CONGRESS RATIFIES MEASURE EXPANDING VOUCHER SYSTEM TO COVER KINDER TO GRADE 6 
FAMILY OF 4 DIE IN QUEZON CITY FIRE 
THOUSANDS MOURN ‘NANAY NENE NG TONDO’ 
P199.7-M SHABU, KUSH DECLARED AS PERSONAL EFFECTS FROM CANADA INTERCEPTED AT NAIA 
NOVEMBER 16–18 SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS IN NCR FOR ASEAN SUMMIT 
HOUSE PROSECUTION SEES ‘STRIKING BALANCE’ IN VP SARA’S WEALTH, BUSINESS RECORDS 
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO 
GRADE 9 SOUTH COTABATO SCHOOL SHOOTER WAS INTO ‘DEEP DARK WEB;’ LEFT NOTES – REMULLA 
PRO3 ARRESTS 230 DRUG SUSPECTS, CONFISCATES P4-M ILLEGAL DRUGS IN 1 WEEK 
ECIJA POLICE OPERATIONS NET 3 SUSPECTS; STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED, GUN CONFISCATED 
AURORA BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY NABBED OVER P260,000 TRANSPO SERVICES DEAL 
THIEVES HIT CELLPHONE REPAIR SHOP IN ZAMBALES 
WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN REFRIGERATOR IN RIZAL APARTMENT 
GRADE 9 SOUTH COTABATO SCHOOL SHOOTER WAS INTO ‘DEEP DARK WEB;’ LEFT NOTES – REMULLA 
ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING INCIDENT: 3 STUDENTS DEAD, 6 WOUNDED IN SOUTH COTABATO 
WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN REFRIGERATOR IN RIZAL APARTMENT 
BEA ALONZO, BUSINESSMAN VINCENT CO NOW MARRIED 
SM MALLS HOST BTS ARMY CELEBRATIONS 
LEA SALONGA CONFIRMS SEPARATION FROM HUSBAND ROBERT CHIEN 
LAWMAKER URGES PUBLIC TO WATCH ‘I’MPERFECT’ 
LOINIE EXPECTING FIRST BABY 
ENCHANTED KINGDOM REOPENS GO-KART RACE TRACK, LAUNCHES CADET KARTS FOR KIDS 
ENCHANTED KINGDOM SHARES MAGIC, LOVE, PROSPERITY THIS FEBRUARY 
MPTC 2024 HAPPY HOLIDEALS: OVER P5-M PRIZES AWAIT LUCKY MOTORISTS
MALACAÑANG has declared November 16 to 18, 2026 as special non-working days in the National Capital Region in connection with the 49th ASEAN Summit...
THE Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the reconciled version of the bill expanding the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in...
THE House prosecution sees a “striking imbalance” between Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s rising declared net worth and the financial records of businesses linked...
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday called for systemic reforms that would give families and schools more quality time with children to...
PRO3 ARRESTS 230 DRUG SUSPECTS, CONFISCATES P4-M ILLEGAL DRUGS IN 1 WEEK
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) arrested 230 drug suspects and seized more than P4.06 million worth...
ECIJA POLICE OPERATIONS NET 3 SUSPECTS; STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED, GUN CONFISCATED
BY KEVIN GALANG NUEVA ECIJA — Three suspects were arrested, stolen property worth an estimated P200,000 was recovered, and a handgun was voluntarily...
AURORA BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY NABBED OVER P260,000 TRANSPO SERVICES DEAL
BY KEVIN GALANG BALER, Aurora — An Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative in the Aurora Provincial Board and his secretary were arrested in...
BY KEVIN GALANG IBA, Zambales — Assorted second-hand cellular phones, cash and chargers worth around P102,900 were stolen from a cellphone repair shop...
GRADE 9 SOUTH COTABATO SCHOOL SHOOTER WAS INTO ‘DEEP DARK WEB;’ LEFT NOTES – REMULLA
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor C. Remulla said the 14-year-old Grade 9 student who went on a shooting...
SPEAKER DY, MAJORITY LEADER MARCOS FILE GUN SAFETY BILL AMID SERIES OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III and Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos have filed a bill imposing stricter...
VILLAR FAMILY FACES GRAFT RAPS
THE Office of the Ombudsman on Friday filed criminal and administrative complaints against members of the Villar family over the alleged disadvantageous joint venture...
ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING INCIDENT: 3 STUDENTS DEAD, 6 WOUNDED IN SOUTH COTABATO
ANOTHER shooting incident, this time in a school in Banga, South Cotabato, on Firday (Sept. 18, 2026), left three students dead, including the gunman,...
