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CTA junks electric coop's suit over P23.5-M tax assessment

Manila, March 28 -- The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed a petition filed by the Bukidnon II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BUSECO) questioning a PHP23.5 million income tax assessment against it ... Read More


300 Bilibid PDLs transferred to Palawan

Manila, March 28 -- The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday transferred 300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City to Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm ... Read More


DOJ opens action center in Soccsksargen

Manila, March 27 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced the opening of the seventh DOJ Action Center regional office in Koronadal City to boost its free legal assistance to the publi... Read More


BuCor foils PDL visitor's try to smuggle contraband

Manila, March 26 -- A female visitor of a person deprived of liberty (PDL) was arrested by prison guards at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City after she tried to smuggle suspected shabu into th... Read More


SC affirms graft conviction of ex-Laguna town mayor ER Ejercito

Manila, March 26 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the decision of the Sandiganbayan convicting former Pagsanjan, Laguna Mayor Jeorge "ER" Ejercito Estregan of graft for awarding a contract to an... Read More


6 foreigners nabbed for alleged spying ops in Subic

Manila, March 26 -- Authorities have arrested six foreign nationals and their Filipino bodyguard suspected of engaging in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in Grande Islan... Read More


Detained POGO figure hospitalized

Manila, March 25 -- The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Tuesday that detained Chinese businessman Tony Yang has been hospitalized after a medical emergency. Yang, whose real... Read More


DOJ files P5.7-B tax evasion case vs. 5 illicit cigarette traders

Manila, March 25 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday it has filed a PHP5.7 billion tax evasion case against five Chinese nationals implicated in the trade of illicit cigarettes in various ... Read More


SC junks advance SSS payment provision for OFWs

Manila, March 25 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has declared as unconstitutional a provision of the 2018 Social Security System (SSS) Act that requires overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to pay their contrib... Read More


44 new NBI agents to backstop fight vs. fake news, cybercriminals

Manila, March 24 -- The latest batch of 44 agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is expected to help crack down on emerging trends in cybercrime, NBI Director Jaime Santiago said Monday... Read More