SENATOR APOLOGIZES OVER ARREST OF MMDA ESCORTS
SENATOR Francis Tolentino on Thursday apologized to the public after two of his escorts from the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) were arrested in...
Month: May 2024
MAN FROM QUIAPO YIELDS P34-M SHABU IN ANGELES CITY BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives on Thursday arrested a man and seized some P34 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Angeles...
7 ILLEGAL CHINESE MINERS ARRESTED IN BATANGAS
SEVEN Chinese men found to be working in a quarry site in Batangas on Wednesday were arrested by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration...
HONTIVEROS RELEASES DOCUMENTS SHOWING POSSIBLE IDENTITY OF MAYOR GUO’S MOTHER
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Thursday released documents showing the possible identity of Mayor Alice Guo’s mother, Lin Wen Yi, an incorporator involved in numerous...
OMBUDSMAN SUSPENDS BOHOL GOVERNOR, 68 OTHERS OVER CHOCOLATE HILLS MESS
THE Office of the Ombudsman suspended for six months Bohol Governor Erico Aris Aumentado and 68 other officials due to the Chocolate Hills resort controversy....
PRO3 PLANS DIVISION CHIEF PROMOTED TO FULL-FLEDGED COLONEL
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga –Regional Plans and Strategy Management Division chief Col. Roginald Francisco has been promoted to the rank of...
8 LUCENA INTEL COPS SACKED
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon) Regional Director Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas has ordered the relief...
NUN SHOT IN BILIRAN
POLICE are investigating the shooting of an elderly nun in Bgy. Burabod, Kawayan, Biliran on Sunday night. The victim was identified as Sister Gemma,...
PRO3 JOINS 126th NATIONAL FLAG DAY
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office 3 on Tuesday joined the nation in celebrating the 126th National Flag Day....
PBBM ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE TO DELIVER KEY MESSAGE FOR GLOBAL DEFENSE STAKEHOLDERS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Singapore at around 4:52 pm Wednesday where he is expected to articulate before a global audience the...
MARCOS DENIES HAND IN SENATE LEADERSHIP CHANGE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. brushed off notions that he has something to do with the change of leadership in the Senate, saying he...
PH, BRUNEI SIGN DEALS ON TOURISM, FOOD SECURITY, MARITIME, AGRICULTURE, SEAFARING
AT least three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and one letter of intent (LOI) were forged between the governments of the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam...
PBBM RALLIES PINOYS IN BRUNEI: ‘WE WILL BUILD, BETTER, MORE!’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to improve infrastructure projects in the Philippines to bring development in remote areas of the country. “I’ve...
NO TO ILLEGAL POGO IN MABALACAT – GARBO
BY KEVIN GALANG THERE is no place in Mabalacat City for illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Mayor Crisostomo Garbo of Mabalacat City, Pampanga...
‘LUFFY’ GANG REMNANT ARRESTED IN MAKATI
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will be deporting a Japanese national wanted by authorities in Tokyo for theft and robbery. Immigration Commissioner...
BI INTERCEPTS BLACKLISTED MALAYSIAN AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest of a blacklisted Malaysian national who attempted to leave the country on Sunday at the Ninoy...
BULACAN COPS SEIZE P1.3-M SHABU, ARREST 2 DRUG PEDDLERS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police on Sunday arrested two drug suspects and seized at least P1.3 million...
‘AGHON’ LEAVES 6 DEAD IN QUEZON
SIX people, including a 7-month-old baby, died during typhoon “Aghon’s” devastation in Quezon province, police on Monday said. According to Quezon police director Col....
MEDICAL MISSION A SUCCESS AT SM CENTER SAN PEDRO
A TOTAL of 803 indigents from San Pedro City, Laguna benefited from SM Foundation’s Medical and Dental Mission held at the SM Center San...
CIDG APPEALS DISMISSAL OF RAPS VS EX-POLICE MAJOR IN CAMILON CASE
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has appealed the dismissal of the charges filed...
PBBM TO LGUS: BE VIGILANT VS TROPICAL STORM ‘AGHON’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Sunday ordered Local Government Units (LGUs), emergency services and all relevant agencies to monitor Tropical Storm Aghon as...
NEW HOTEL COMPLEX TO RISE IN CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT— A P145.45 million boutique hotel and commercial complex is soon to rise in this Freeport. Clark Development Corporation (CDC)...
CARLO J. CAPARAS PASSES AWAY AT 80
FILM director and comic strip creator Carlo J. Caparas passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2024, at the age of 80. Caparas’ daughter, Peach,...
MISUARI CONVICTED OF GRAFT
THE Sandiganbayan has convicted Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari in connection with the P77-million worth of ghost purchases during his term as...
LTO EXTENDS SCHEDULE FOR DRIVER’S LICENSE RENEWAL
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has extended the schedule for the renewal of driver’s license. According to Plates Unit officer-in-charge Nivette Amber Pastorite, the...
IACAT URGED TO CRACK DOWN ON SALE OF BABIES ONLINE
SENATOR Win Gatchalian has urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to crack down on the sale of babies online, which have become rampant...
KILLING OF LTO OFFICIAL CONDEMNED
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Saturday condemned the killing of one of its officials in an ambush in Quezon City on Friday night....
DEPLOYMENT OF PH SEAFARERS ALL-TIME HIGH IN 2023 – DMW
THE Philippines was able to record an all-time high deployment of Filipino seafarers in 2023, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac...
NEW JAIL FACILITY INAUGURATED DURING MARAWI SIEGE 7TH ANNIVERSARY
A NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility was inaugurated during the commemoration of the 7th year anniversary of the Marawi siege...
RESORT HELPER SHOT DEAD, BODY DUMPED ON ROAD IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A WORKER of a resort on Saturday was found shot dead and his body was dumped on the road in Meycauayan...
CIC SIGNS P3.3-B DEAL WITH DMCI FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CAVITEX C5 LINK SEGMENT 3B
THE CAVITEX C5 Link project is moving closer to completion. This after Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC),...
AGHON FIRST TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO ENTER PAR THIS YEAR, STORM SIGNAL RAISED IN 20 AREAS
PHILIPPINE Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday said signal no. 1 was raised over 20 areas due to tropical depression Aghon....
CHIEF JUSTICE ORDERS PROBE INTO ALLEGED P6-M BRIBERY CASE VS PASAY JUDGE
SUPREME Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has ordered an investigation into an alleged bribery case involving a judge in Pasay City. The Chief Justice...
PBBM SET FOR STATE VISIT IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NEXT WEEK
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to depart next week for Brunei Darussalam for his first state visit to the Sultanate. The Chief...
LATEST ALLEGATIONS VS ESCUDERO NOT NEW – LAWYER 
QC LGU ORDERS TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF 14 LECHON STALLS IN LA LOMA DUE TO ASF 
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST PBBM COMPLETE LIES – PALACE 
NCRPO ON FULL ALERT AHEAD OF 3-DAY INC RALLY; OVER 16,000 COPS DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE SECURITY