BAM TELLS DOE TO ACT URGENTLY ON ‘PALIT TANGKE’
SENATOR Bam Aquino has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately finalize the operational guidelines for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder swapping...
WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN REFRIGERATOR IN RIZAL APARTMENT
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman on Wednesday was found dead and stuffed in a refrigerator in Bgy. San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal. The owner of the apartment...
575 NEW RECRUITS JOIN CENTRAL LUZON POLICE FORCE
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A total of 575 newly-appointed patrolmen and patrolwomen on Wednesday formally joined...
PALACE CUTS GOV’T WORK HOURS ON SEPT. 28 FOR NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK
MALACAÑANG has ordered the suspension of work in government offices starting at 1 p.m. on September 28 (Monday) to give government employees and their...
PICC HOSTS ASEAN LEADERS’ SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER
IT will be a full circle moment for the Philippine International Convention Center as it serves as the main venue for the ASEAN Leaders’...
TESDA URGED TO AIM BEYOND NC II, GIVE WORKERS PATHWAY TO HIGHER-PAYING JOBS
SENATOR Joel Villanueva called for a stronger push toward higher level technical-vocational qualifications, saying Filipino workers need more than entry level certificates for better...
FORMER SC JUSTICES’ INSIGHTS TO GUIDE DECISION ON VOTING THRESHOLD – LACSON
THE insights shared by three former Supreme Court Justices during their appearance before the Impeachment Court Wednesday left an “indelible” mark on Senator- Judge...
LTO REVOKES NIÑO MUHLACH’S DRIVER’S LICENSE
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has imposed a two-year revocation of the driver’s license of actor Niño Muhlach. The order was issued after the...
FAMILY OF 4 DIE IN QUEZON CITY FIRE
FOUR members of a family on Tuesday died in a fire that hit a townhouse in Quezon City, Police identified the victims as Roberto...
MODERNIZATION NO LONGER AN OPTION BUT A NECESSITY – DOJ CHIEF
AS criminal networks grow more sophisticated and borderless, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Fredderick A. Vida has called for the modernization of the border...
THOUSANDS MOURN ‘NANAY NENE NG TONDO’
THOUSANDS of mourners on Sunday gathered to pay their final respects to Angela “Nanay Nene” Lopez Ching who passed away on Sept. 4. “Nanay...
ROMUALDEZ TRANSFERRED FROM HOSPITAL TO QC JAIL IN PAYATAS
FORMER House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is now behind bars after the Sandigabayan ordered his transfier from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) to the...
CONSTITUION BARS PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT FROM BUSINESS PARTICIPATION — EX-SANDIGAN CHIEF
THE Constitution bars the President and Vice President from engaging directly or indirectly in business during their tenure, former Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang...
VAT REMOVAL ON SYSTEM LOSS TO EASE POWER COSTS FOR FILIPINO CONSUMERS – SPEAKER DY
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Monday welcomed the removal of the 12% Value Added Tax (VAT) on allowable system loss charges, as...
P199.7-M SHABU, KUSH DECLARED AS PERSONAL EFFECTS FROM CANADA INTERCEPTED AT NAIA
BUREAU of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), led the inspection of more than P199.7 million...
SENATE OKAYS BILL SETTING 5-YEAR TERM FOR BARANGAY, SK OFFICIALS
THE Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2387, which seeks to fix the term of office of barangay officials and...
CHIZ PUSHES FOR DIGITIZED SEA TRAVEL RECORDS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero is pushing for the rapid, nationwide rollout of the government’s maritime digital passenger manifest system after the Philippine Coast Guard...
PRESIDENT MARCOS MEETS WITH INDIAN AGENCIES ON RAILWAY PROJECTS, SPACE TECHNOLOGY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday met with two Indian organizations to explore cooperation on major railway projects and space technology development in...
PBBM IN INDIA TO JOIN WORLD LEADERS AT BRICS SUMMIT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in New Delhi, India on Friday night to join world leaders at the 18th BRICS Summit and meet...
GATCHALIAN WARNS OF LEARNING LOSS AMID WEATHER-RELATED CLASS DISRUPTIONS
SENATE President Win Gatchalian urged more localized and targeted class suspensions instead of blanket, system-wide declarations, emphasizing the need to prevent learning loss amid...
TRAIN, STRENGTHEN SK INSTEAD OF ABOLISHING IT – CAYETANO
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano proposed tapping State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) to train barangay...
HOUSE TO ENSURE EVERY CENTAVO IN 2027 BUDGET ARE PROPERLY ALLOCATED FOR FILIPINOS – SPEAKER DY
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Saturday assured taxpayers that the House of Representatives will scrutinize every centavo in the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national...
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO