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?

02. June 2013 by Ellen
Categories: Abante, Peace and Order | Tags: | 13 comments

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

06. May 2013 by Ellen
Categories: Malaya, Peace and Order | Tags: , , | 8 comments

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

07. February 2013 by Ellen
Categories: Peace and Order, Philippine National Police, Vera Files | Tags: | 6 comments

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

14. January 2013 by Ellen
Categories: 2013 elections, Peace and Order, Vera Files | Tags: , | 12 comments

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

10. January 2013 by Ellen
Categories: Malaya, Peace and Order, Philippine National Police | Tags: | 12 comments

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

08. January 2013 by Ellen
Categories: Malaya, Peace and Order | Tags: , | 15 comments

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

20. December 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Malaya, Peace and Order | 8 comments

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

11. September 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Local government, Peace and Order, Philippine National Police | Tags: , , | 8 comments

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

02. September 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Local government, Peace and Order | Tags: , | 37 comments

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

31. August 2012 by Ellen
Categories: Governance, Local government, Peace and Order | Tags: , , | 44 comments

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