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Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said he had already directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the fire that razed a commercial mall in Davao City over the weekend, where dozens are feared to have died. “The order was given for the NBI to determine the presence of any criminal liability which led to the fire and the attendant loss of lives. The NBI was also ordered to file the necessary cases against […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The widow of a slain Islamist militant leader will be charged for allegedly using social media to recruit Islamic State sympathizers to join a five-month siege of a southern city, Philippine authorities said Friday. Hundreds of local and foreign gunmen who had pledged allegiance to IS rampaged through Marawi, the principal Islamic city in the mainly Catholic Philippines, starting in May — sparking the nation’s longest urban war that claimed more […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nakitang mechanical o electrical defects sa mga coupling device na kumalas sa bagon ng MRT-3. Ito ay ayon sa National Bureau of Investigation Special Action Unit (NBI-SAU) na nagsagawa ng inisyal na imbestigasyon sa nasabing insidente noong Nobyembre. Ayon kay NBI Special Action Unit Chief Joel Tovera, ito ay matapos idinaan sa mechanical at electrical examination ang mga bagon sa tulong ng mga eksperto, forensics at mga technician ng […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nanindigan si Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald dela Rosa sa kaniyang pahayag na may tatlong diumanong ahente ng National Bureau of Investigation na sangkot sa pagkidnap sa isang Korean national sa Angeles, Pampanga noong Biyernes, Nobyembre 24. Giit ng PNP, ang naturang impormasyon ay galing mismo sa mga biktima at sa mga naarestong suspek. “Iyon ang lumabas sa investigation and we never made up that […]
Says PNP claim based on “unverified reports” (Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said it was contemplating filing charges against the Philippine National Police for announcing the alleged involvement of three NBI agents in a kidnapping scheme even if the information was “unverified.” In a statement, NBI director Dante Gierran said based on a report from the NBI regional director and acting assistant regional director of the NBI-Central Luzon Regional Office, which […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice has tasked the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the allegations of malversation filed against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the alleged anomalous use of funds under the Disbursement Acceleration Program, and other alleged anomalies related to that. Through Department Order 749, Aguirre directed the NBI to form a special task force for the purpose of looking into the allegations contained […]
(Eagle News) – The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a woman who allegedly recruits foreigners to join terrorist groups in Mindanao. Karen Aiza Hamidon, 36, was arrested in her house in Taguig City last October 11 by operatives of the NBI Counter Terrorism Division. The NBI found 296 posts made by the suspect. It said they were inciting rebellion in Marawi City.
A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targetting New York City transferred money from the Philippines to other suspects to carry out the attacks, saying he could do this without attracting too much attention. A statement sent by the United States Embassy in Manila quoted messages sent by Russel Salic to two others involved in the plot in which he described terror laws in the Philippines as “not strict” in comparison to countries such […]
Three people—including a Filipino—have been charged with involvement in planned jihadist attacks on targets including New York’s subway and Times Square, in 2016. But an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent helped thwart the plot of Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, Talha Haroon, and Russel Salic of the Philippines. The attacks were supposed to be carried out in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, American state prosecutors said in a statement on […]
(Eagle News) — Matapos ang halos dalawang taon ng pagtatago, inaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation ang isang Australian national sa kasong illegal drug trafficking. Kinilala ng NBI ang suspek na wanted sa Australia bilang Markos Scott Turner. Kilala rin aniya siya sa pangalang Filip Novak. Ayon sa mga otoridad, nakalabas ng Australia ang suspek sakay ang kaniyang yate. Pero sa tulong ng makabagong teknolohiya ay natunton si Turner sa Samal Island sa Davao City. Bago […]
(Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the death of 22-year old University of the Sto. Tomas (UST) law freshman Horacio Tomas Castillo III during a “welcome rites” of the Aegis Juris fraternity. Aguirre, an alumnus of San Beda’s Lex Talionis Fraternitas, said that “deaths and physical injuries due to hazing have no place in a civilized society.” “The loss of a life […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) asked the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a separate investigation regarding the July 30 pre-dawn raid conducted by the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) which resulted in the death of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., and his wife. VACC Chairman Dante Jimenez made the request after arrested Vice-Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog asked for the group’s help. […]
