Windows26: Latest police attempt to arrest Quiboloy fails

June 11, 2024

Good morning, reader! This Tuesday, we cover the PNP's failed attempt to arrest Quiboloy, the Porac mayor denying Pogo protector claims, and farm losses from El Niño reaching P9.89 billion.

Latest police attempt to arrest Quiboloy fails

The Philippine National Police has appealed to fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, who again eluded a third attempt by the police to arrest him on charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse, to surrender and face the allegations against him.

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Teves rearrested, says DOJ

Expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. was released but subsequently rearrested, the Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified Monday.

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Porac mayor says he's no Pogo 'protector'

Mayor Jaime Capil of Porac town, Pampanga province, on Monday denied suggestions that he is a "protector" of a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) raided recently by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and different police units.

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Farm losses from El Niño climb to P9.89B

The agriculture sector continued to reel from the extreme heat and lack of rain caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, with losses rising to P9.89 billion as of June 6 from the P9.5 billion in damage reported on May 16, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday.

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BFP reports 34.4% hike in fires nationwide

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is intensifying its information drive on preventing fires after a 34.4 percent increase in cases nationwide in the first six months of 2024, its spokesperson said on Monday.

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EDITORIAL: The 'original sin' in Pharmally deal

Like a fish caught by the mouth, former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed what many had already guessed, but dared not say: that then-President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the transfer of P47.6 billion from the coffers of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), supposedly to procure COVID-19 supplies at the height of the pandemic.

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