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  • Military court clears Army man of molestation charges

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 6th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    An Army lieutenant who was accused of sexually molesting the wife of his mistah (classmate) at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) two years ago in Zamboanga City has been cleared by a military trib...

    Official denies extort try on Manila hostage-taker

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 6th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    An Office of the Ombudsman official on Sunday denied extorting P150,000 from Rolando Mendoza, the dismissed policeman who took a busload of foreign tourists hostage in Manila last August 23 to demand ...

    Outgoing PNP chief too takes responsibility for tragedy

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 6th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Like his commander-in-chief President Aquino, outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Jesus Verzosa on Sunday took responsibility for the bungled hostage rescue last August 23...

    Philippines police kill 3 militants in south

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    MANILA, Sept 5 : Philippine police commandos killed three Islamist militants, including the brother of a top Muslim rebel leader, during a raid on a remote southern island, the head of national police...

    Bus driver faces hostage probe today

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    THE fact-finding committee on the August 23 hostage fiasco will continue its hearings today, Monday, with the grilling of the bus driver, Alberto Lubang, who escaped from the carnage. Aside Lubang, a...

    Palace okays early retirement of Verzosa

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III approved the early retirement plan of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Jesus Verzosa, a Palace official said Sunday. Presidential Communication Operations Office he...

    Philippine police chief says lacked equipment in bus rescue attempt

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing his decision to retire ea...

    Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing hi...

    Verzosa admits low morale in PNP

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City – No less than Director General Jesus A. Verzosa admitted over the weekend that a low morale pervades in the 120,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP) organizat...

    Rid Cabinet of ‘OJTs’

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on September 5th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Manila, Philippines – Veteran lawmakers asked Sunday that Cabinet members who act like they are still “on OJT (on-the-job training)” should now resign their posts rather than wait a ...