Author: Izel Abanilla

MANILA, Philippines – Contrary to the claim of Sen. Risa Hontiveros that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was able to flee to Malaysia and Singapore last July, the controversial former town chief is still in the Philippines at least according to the knowledge of the Department of Justice. “As far as we know, Mayor Guo is still in the country. There has been no report to us of an attempted departure from the Bureau of Immigration (BI). In fact, she filed a Motion for her case in the DOJ last Friday to which she attached a Counter Affidavit, which…

MANILA, Philippines – Sex without consent can send husbands to jail when they force their wives into sex, the dean of the Lyceum of the Philippines University College of Law said Monday. In an interview on TeleRadyo Serbisyo, lawyer Ma. Soledad Mawis said if a husband forcibly advances his desires to his wife without her consenting to the act of sex is criminally liable for marital rape as well as violation of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004. “Kung ayaw makipagtalik ng asawang babae, hinding-hindi siya pwedeng pwersahin,” she said. She claimed that marriage does not …

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she has received information that former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has already left the Philippines. In a Facebook post, the senator, who chairs the committee on women and children, said Guo exited the Philippines on July 18 headed to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Senator Hontiveros says top government officials could have aided Alice Guo’s escape from the Philippines. Hontiveros attached Guo’s passport to show credibility of the report. “I am now in receipt of information that in fact this person was already out of the country on July 18, 2024 to Kuala Lumpur,…

MANILA, Philippines – State weather bureau said tropical storm Dindo has already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday morning. Dindo is also unlikely to affect weather conditions in the country within the forecast period. However, it will bring moderate seas (1.0-2.0 m) over the coastal waters of Extreme Northern Luzon, along with the Southwest monsoon. Over the next three days, DIndo is forecast to move over the East China Sea and Yellow sea towards the Korean Peninsula and will likely remain a tropical storm within the forecast period.

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte cried foul over allegations about members of her family over their supposed involvement in a multi-billion shabu shipment. “Lahat ito ay political harassment, political attacks,” the Vice President said in an ambush interview last Saturday. Duterte noted that such assertions only surfaced after she quitted the Marcos cabinet last June and openly criticized the supposed incompetencies of the current administration. “Nakikita niyo naman, lumabas siya nung umalis ako sa DepEd (Department of Education), lumabas siya nung nagsasalita na ako kung anong dapat pinagawa natin para sa ating bayan,” she said. Last Friday, August…

MANILA, Philippines – Kapuso young actor Sandro Muhlach formally filed a complaint against GMA contractor Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz at the Department of Justice, Monday. Sandro, together with his father, former child wonder Niño Muhlach charged the two with the crime of rape through sexual assault. “Finally, umabot na kami sa araw na ito na we’re finally filing a case and onwards… syempre magkakaroon na ng mga court hearing and siguro soon makakamit rin namin ‘yung justice, which Sandro deserves,” the father told reporters. “Parang nakaluwang-luwang sa dibdib dahil umabot na tayo sa araw na ito. Ambigat kasi nakikita…

MANILA, Philippines – A possessive delivery rider was arrested by authorities in Manila on Thursday, August 15, after threatening a massage attendant he had interest in with a gun. The suspect, identified as Romuald Banal Manalili, 36, was arrested by elements of the Manila Police District at the San Shai Spa located at Remedios cor Ma.orosa St., Brgy. 702 Malate, Manila following the report of therapist Kaylie Badaron Ligones, 30, married, that she was being harassed by Manalili. According to the police report that was based on the narration of the victim, she and the suspect had a heated altercation…

MANILA, Philippines – THE Caloocan City Police on Friday quashed rumors that a serial killer is roaming around the city and is nothing but “fake news.” “Ang inyo pong Caloocan City Police Station ay kinokondena o pinasisinungalingan ang kumakalat na maling balita sa social media na may gumagalang serial killer sa lungsod ng Caloocan,” it said in a Facebook post. The Caloocan Police encouraged everyone to be discerning of things seen on baseless posts on social media. City authorities are now on the lookout for the spreaders of the false information.

The Vice President ready to take the hair follicle drug test MANILA, Philippines – VICE President Sara Duterte is all in support of her brother, Davao Rep. Paolo Duterte’s bill seeking to conduct random drug testing of all public officials, including the President. “Yes of course. Unang-una dapat panigurado nating lahat na nasa tamang pag-iisip ‘yung ating mga public officials, kasama na ako doon,” the Vice President said in an ambush interview Thursday. The Davao representative authored House Bill 10744 which proposed random drug testing using hair follicle samples. Once an individual tests positive, a confirmatory urine drug test will…

MANILA, Philippines – Fresh off her dismissal as Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, legal battles pile up on Alice Guo as she is set to face a tax evasion case over the alleged failure to pay P500,000 in capital gains taxes for the supposed sale of her property that became the location of raided offshore gaming operator facilities in her town. The case was filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue against the dismissed mayor Wednesday in connection with the transfer and sale of her shares in Baofu Land. This comes on top of her human trafficking case for criminalities busted…