JUNKED. Pampanga Police Provincial Office Director Joel Consulta debunked on March 8 the alleged kidnapping incidents perpetrated by groups of individuals on board passenger vans and who roam around the province.

PROBE. Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat is calling for an investigation into the killing of environmental activist Ricardo Mayumi and the worsening human rights situation among indigenous peoples in the country.

GRAFT CASE. The Sandiganbayan has junked the graft case against former Mactan airport general manager Adelberto Yap relative to the allegedly anomalous purchase of radio equipment worth P168,000 in 2005.