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Catanduanes town police chief relieved after comments on Tarlac shooting

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 04:24 PM

The police chief of Bato town in Catanduanes has been relieved after making controversial comments over the shooting of a mother and son by a cop in Tarlac province. Read more »

S. Africa's chief justice slammed for prayer against 'satanic' vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 10:09 AM

South Africa's chief justice on Friday vehemently defended a prayer he made against "satanic" COVID-19 vaccines, seeming to refer to a conspiracy theory that they could "infuse 666" into people's DNA Read more »

Counter-terrorism chief died of gunshot wound after office shooting: NBI

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 06:39 PM

MANILA — A gunshot to the abdomen killed the National Bureau of Investigation's Counter Terrorism Division chief following a shooting incident inside his office late Monday evening, the agency confirmed Tuesday. Read more »

Chinese state media journalist responds to US senator’s racist tweet with sexist insult

Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 06 10:02 AM

Online nationalists overlook China Daily bureau chief’s use misogynist slur to praise ‘Wolf Warrior’ attack on Republican Marsha Blackburn. The Trump supporting politician was widely criticized after saying Chinese had ‘5,000-year history of cheating and stealing’. Read more »

CJ Peralta urged to leave legacy by institutionalizing writ of kalayaan before retiring

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 09:21 PM

A group of people seeking the release of their relatives from detention amid the COVID-19 pandemic urged Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta to take steps to institutionalize the writ of kalayaan before his early retirement in March. Read more »

Sinas says not keen on legacy, to continue policies of ex-PNP chiefs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 11:23 AM

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas said Thursday he was "not fond" of leaving behind legacies and would rather continue previous commanders' programs. Read more »

Chief Justice Peralta to retire early

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 06:51 PM

Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta will retire from his post a year early, sources said Tuesday, allowing President Rodrigo Duterte to name at least one more top magistrate before his term ends in 2022. Read more »

Leadership of UN rights body becomes proxy battle for world powers

Nick Cumming-Bruce, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 30 11:19 AM

The position — which holds significant sway over a body that, despite its name, includes some of the world’s worst rights abusers — rotates by region and is due to be filled next year by a member of the Asia-Pacific bloc of countries. Read more »

Sinas pinangunahan unang command conference bilang PNP chief

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 01:30 PM

MAYNILA - Pinangunahan ni Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Debold Sinas ang una niyang command conference pinuno ng pulisya sa Camp Bagong Diwa sa Taguig. Read more »

Sinas pays last respects to former Jolo Police Chief

Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 04:03 PM

Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Debold Sinas extends his condolences and sympathies to the wife of slain P/Lt.Col. Walter Annayo, Alma, and their two kids, in Baguio City on Tuesday.  Read more »

Dating hepe ng Jolo Police patay sa pananambang

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 07:03 AM

Patay ang dating hepe ng Jolo Police matapos tambangan sa bayan ng Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao nitong Sabado.   Read more »

SC denies Akbayan’s bid to intervene in Manila Bay case over dolomite beach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:30 PM

The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the bid of Akbayan to intervene in a 2008 case in an attempt to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt of court supposedly for violating a continuing order to keep Manila Bay clean by dumping crushed dolomite there. Read more »

Lorenzana apologizes for wrong info, says VP Robredo did not use gov’t plane for aid mission

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 06:19 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said Vice President Leni Robredo did not board any government planes when she distributed aid to typhoon-hit Catanduanes, adding he already apologized to her on the matter.  Read more »

Fed's Powell signals emergency credit programs should be extended

Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 09:04 AM

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday it was not time to shut down emergency programs aimed at battling the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, with cases again surging and the economy left with "a long way to go" to recover. Read more »

Sinas pormal nang nanumpa bilang bagong PNP chief kay Pang. Duterte

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 08:12 PM

Ginanap sa Malacanang Palace ang panunumpa at donning of rank ni PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas ngayong Martes. Read more »

Sinas names 4 senior police officials to new posts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:02 PM

Four senior police officials were assigned to key positions on Monday by Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas who assumed the top police post last week. Read more »

Sinas says 'natuwa, nahihiya' over Duterte defending him, mañanita

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 03:57 PM

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas on Monday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for defending him against critics. Read more »

Duterte forgives Sinas for ‘mañanita’, defends his appointment as PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 08:12 PM

Duterte also assured the public of the police chief’s competence.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 11, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:26 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Sinas scraps predecessor's 8-hour shift policy, begins review of other PNP programs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 03:52 PM

Newly-installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas said Wednesday he was re-imposing the 12-hour work shift policy among the police force "to maximize police presence," as he begins to review his predecessor's policies.  Read more »