2 CHINESE MEN NABBED, 13 RESCUED IN RAID AT SUSPECTED POGO HUB IN PAMPANGA
TWO Chinese nationals on Tuesday were arrested while 13 others were rescued in a raid at a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub...
Month: July 2024
PRO3 DEPLOYS 1,000 COPS FOR ‘LIGTAS BALIK-ESKWELA 2024’
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — While continuous relief operations are being conducted after the onslaught of Typhoon “Carina,”...
RAID IN PAMPANGA HOUSE YIELDS GUN, BULLETS
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Monday raided a house in Guagua, Pampanga and seized a gun and several ammunition. In a report to Police...
CROC IN BORACAY: ‘NO NEED TO WORRY,’ ISLAND REMAINS SAFE FOR TOURISTS, RESIDENTS — DOT
BORACAY remains a safe destination for tourists the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas (DOT 6) assured following the sighting of a crocodile on the island...
US OFFICIALS BLINKEN, AUSTIN PAY COURTESY CALL ON PBBM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
HOUSE OKAYS MOTORCYCLE-FOR-HIRE BILL ON FINAL READING
A MEASURE seeking to regulate motorcycles-for-hire is a step closer from becoming a law after the House of Representatives approved it on third and...
ROQUE WARNED THAT HE COULD BE CITED IN CONTEMPT AFTER CLASH WITH HONTIVEROS
Former Palace spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday engaged in a verbal clash with Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality chair...
HOUSE TO PRIORITIZE JOBS CREATION, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE IN 2025 BUDGET
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said job creation, quality education, expanded health care and social protection are among the priorities of the...
ROMUALDEZ TO PINOY ATHLETES COMPETING IN PARIS OLYMPICS: ‘YOU ARE ALL WINNERS IN THE HEARTS OF FILIPINOS’
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said the 22 Filipino athletes comprising Team Philippines who are currently competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics...
SENATE APPROVES BILL AMENDING MOTORCYCLE CRIME PREVENTION LAW
THE Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2555 seeking to amend the controversial Republic Act No. 11235 known as the...
PH CLIMBS IN GLOBAL ANTI-RED TAPE RANKINGS
THE government’s anti-red tape program gained a new milestone when it climbed in the global anti-red tape rankings, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) announced...
BATAAN OIL SPILL REACHES CAVITE SHORELINES
THE oil spill from the sunken oil tanker in Bataan has already reached the shorelines of Tanza, Naic, Maragondon and Ternate in the province...
LTFRB ACCREDITS 14 NEW TRANSPORT NETWORK COMPANIES
FOURTEEN new transport network companies (TNCs) over the weekend were given the green light by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to...
PNP CHIEF VISITS CENTRAL LUZON, PROVIDES AID TO TYPHOON-HIT PRO3 PERSONNEL
BY KEVIN GALANG PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco D. Marbil on Saturday visited areas in Central Luzon damaged by super typhoon “Carina”...
EPIRA AMENDMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN LOWER POWER COSTS — GATCHALIAN
SENATOR Win Gatchalian said any amendment in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity prices for the benefit of...
PBBM TO SEEK CONGRESS OK OF P6.352-T 2025 PROPOSED NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is set to submit his proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for next year to the House of Representatives Monday...
25K JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN AWAIT FILIPINOS – DMW
SEEKING employment in Japan? The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said some 25,000 job opportunities are available for Filipinos who want to...
COURT OFFICE IN PAMPANGA ROBBED
BY KEVIN GALANG ROBBERS hit a court office during the onslaught of super typhoon “Carina” in Bacolor, Pampanga. In a report to Police Regional...
MABALACAT MAYOR VOWS TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATION SYSTEM, LAUNCHES PROGRAM FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, DROPOUTS
BY KEVIN GALANG MAYOR Crisostomo Garbo vowed to strengthen education system in Mabalacat City, Pampanga as he launched a program that will reach out...
P11-B WORTH OF FAKE WATCHES, BAGS, SHOES SEIZED IN BINONDO
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Intellectual Property Rights Division (IPRD), seized counterfeit goods worth approximately P11 billion during an operation in Binondo,...
69 ALIEN SEX OFFENDERS BARRED FROM ENTERING PH
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers at the airports barred from entering the country a total of 69 foreigners for being sex...
DOST DEVELOPING MEDICAL RADIO NUCLEAR FACILITY TO TREAT CANCER PATIENTS
THE Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing a medical radio nuclear facility to treat cancer...
CAYETANO PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT AMID GROWING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
CAYETANO PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT AMID GROWING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to establish an Emergency Response Department (ERD) as a decisive action to bolster the nation’s resilience against...
CHIZ TO DPWH, MMDA: SEVERE FLOODING IN NCR MUST END
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
TRICYCLE-RIDING ROBBERS HIT CONVENIENCE STORE IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO men on a tricycle on Friday robbed a convenience store in Angeles City, Pampanga. In a report to Police Regional...
MARCOS ORDERS STUDY ON BUILDING OF WEIRS TO MITIGATE RIZAL, NCR FLOODING
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday directed a study on the building of weirs along tributaries to control the water flow from Sierra...
GPRA TO MAXIMIZE TECH TO IMPROVE GOV’T PROCUREMENT – ATAYDE
QUEZON City 1st district Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde said the laws must keep up with the times and must adopt the new technologies...
SAN PEDRO CITY SOLON ATTENDS TO TYPHOON-HIT VICTIMS AMIDST FAMILY’S GRIEF
DESPITE grieving over the loss of her fiscal-father, a female lawmaker from San Pedro City in the province of Laguna immediately attended to the...
ENCHANTED KINGDOM CELEBRATES ‘ELDAR THE WIZARD’S’ MAGICAL BIRTHDAY
Join Eldar’s Birthday Bash. Eldar the Wizard invites you to the most magical birthday celebration, Eldar’s Birthday Bash today, July 27, at 3 p.m....
PHILHEALTH RAISES BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR MEMBERS
HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa revealed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased the health benefits package for its members this year. During the...
TANKER WITH 1.4M LITERS OF OIL SINKS OFF BATAAN; 1 DEAD, OIL SPILL DETECTED
A PHILIPPINE –FLAGGED tanker loaded with 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil early Thursday morning sank off Limay, Bataan. The Philippine Coast Guard...
DISPOSE YOUR TRASH PROPERLY, PBBM URGES PINOYS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged Filipinos to dispose their trash properly. According to the President, wastes must be disposed of properly...
ICON OF PHILANTHROPY IN QUEZON RECOGNIZED
QUEZON businessman and philanthropist Leodegario Boongaling (center) receives a plaque of recognition from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Quezon led by its presiding officer, Vice...
16-YEAR-OLD HACKER NABBED
OPERATIVES of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested in General Santos City a 16-year-old boy accused of hacking activities. Alias “Jun” was...
7 REBELS SURRENDER IN CENTRAL LUZON 
2 FILIPINAS RECRUITED AS COURIERS OF AFRICAN DRUG SYNDICATE RESCUED IN MALAYSIA 
NO OVERPRICING IN NEW SENATE BUILDING – CHIZ 
MARK VILLAR EYES INSIDE JOB IN ISSUANCE OF ILLEGAL DOCUMENTS TO POGO WORKERS