SENATOR DEMANDS IRONCLAD BI MEASURES TO FILTER OUT FOREIGN CRIMINALS ENTERING PH
SENATOR Win Gatchalian reiterated his call for the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to implement more stringent measures to filter out foreign criminals entering the...
Month: April 2024
VILLAR URGES YOUTH TO BE ‘DEDICATED GUARDIANS OF MOTHER EARTH’
SENATOR Cynthia Villar called on the youth to be protectors of the environment, especially the country’s protected areas like the Las Piñas Parañaque Wetland...
PNP BANS TATTOOS FOR ASPIRING COPS, SETS RULES FOR PERSONNEL
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has banned tattoos for those who want to join the force. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said aspiring police...
GOV’T TRANSFORMING OLD MALACAÑANG BUILDINGS INTO VENUES FOR CONFERENCES
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has started an initiative of renovating old buildings in Malacañang to turn them into venues for...
QATARI AMIR TO VISIT MANILA TO STRENGTHEN PH, QATAR BILATERAL TIES
AFTER more than a decade, the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, will embark on a two-day State Visit to the...
BENGUET CAPITAL DECLARES ROMUALDEZ ADOPTED SON
OFFICIALS of the municipality of La Trinidad in Benguet province on Sunday presented Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez with a copy of the resolution...
GATCHALIAN PUSHES CREATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL
TO address what he considers the lack of a cohesive and long-term vision in education, Senator Win Gatchalian pushed anew his proposal to create...
5 NABBED, OVER P2-M SHABU SEIZED IN PAMPANGA STINGS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Five were arrested while more than P2-million worth of shabu was seized in...
EX-BACOOR VILLAGE COUNCILOR KILLED IN AMBUSH
RIDING-IN-TANDEM assassins on Friday killed a former barangay kagawad in an ambush in Bgy. Salinas 1, Bacoor City, Cavite. Slain was Eleuterio Calilung III,...
ISKOLAR NI SOL KAHIT GRADO AY PALAKOL
HINDI lamang ang may matataas na grado ang magiging iskolar sakaling muling mapagbigyang makapaglingkod sa taumbayan si Sol Aragones. Si Aragones, dating kinatawan ng...
VP SARA URGED TO CONSIDER STEPPING DOWN FROM DEPED
A LAWMAKER has called for Vice President Sara Duterte to step down as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), citing a need for...
NSC TO PROBE INFLUX OF CHINESE STJUDENTS IN CAGAYAN
THE National Security Council (NSC) is now looking into the reported influx of Chinese college students who reportedly enrolled in a local private school...
AFTER CYBER ATTACKS, BOC SYSTEM REMAINS STRONG
THE data system of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) stood strong and has not bogged down despite breaching attempts, Customs Assistant Commissioner Philip Maronilla...
ELDERLY GERMAN FOUND DEAD IN ANGELES APARTMENT
A GERMAN national on Friday was found dead inside an apartment in Balibago, Angeles City. In a report to Police Regional Office 3 director Brig....
GUN ATTACK LEAVES BUSINESSMAN DEAD, WOMAN WOUNDED IN CABANATUAN
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO men on a motorcycle killed a businessman and wounded his companion in a gun attack in Cabanatuan City. In a...
FIRE KILLS 2 KIDS IN CAVITE
TWO children aged 3 and 4, on Friday died in a fire that razed their house in Bgy. Biluso, Silang, Cavite. Victims Rhian Barrientos,...
TEACHER FALLS PREY TO ‘BASAG-KOTSE’ GANG
BY KEVIN GALANG A TEACHER on Thursday was victimized by the “Basag-Kotse” gang in Nueva Ecija. In a report to Police Regional Office 3...
CDC, PARTNERS INAUGURATE AETA FAMILY CARE CENTER IN TARLAC
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK Development Corporation and its partners inaugurated the fifth Aeta family care center at Sitio Burog, San Vicente, Bamban, Tarlac province...
PBBM TO PNPA GRADS: CAREERS SHOULD BE MEASURED BY QUALITY OF SERVICE NOT SPEED OF PROMOTION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reminded on Friday this year’s Philippine National Police Academy’s (PNPA) graduates that their careers should not be measured by...
FREE LRT-2, MRT-3 RIDES FOR SOLO PARENTS ON APRIL 20
SINGLE parents can avail of free rides on the LRT-2 and MRT-3 on Saturday, April 20 as the country marks Solo Parents’ Day. In...
PH, NZ EYE 50% HIKE IN BILATERAL TRADE
THE Philippines and New Zealand are both determined to increase their trade by at least 50 percent in the next few years, New Zealand...
3 OFWs DIE FROM SEVERE FLOODING IN UAE – DMW
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday confirmed the death of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due...
BOC INTERCEPTS OVER P200-M SHABU CONCEALED IN MACHINERY MUFFLER, ARRESTS CONSIGNEE
PERSONNEL of the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) intercepted more than P200 million worth of suspected shabu at the Paircargo Warehouse in...
FILIPINO DELEGATION TO U.S. OFFERED BEER, BALUT IN CAPITOL HILL MEETING
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday afternoon (United States time) paid a courtesy call to United States Rep. Ami Bera of California’s 6th...
INTERNATIONAL ‘FLOATING LIBRARY’ DOCKS IN BATANGAS
‘FLOATING LIBRARY.’ MV Doulos Hope dubbed the international “floating library” arrives in Batangas City and is now open to the public. The vessel is carrying...
PH, NEW ZEALAND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHP FOR WELFARE OF PINOY NURSES, OTHER MIGRANT WORKERS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon vowed on Thursday to strengthen people-to-people cooperation of the two countries to...
PBBM SUSPENDS BAN AGAINST E-VEHICLES IN METRO MANILA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday directed the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the local government units (LGUs) in the metropolis to...
KOREAN NATIONAL ARRESTED FOR VIOLATION OF VAWC LAW
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP LT. TOMAS J. PEPITO, Sto. Domingo, Angeles City – Police on Wednesday arrested a Korean national in Angeles City for violation...
13-YEAR-OLD GIRL SHOT DEAD ON WAY TO SCHOOL IN BATANGAS
POLICE are conducting an in-depth investigation into the killing of a Grade 8 student in Agoncillo, Batangas. The victim, a 13-year-old girl, was a...
MARCOS, AMONG TIME MAGAZINE’S ‘100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024’
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has been included in TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2024,” which includes other heads of state, celebrities,...
PBBM CALLS FOR WHOLE-OF-GOV’T APPROACH TO ADDRESS POWER SUPPLY ISSUES AS LUZON GRID FACES POWER OUTAGES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is calling for a whole-of-government approach after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that the Luzon...
MAN, SON NABBED FOR DEALING LOOSE GUNS
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna – Joint operatives on Tuesday arrested a man and his son accused of selling loose firearms...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ SEEKS EXPANDED MULTILATERAL JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday afternoon (United States time) sought an expanded joint military exercises in the Philippines. The House Speaker also...
ROMUALDEZ LEADS HOUSE DELEGATION TO U.S.
HOUSE DELEGATION MEETS US REP. GARY PALMER.. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and his delegation meet with Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama’s 6th District...
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