Category Archives for Peace and Order
Usi na rin ang Presidente
Ayun sa report, dalawang oras maganap ang pagsabog sa Serendra, isang pangmayamang lugar sa Taguig City Biyernes ng gabi, dumating si Pangulong Aquino at si Interior Secretary Mar Roxas. Galing, di ba? Aksyun agad. Ano nga ba ang aksyun?
No need for Lacson to harm Mancao
On Nov. 16, 2011, there was a hearing of the Dacer-Corbito kidnapping and murder case. That was the day after Gloria Arroyo was blocked at the airport when she attempted to leave the country for Singapore. A source who was … Continue reading
The weakest link in the Megamall heist
By Ace Esmeralda,VERA Files Many things don’t fit in the statements of the police on the Jan. 26 Megamall robbery. As of this writing, the Mandaluyong police have claimed to have “identified” two of the six suspects in the robbery. … Continue reading
Gun ban should go with crime prevention
By Ace Esmeralda, VERA Files The election period in the Philippines began Sunday and signalled the start of a nationwide total gun ban expected to minimize election-related offenses, particularly gun-related violence among political groups and clans. For many, the gun … Continue reading
Scary cop
Police officers are supposed to protect life and property. Their being armed is supposed to protect citizens from lawless elements. It goes without saying that they should have a high value for life and respect for human rights. That’s why … Continue reading
Urgent call for gun control
As always, we need to be violently jolted to do what is needed to be done. Whether the three recent incidents are harrowing enough for our authorities and lawmakers to move remain to be seen. Last Sunday, 13 people died … Continue reading
What to do when you lose a cellphone
I lost my cellphone to a pickpocket at Southmall, Las Pinas the other day. I was queuing at the Supermarket cashier with a few items for crema de frutta that I was going to make for friends. While waiting for … Continue reading
President Aquino accepts Puno’s resignation
From Official Gazette: Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on the resignation of Undersecretary Rico E. Puno: Last Friday, former DILG Undersecretary Rico E. Puno submitted his letter of resignation to the President, through Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. The … Continue reading
DILG is make or break for Roxas’ presidential dream
Now that he has taken the helm at the Department of Interior and Local Government, it’s a make or break for Mar Roxas in his bid for the presidency in 2016. The position will allow him to be high profile, … Continue reading
Mar Roxas is new DILG chief
ABS-CBNnews.com President Aquino on Friday appointed Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas as the new chief of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Roxas, 55, an economist and president of the Liberal Party (LP), will take over the position … Continue reading
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