The Philippine government's chief negotiator with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Monday announced that a decision has been made to resume peace talks with the MILF as soon as possible and without conditions.
More than 100,000 euros confiscated by Russian authorities from retired Director Eliseo dela Paz in Moscow will be returned to the Philippine National Police (PNP) anytime within the month, dela Paz's lawyer confirmed Tuesday.
The Director for Legal and Prosecution Services of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) disclosed Tuesday that a phone conversation took place between him and State Prosecutor John Resado, dragging the name of Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito Zuño into the dismissal of the so-called "Alabang Boys" illegal drugs case.
A Philippine Marines officer detailed at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) told congressmen in a hearing Tuesday that a member of the family of one of the “Alabang Boys” and a classmate at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) offered him bribes so that charges of illegal drug trafficking would not be filed.
Lawyer and professor Harry Roque on Tuesday expressed dismay over the circumstances behind the release of former radio broadcaster Alexander Adonis from a Davao prison, saying press freedom is still under attack.
The New People’s Army on Tuesday released the junior Army officer captured last November 2008 and confirmed the capture of three policemen after an encounter last January 3 in Luzon.