppgaming Fil-Am attorney general cracks down on price gouging to protect victims of LA fires
2025-01-18Attorney General Rob Bonta vows to crack down on price gouging. FILE PHOTO (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) LOS ANGELES – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading efforts to open multiple predatory pricing investigations into fraud, asso