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33 residents in Manila caught loitering during curfew

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 05:39 AM

Thirty-three residents were rounded up by police after they were caught loitering in the streets during curfew hours late Wednesday, Manila. Read more »

Metro Manila police warns minors: Stay at home, curfew to be implemented

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 07:10 PM

Minors who will be caught loitering in public places and unsupervised by their guardians will be told by the police to go home, Metro Manila’s police chief said Wednesday, as the government implemented a week-long class suspension as a measure against the spread of the new coronavirus. Read more »

3 in 5 Pinoys say 'tambay' arrest violates rights - poll

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 12:10 PM

Three in 5 Filipinos believe that the arrest of "tambays" or loiterers violates their rights, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Sunday.  Read more »

20 groups to gov't: Stop rounding up children

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 09:07 AM

Twenty organizations have asked the government to stop rounding up children loitering on the streets amid its crackdown on violators of local laws.  Read more »

OPINION/SATIRE: Test yourself: Are you a drug addict?

Alan Robles -- Hot Manila
Posted at Jun 29 09:05 PM

Ready for the test? Read more »

'Hindi krimen ang pagtambay'

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 08:16 PM

Indignant members of Sanlakas, women’s group Oriang, youth groups Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (Spark) and Kaisa UP hold a protest action dubbed “protesTAMBAYan” at Camp Crame on Thursday.  Read more »

Sereno blasts lack of written orders for Duterte policies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 10:13 AM

Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte has a "pattern" of having law enforcers implement policies without a written directive. Read more »

Mga magulang na 'nagpalaboy ng anak,' pananagutin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 12:31 PM

Maaaring idemanda at ikulong ang mga magulang na nagpalaboy sa sariling anak. Read more »

Nearly 16,000 arrested for violating local laws, police say

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 09:49 PM

Almost 16,000 people were arrested by police 2 weeks after the PNP began its campaign to apprehend ordinance violators in Metro Manila.  Read more »

DSWD: Children keep coming back to the streets due to poverty

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 04:19 PM

 The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday acknowledged that poverty is one of the main reasons why some children dwell on the streets, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered government agencies to round up minors found loitering on the streets. Read more »

Opposition lawmakers seek probe into anti-loitering campaign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:27 AM

Law enforcers are undeterred in pursuing their much criticized crackdown on street loiterers. Read more »

NCRPO going after 'riding-in-tandem' amid 'tambay' crackdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 04:30 PM

The head of the Metro Manila police on Tuesday said it has not cast aside its campaign against motorcycle-riding criminals amid its c crackdown against "tambays" or those loitering in the streets after dark.  Read more »

When minors loiter, you create a situation where crimes arise: Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 11:39 AM

President Duterte's order to crack down on minors who loiter in the streets is meant to protect the public, his chief legal counsel, Salvador Panelo, said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte: Round up teens ‘for their protection’

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 10:31 PM

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said teenagers should not be spared from his crackdown order against “tambays” (loiterers), saying this was being done for their protection. Read more »

Aarestuhin dahil sa pagiging 'tambay'? Alamin ang iyong karapatan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 01:47 AM

Ayon sa Free Legal Assistance Group, narito ang mga dapat tandaan kung nahaharap sa pag-aresto ang indibidwal. Read more »

Mga lokal na ordinansa at kampanya kontra tambay, pinag-iibayo sa Iloilo

Joyce Ann Clavecillas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 11:58 AM

ILOILO CITY – Isang malawakang kampanya kontra tambay ang inilunsad, Biyernes ng gabi ng iba’t-ibang estasyon ng pulisya sa lungsod na ito. Read more »

Duterte: Loitering not a crime

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 12:54 AM

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday acknowledged that loitering is not a crime, a week after he ordered police to round up tambays or night idlers on the streets. Read more »

The cost of loitering: Rundown of penalties for ‘Oplan Tambay’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 08:34 PM

MANILA - A week after the start of Oplan Tambay, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has already rounded up more than 8,000 “tambays” (loiterers) around Metro Manila, averaging more than 1,000 arrests per day. Read more »

Cops won't shelve 'tambay' crackdown amid abuse allegations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 09:27 AM

Defying the call of rights monitors, police will not suspend intensified operations against "tambays" or those loitering in the streets late into the night despite allegations of abuse, the Metro Manila police chief said Thursday.  Read more »

Palace: Let's remove drinking, gambling on PH streets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 09:24 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said a crackdown on "tambays" is meant to ensure that the streets are safe for everyone. "Paano ka maglalaro d'yan, kung ikaw ay bata, kung lalasing-lasing na 'yung mga tao? " Read more »