Torre gets axed

August 27, 2025

NOT THE BEST OF BATANGAS INFRA The riverbank protection project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along the Binambang River in Balayan, Batangas, was damaged as a result of a recent storm, according to Rep. Leandro Leviste. The lawmaker said the project's contractor was the source of the P3-million "bribe" that a DPWH engineer tried to offer him last week. Photo taken on Tuesday. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

Hi there. Torre gets axed after defying Napolcom

It was a knockout punch that Gen. Nicolas Torre III might not have seen coming. Once the toast of the town, he was relieved by President Marcos on Tuesday as Philippine National Police chief.

But it may not be the end of the line for Torre. According to Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, the ex-PNP chief may get "another position because the President still believes in his capacity."

Joseph Sy, the detained chairperson of Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc., will need to divest his shares in the "remotest event" that he is found to be an "overstaying alien," said the company.

A warning to those hoarding Beep cards: Fines and even imprisonment await individuals who resell the stored value tickets for Metro Manila's three light rail systems at steep prices online.

Pakistan has evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions.

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