NEARLY 250M PEOPLE IN UNITED STATES BRACE FOR HEAT WAVE
ISTANBUL – A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s Midwest and northeast, potentially affecting nearly 250 million...
Month: June 2024
PAOCC KEEPS WATCH ON 58 INTERNET GAMING LICENSEES
THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is keeping an eye on 58 Internet Gaming Licensees (IGL) in the Philippines as the government continues its...
21 RESCUED PH SEAFARERS OF MV TUTOR BROUGHT BY US NAVY SHIP TO BAHRAIN
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has reported that the 21 Filipino seafarers of the MV Tutor are now on board a US Navy...
PBBM ORDERS DMW: REPATRIATE FIRE-HIT OFWS IN KUWAIT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to repatriate three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in a...
DMW MULLS POLICY VS SAILING RED SEA
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now studying a policy prohibiting vessels from sailing the Red Sea amid recent incidents involving Filipino seafarers...
SAMGYUPSAL RESTO CASHIER HELD FOR STEALING P1,000
UNDERCOVER policemen on Friday arrested a 38-year-old female cashier for stealing P1,000 during a covert operation in a Samgyupsal restaurant in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija....
PAOCC TO FILE NON-BAILABLE CASES AGAINST MAYOR GUO
PRESIDENTIAL Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Winston John Casio said they are set to file non-bailable cases against Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo before...
G7 LEADERS OPPOSE CHINA’S ‘INTIMIDATION’ IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
THE leaders of the powerful economic Group of Seven (G7) on Saturday called out China for its “increasing use” of dangerous maneuvers and water...
DRIVER OF COLORUM VAN ARRESTED IN LAGUNA FACE RAPS
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) is preparing a criminal case against a driver arrested in an anti-colorum drive in Los Baños, Laguna. Van driver...
HVT IN ANGELES CIY YIELDS P1.3-M SHABU IN STING
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE arrested on Friday a “high-value” target in an entrapment operation in Angeles City. A report to Police Regional Office 3...
FAKE LAWYER NABBED IN ANTIPOLO
MEMBERS of the Antipolo City Police Station on Friday arrested a fake lawyer wanted for non-bailable murder and child abuse cases . A report...
3 KILLED AFTER TRAILER TRUCK RAMS CAR, HOUSE IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG THREE women on Saturday were killed after a trailer truck rammed into a car and a house in Dinalupihan, Bataan. A...
GUN DEALER NABBED IN CAVITE
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City – Police on Thursday arrested a man accused of dealing firearms with tampered serial numbers in General...
METRO CLARK WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPLIES TO DENR RULES – CDC
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT — Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWMC) has complied to the rules imposed by the Department of Environment and...
DMW PADLOCKS BULACAN TRAVEL AGENCY INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT
THE Department of Migrant Workers on Friday closed a travel agency in Malolos City, Bulacan accused of illegal recruitment following a report from the...
TULFO STRESSES NEED FOR PEOPER SECURITY PROTOCOLS AFTER VIETNAMESE WOMAN ROAMED NAKED AT NAIA-3
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo plans to investigate the recent incident wherein a Vietnamese woman was seen roaming naked at the departure area of the...
MARCOS: GOV’T DOING EVERYTHING TO BRING FILIPINO SEAFARERS IN HOUTHI-HIT SHIP TO SAFETY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured Filipino seafarers on board the MV Tutor recently attacked by Houthi rebels that the government is exhausting all...
HOUTHI REBELS ATTACK SHIP AT RED SEA, PINOY CREW MEMBER MISSING
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday reported that a Filipino crew member of MV Tutor which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels...
PBBM APPOINTS RETIRED JUDGE AS NBI DIRECTOR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed retired judge Jaime Santiago as director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Santiago took his oath...
MERALCO HIKES ELECTRICITY PRICES AGAIN
THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has increased its electricity price again as the June rate went up by P0.6436 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Meralco...
3 OFWs DIE IN KUWAIT FIRE
THREE overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that hit a building in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf area early Wednesday, the Department of Migrant...
BOC DESTROYS P595-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Zamboanga on Thursday led the destruction of more than P595-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a...
MARCOS SIGNS LAWS ESTABLISHING NEGROS ISLAND REGION, IMPROVING TAX COLLECTION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed two laws to establish the Negros Island Region and improve tax collection in the country. The two...
PASS MORE INCLUSIVE, RESPONSIVE, PEOPLE-CENTERED LAWS, LAWMAKERS TOLD
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on members of both houses of Congress to pass laws that are more inclusive, responsive, and...
PBBM TO FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH HUNGARY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed on Thursday the Philippine government’s intent to forge new partnerships with Hungary to strengthen the economic ties between...
HVT CAPTURED IN PAMPANGA BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES on Wednesday arrested a high-value target in an entrapment operation in Bgy. San Juan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. In a...
2 NABBED IN RAPE-SLAYING OF GRADE 6 STUDENT IN CAVITE
TWO construction workers were arrested by the police in the rape-slaying of an 11-year-old girl in General Trias City, Cavite. General Trias City police...
EK LAUNCHES FLORES DE LAGUNA 2024, SHOWCASES LOCALLY-MADE GOWNS
ENCHANTED Kingdom promotes not only rides and attractions but also Filipino culture and national pride. Last Sunday locally-made gowns were showcased during the launching...
PAMPANGA HAS NEW POLICE DIRECTOR
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Col. Jay Dimaandal is the new Pampanga Police Provincial Office Director. Dimaandal assumed...
DA BANS POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM MICHIGAN, USA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said it has temporarily imposed a ban on the importation of birds and poultry products from Michigan,...
MISSING GRADE 6 STUDENT FOUND DEAD, POSSIBLY RAPED
A GRADE 6 female student who went missing for two days on Wednesday was found dead and believed sexually molested in General Trias City,...
PAMPANGA BARANGAY CHAIRMAN, DRIVER KILLED IN AMBUSH
BY KEVIN GALANG A BARANGAY chairman and his driver on Tuesday were killed in ambush in San Fernando, Pampanga. In a report to Police...
FILIPINOS DON’T YIELD – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. echoed one of his famous lines on Wednesday to express the Filipinos’ love for freedom during the celebration of...
PBBM CITES FILIPINOS’ HEROISM IN CELEBRATING PH INDEPENDENCE DAY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos on Wednesday drew inspiration from the heroism of the Filipinos’ forefathers to highlight the celebration of Philippine independence. The President...
2 FILIPINO DOMESTIC HELPERS REPORTED MISSING IN HONG KONG 
17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT KILLED IN JAVELIN PRACTICE ACCIDENT 
CAYETANO URGES HUNT FOR MASTERMINDS BEHIND MASSIVE, SYSTEMIC FLOOD CONTROL SCAM 
BICAM MEETINGS ON 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET WILL BE LIVESTREAMED – PBBM