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Published August 4, 2021, 5:50 PM National Bureau of Investigation A suspected fake aesthetic doctor has been arrested at her “clinic” in Quezon City by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Charged with illegal practice of medicine and violations of the Food and Drug Administration Act was Hazel G. Pablo. In a statement, the NBI said that Pablo was arrested during an entrapment operation conducted by agents of the bureau’s special action unit (NBI-SAU) based on a complai...

Published July 20, 2021 12:43pm Back in 2016, the film "Pamilya Ordinaryo" highlighted disturbing truths about the Philippines. It once again proved to be a reflection of reality in the latest episode of "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho." The episode told the story of Jennifer Tinapay, who gave birth to her sixth son Carl Michael last June 24. However, less than two weeks since she welcomed him to the world, he was taken from her. "I cried all the time. I was having such a hard time, I felt like...

In the Philippines, its legal to have sex with a 12-year-old. Activists are trying to change that CNN 1 hr ago Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her mother and stepfather, she said -- but then he took it a step further. He would put a long knife near her face during the abuse, and threaten to kill her mother and brother if she reported him, she said. Terrified and ashamed, she didnt tell anyone for a y...

Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her mother and stepfather, she said -- but then he took it a step further. He would put a long knife near her face during the abuse, and threaten to kill her mother and brother if she reported him, she said. Terrified and ashamed, she didnt tell anyone for a year and a half -- until a school teacher saw her with a black eye and notified the police. "I felt hopeless," said...

Published July 3, 2021, 12:25 PM Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Mayor Rodrigo M. Wenceslao of Merida town in Leyte of two graft and 20 malversation charges. In a decision, the anti-graft court ruled that the prosecution failed to properly identity and authenticate the documentary evidence it presented to establish Wenceslao’s guilt. The court stressed that no evidentiary weight can be given to the photocopies or certified true copies of the disbursement vouchers that wer...

Published June 29, 2021, 1:22 PM Teacher Ronnel Mas The Zambales Provincial Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) has upheld its ruling that dismissed the inciting to sedition complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against teacher Ronnel A. Mas who reportedly offered in his social media post a P50 million reward to anyone who can kill President Duterte. “Indeed, such seditious remarks must not go unpunished. The NBI must be commended in its efforts to contribute in the peace and ...

The cases against barangay officials allegedly involved in social amelioration program (SAP) anomalies are still being heard despite them having returned to work after serving their six-month preventive suspensions. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Department of Interior and Local Government (

National Bureau of Investigation A lawyer of the Optical Media Board (OMB) has been arrested for allegedly extorting P500,000 from the owner of a mobile phone store in Naga City in exchange for the non-closure of the establishment, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced on Frida

SunStar June 10, 2021 IN A statement furnished this writer by Mabalacat City News, through the kindness of Rosan Paquia, City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) chief and officer-in-charge, City Agriculture Office, the Office of the Ombudsman has reportedly dismissed with finality the fund malversation complaint filed against City Mayor Crisostomo C. Garbo and four other government officials-City Human Resources Management Officer Merla P. de Leon, City Accountant Aileen C. Rig...

SunStar + June 10, 2021 POLICE have also filed criminal charges against a businesswoman who allegedly intended to engage in illegal trading of vaccination slots. Nina Ellaine Dizon-Cabrera was charged on Monday, June 7, 2021 with estafa under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code; violation of Section 21-H of Republic Act 11032, or the Anti-Red Tape Law of 2007; and violation of Section 6 of Republic Act 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The same charges were filed a...