FILIPINOS URGED TO SAVE, INVEST
SENATOR Win Gatchalian urged more Filipinos to invest in the local capital and debt market by simplifying and harmonizing taxes on passive income and...
Month: January 2024
SANDIGANBAYAN CLEARS EX-MAKATI MAYOR ELENITA BINAY IN P9.9-M GRAFT CASE
FORMER Makati City Mayor Elenita Binay has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of graft and malversation of public funds charges in connection with the...
MARCOS ISSUES EO REACTIVATING TASK FORCE EL NIÑO
TO ensure the country’s readiness to fight the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reactivated and reconstituted the...
P5B ALLOCATION OKAYED FOR DIRECT PURCHASE OF SUGAR FROM FARMERS
THE GOVERNMENT has allocated P5 billion to purchase sugar directly from farmers in order to prop up farmgate prices, the United Sugar Producers Federation...
CHINESE TAGGED AS NOTORIOUS DRUG PEDDLER ARRESTED IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A CHINESE national tagged as a notorious drug trafficker on Saturday was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Angeles City, Pampanga....
PBBM ISSUES AO MANDATING EFFICIENT ENERGY USE IN GOV’T OFFICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Administrative Order No. 15 directing government agencies for the accelerated implementation of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP)...
PINAY ARRESTED IN JAPAN
A FILIPINA was arrested in Tokyo, Japan for allegedly abandoning the bodies of a Japanese couple. According to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW),...
PH’s 1st NATIONAL DEFENSE HUB TO RISE AT AURORA ECO ZONE
THE Philippine’s first national defense hub is set to be built at the 25-hectare Aurora economic zone. This after the new administration of the...
STO. NIÑO DEVOTEES URGED TO TRANSLATE FAITH INTO ACTION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joined the millions of devotees of Señor Sto. Niño in celebrating the Sinulog Festival as he urged them to...
WOMAN GUNNED DOWN IN TARLAC
BY KEVIN GALANG AN assassin shot dead a woman in Tarlac City. Slain was Maricris delos Reyes, 48, of Orquico, Bgy. Matatalaib, Tarlac City....
SCHOOL DORM SA CHINA NASUNOG, 13 BATANG ESTUDYANTE PATAY
LABINTATLONG kabataang estudyante na may edad siyam hanggang sampu ang nasawi sa sunog na naganap sa isang school dormitory sa Henan, central China Biyernes...
TONI FOWLER INARESTO, NAGPIYANSA
INIUTOS ng Pasay court ang pagdakip sa vlogger na si Toni Fowler dahil umano sa paglabag sa Cybercrime Law. Gayunman, agad ding nakapagpiyansa ng...
PUBLIC WARNED VS USE OF GLUTATHIONE
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned the public against the use of glutathione. According to the FDA, glutathione products with indications...
FRENCH EMBASSY OFFICIAL VISITS MABALACAT CITY COLLEGE
BY KEVIN GALANG FRENCH Embassy Attaché for Cooperation Sylvain Lamourette on Wednesday visited the Mabalacat City College (MCC) as part of an initiative to...
DA BANS POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products, including eggs and day-old chicks, from...
VILLAGE CHIEF SHOT DEAD IN LAGUNA HOME
RIDING-IN-TANDEM gunmen on Friday shot dead the acting village chairman of Bgy. Canlubang in Calamba City, Laguna. Slain was Mario Cogay, 65, of Blk.52,...
CDC PRESIDENT HAILED AS ‘WOMAN OF THE YEAR’
BY KEVIN GALANG ANGELES CITY – The Angeles City Council cited Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president and CEO attorney Agnes VST Devanadera for her...
PH, CANADA INK DEAL ON DEFENSE COOPERATION
THE Philippines and Canada have strengthened their defense relations by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on defense cooperation on Friday. Department of National...
PALACE DECLARES FEB. 9 AS ADDITIONAL SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAY FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
MALACAÑANG issued Proclamation No. 453 declaring February 9, 2024 a special non-working day throughout the country for the celebration of the Chinese New Year....
GATCHALIAN BACKS ‘CATCH-UP FRIDAYS,’ CITES NEED FOR LEARNING RECOVERY
SENATOR Win Gatchalian has expressed support to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) policy to implement ‘Catch-Up Fridays’, which seek to improve learners’ reading proficiency....
MAKE 2024 MORE PEACEFUL, PROGRESSIVE YEAR, QUEZON POLICE URGED
QUEZON Gov. Angelina “Doktora Helen” Tan urged the Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) to sustain a peace and order situation for the province to...
JNGGOY NOT GUILTY SA PLUNDER, GUILTY SA KASONG BRIBERY KAUGNAY NG PORK BARREL SCAM
INABSWELTO ng Sandiganbayan Fifth Division ngayong araw ng Biyernes, Enero 19, 2024, si Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa kasong plunder kaugnay ng P10 bilyong Priority...
AROUND 45K FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SHEAR LINE RAINS IN DAVAO REGION
THE National Disaster Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Thursday that heavy rains caused by the shear line have affected 44,888...
LANDSLIDE LEAVES 7 DEAD, 4 MISSING IN MONKAYO, DAVAO DE ORO
A LANDSLIDE triggered by heavy rains on Thursday left seven people dead, four missing, and one critically injured in Monkayo, Davao de Oro. The Municipal...
BONG GO BACKS PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF PHILHEALTH PREMIUM HIKE
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed his support for the proposed suspension of the increase in PhilHealth premiums for the year 2024. This aligns...
POLICE OFFICER NABBED IN PAMPANGA DRUG BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A policeman was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in the City of San...
COP LINKED TO MISSING BATANGAS BEAUTY QUEEN DISMISSED FROM SERVICE
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna – A police major accused of involvement in the disappearance of a beauty pageant candidate in Batangas in...
PBBM LEADS EFFORTS TO BRING PASIG RIVER BACK TO ITS OLD GLORY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the ceremonial opening of the “Pasig Bigyang Buhay Muli: Pasig River Urban Development Showcase Area” as...
5 MINORS RESCUED FROM ONLINE SEXPLOITATION
AGENTS of the Women and Children Protection Center of the Philippine National Police on Tuesday rescued five minors reported performing lewd acts online inside...
POPE FRANCIS HONORS 9 FILIPINOS FOR SERVICE TO CHURCH
NINE lay Catholics received papal awards for their outstanding service to the church. During a Mass at the Manila Cathedral on Wednesday, Cardinal Jose...
DEAD MAN FOUND IN VAN ON ANGELES CITY HIGHWAY
BY KEVIN GALANG A DEAD man on Wednesday was found inside a van on Fil-Am Friendship Highway in Bgy. Pampanga, Angeles City. The victim...
JANUARY 18, HOLIDAY IN STA. ROSA, LAGUNA
The local government unit of Sta. Rosa in Laguna has declared January 18, 2024 a special non-working day in the city. The declaration was...
26 BIR OFFICIALS SUSPENDED
BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. has ordered the suspension of 26 officials and employees of the agency. Lumagui said the...
MANILA BETTOR WINS P640-M SUPER LOTTO JACKPOT
A BETTOR from Manila won the P640-million jackpot prize of the 6/49 Super Lotto draw on Tuesday night. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general...
CIDG SMASHES 2 STL BOOKIES IN TARLAC 
TROPICAL STORM ‘HAGUPIT’ INTENSIFIES, TO ENTER PAR SATURDAY 
ASEAN OKAYS MARITIME CENTRE IN PH TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA – MARCOS 
7 PINOY SEAMEN HURT IN IRAN DRONE ATTACK IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ — DFA