HELP MSMEs BECOME AI-READY, PBBM TELLS DTI
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to harness and upscale the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME)...
Month: April 2024
ANTIQUE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR NAG-AWAY DAHIL SA AYUDA
UMABOT sa pananapak ang hindi pagkakaintindihan ng mayor ng isang bayan sa Antique at ang kanyang vice mayor dahil lamang sa isyu ng ayuda....
SP ZUBIRI TO DEPED, CHED: HASTEN RETURN TO JUNE-MARCH ACADEMIC CALENDAR TO SPARE STUDENTS FROM EXTREME HEAT
THE almost unbearable rise in temperature for the summer and the recurring cancellation of face-to-face classes are both compelling reasons to fast-track the return...
SENATE OKAYS CREATION OF SHARI’A COURTS
TO ensure Muslim Filipinos can avail of accessible, equitable, and speedy justice, the Senate on Monday, April 1, 2024, approved on third and final...
SENATE EYES PASSAGE OF 20 NEW PRIORITY LAWS BEFORE 2ND REGULAR SESSION ENDS
SENATE President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday expressed confidence that the Senate will see the passage of at least 20 priority bills listed...
COPS ARREST GUNMAN IN MISAMIS OCC BROADCASTER’S SLAY
POLICE on Monday arrested in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte the alleged gunman in the killing of a radioman in Misamis Occidental last year....
7-YEAR-OLD BOY SHOOTS COP-DAD DEAD IN NEGROS HOME
POLICE are conducting an in-depth investigation into a 7-year-old boy who allegedly shot his policeman-father dead in their house in Sagay City, Negros Occidental...
FEMALE RICE TRADER KILLED, ROBBED BY HELPER IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG AN owner of a rice trading business on Sunday was stabbed dead and robbed by the family’s own helper inside the...
DFA URGED TO CANCEL PASTOR QUIBOLOY’S PASSPORT
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Monday called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s passport. The senator made the...
ROBIN FILES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR CON-CON TO REVISE 1987 CONSTITUTION
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Monday filed a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention to amend provisions of the 1987 Constitution to dispel...
MARCOS CONFIDENT MILITARY CAN SECURE HISTORIC BANGSAMORO POLLS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is confident the 6th Infantry Division (ID) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines can successfully secure peace and...
MARCOS BARES GOV’T MEASURESTO CONTROL ELECTRICITY PRICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the public on Monday of government plans and strategies to tame power prices amid the current high demand...
PBBM LEADS IN TRANSFORMING WARZONE COTABATO TO ECONOMIC ZONE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led on Monday the inauguration of the Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project Stage II (MMIP II) in Pikit, Cotabato, a legacy...
MAGUINDANAO NORTE RESIDENTS URGED TO JOIN 2025 POLLS, DISRUPTERS WARNED
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on residents of Maguindanao del Norte to go out and participate in the first parliamentary elections in the...
MAKESHIFT DRUG DEN IN MABALACAT SMASHED
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 3 smashed a makeshift drug den in an anti-illegal drugs operation in Mabalacat...
ZAMBALES RECORDS ‘EXTREME DANGER’ HEAT INDEX OF 53°C ON APRIL 28
THE province of Zambales on Sunday recorded 53°C, classified as “extreme danger.” According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the...
34 LGUs UNITE TO HELP PROTECT WEST PH SEA
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has launched a group of 34 local government units (LGUs) supporting government efforts to protect...
NCRPO READY FOR 3-DAY TRANSPORT STRIKE, DEPED SUSPENDS FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES
THE National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying around 8,000 policemen to secure areas in Metro Manila during the three-day transport strike...
PNP IDENTIFIES POSSIBLE SOURCE OF DEEPFAKE PBBM AUDIO
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo disclosed on Saturday they have already identified the possible source of the deepfake technology used...
POLICE EXPAND HUNT FOR PASTOR QUIBOLOY
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has expanded its manhunt operations against embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused...
HOUSE MOURNS DEATH OF GREAT LEGAL THINKER – SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Saturday expressed his condolences to the loved ones and constituents of Rep. Elpidio “Pidi” Barzaga Jr. of the...
BI BLOCKS ENTRY OF 25 FOREIGNERS TO PH
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has prevented the entry of 25 foreigners at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday (April 26) and...
BULACAN NOW BIRD FLU-FREE — DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared the entire province of Bulacan free of the highly- pathogenic avian influenza, particularly the H5NI strain. The...
COPS ARREST 4, SEIZE P1.3-M SHABU IN BATAAN STING
BY KEVIN GALANG ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives on Friday arrested four suspects and seized some P1.3-million worth of shabu in a sting in Bgy. Mabatang, Abucay,...
PBBM LEADS CEREMONIAL CAPSULE LAYING FOR MACTAN EXPO CENTER
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, led the capsule laying ceremony in Mactan Cebu for Megaworld’s grand township Mactan Expo...
P4.5-M KUSH FOUND IN ABANDONED PARCELS AT NAIA
FIVE parcels containing around 2.5 kilos of kush from Canada valued at P4.5 million on Friday were found abandoned at the Central Mail Exchange...
PBBM LEADS INAUGURATION OF P1.3-B BATANGAS PORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, April 26, led the inauguration of the P1.3-billion new passenger terminal building (PTB) at Port of Batangas....
GOV’T VOWS LEGAL ACTION VS DEEP FAKE VIDEO CREATORS, SPREADERS
THE government is considering legal action against those behind a manipulated or deep fake video of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. seemingly asking the...
PNP REVOKES QUIBOLOY’S GUN PERMITS
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, April 26, revoked Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy’s license to own and possess firearms...
EK BRINGS BACK ENCHANTING WORLD PETS DAY EVENT THIS APRIL
ENCHANTED Kingdom, the first and only world class theme park in the Philippines, will hold the Ogg’s Pet Day Out on April 28, 2024...
BI FOILS ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE 8 WORKERS TO ISRAEL
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has foiled an attempt by a human trafficker to smuggle eight Filipinos to Israel despite the ongoing crisis in...
MAN ALLEGEDLY LINKED TO ILLEGAL DRUGS SHOT IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO armed men on Wednesday shot a man allegedly involved in illegal drugs in Samal, Bataan. In a report to Police...
PBBM EYES PERMANENT POSITIONS FOR CONTRACT OF SERVICE, JOB ORDER WORKERS IN GOVERNMENT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered national government agencies to help contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers get permanent positions...
STING NETS YOUNG PINAY DRUG TRAFFICKER , CHINESE COHORT; P5-M SHABU SEIZED IN ANGELES CTY
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old Filipina “high-value target” and her Chinese female cohort while at least P5 million worth of...
2 SOUTH AFRICANS TRYING TO SNEAK INTO PH P97-M SHABU ARRESTED AT NAIA 
6 DROWN, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER TRICYCLE FALLS INTO IRRIGATION CANAL IN NUEVA ECIJA 
DSWD EXTENDS AID TO FAMILY OF VIRAL SAMPAGUITA VENDOR 
PBBM TURNS OVER 3K CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOUSING UNITS IN YOLANDA-HIT AREAS