BUS, PICKUP TRUCK SMASHUP LEAVES 11 DEAD IN CAGAYAN
ELEVEN people on Thursday were killed in a road mishap involving a passenger bus and a pickup truck in Abulug, Cagayan. Abulug chief of...
Month: July 2024
COURT OF APPEALS FREEZES ASSETS OF SUSPENDED MAYOR ALICE GUO, OTHERS LINKED TO ILLEGAL POGO
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has frozen the assets of suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and other individuals allegedly involved in the illegal...
SEN. ROBIN WANTS STRICT PENALTIES VS HHC VAPE PRODUCTS
CITING health risks stemming from a new type of vaping through the so-called hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) vape, Sen. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla pushed for amendments...
MAJOR INFRASTRACTURE PROJECTS IN CAVITE TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY IN CALABARZON — PBBM
CAVITEÑOS will soon experience faster and more convenient travels to and from the province with various key infrastructure projects underway, according to President Ferdinand...
JULY 2024 DECLARED NATIONAL CENSUS, CBMS MONTH
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared July 2024 as “National Census and Community-based Monitoring System Month.” This is in support for the conduct...
PAGCOR CHAIR SAYS HARRY ROQUE LOBBIED FOR RAIDED POGO
FORMER presidential spokesperson Harry Roque lobbied for a recently-raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Porac, Pampanga in July 2023, Philippine Amusement and Gaming...
COPS ARREST 2 MORE HVTS IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested two more “high-value” targets in Central Luzon during separate operations in Pampanga and Bataan. In a report...
MARITIME ACADEMY CADET DIES WHILE EXERCISING AS PUNISHMENT FOR SENDING EMOJI TO GROUP CHAT
A CADET of the Maritime Academy directed by his senior class officer to perform an exercise as punishment for sending an emoji to a...
S. COTABATO GOV, 2 OTHERS CHARGED WITH FALSIFICATION OF PARTY DOCUMENTS
PHOTO CAPTION: Alexander Agustin (extreme left), Abubakar Mangelen(2nd left), and Assam Ulangkaya (3rd right) show the complaint-affidavit and other documents during the filing of...
MARINA EXECS FACE GRAFT, PLUNDER RAPS
THE United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) on Tuesday filed graft and plunder charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against former and current officials of the...
1 DEAD, 6 MISSING AS FLASHFLOODS SWEEP PICKUP TRUCK IN CEBU
A FAMILY outing ended in tragedy when the truck they were riding was swept by flashfloods on Monday in Carmen, Cebu. Police identified the...
STUDENT ROBBED, STABBED AT UP DILIMAN CAMPUS
AN 18-YEAR-OLD female student on Monday night was injured after she was stabbed by one of the robbers at the University of the Philippines...
OVER 2,000 GUESTS TO ATTEND PBBM’S 3RD SONA – HOUSE SECRETARY GENERAL
HOUSE Secretary General Reginald Velasco on Tuesday said attendance to this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) could be the biggest based on...
DOLE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE POGO PHASEOUT
THE government is already in a state of “transition” to prepare the labor front for the possible phase out of the Philippine Offshore Gaming...
BURGLARS HIT DOCTOR’S HOME, GADGET STORE IN OLONGAPO CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG THE house of a doctor and a gadget store on Sunday fell prey to robbers in Olongapo City. In reports to...
ARMED MEN HIJACK OIL TANKER IN LA UNION, KILL DRIVER, HELPER
FOUR men armed with guns hijacked an oil tanker and shot dead the driver and his helper in Rosario, La Union. Police said the...
DILG OFFERS P10-M BOUNTY FOR ARREST OF PASTOR QUIBOLOY
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has offered a P10 million reward for the arrest of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC)...
COPS EYE LAND DISPUTE AS MOTIVE IN THE KILLING OF PAMPANGA BEAUTY PAGEANT BET, ISRAELI BOYFRIEND
POLICE are looking at land dispute as possible motive in the slaying of Pampanga beauty pageant contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak...
27 HURT IN ZAMBOANGA CITY FIRECRACKER BLAST
NINETEEN uniformed personnel and eight civilians on Monday were injured in an explosion of firecrackers that were for disposal in Zamboanga City. Police said...
DSWD INKS AGREEMENT WITH SSS FOR LOW COST INSURANCE FOR 4PS BENEFICIARIES
THE Department of Social Welfare on Monday (July 8) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Social Security System (SSS) for a low-cost...
CAYETANO TO FOCUS ON REVIEW OF NEW SENATE BUILDING AMIDST ETHICS COMPLAINT
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said he will remain focused on conducting a factual and independent review of the New Senate Building (NSB)...
BINAY FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT VS CAYETANO
SENATOR Nancy Binay on Monday filed an ethics complaint against Senator Alan Peter Cayetano following his remarks during last week’s committee hearing on the...
PH, JAPAN SIGN DEAL TO BOOST DEFENSE COOPERATION
THE Philippines and Japan signed on Monday the Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) allowing Filipino soldiers to undergo joint combat training with their...
COUNCILORS, BGY CHAIRMEN EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR GARBO, HAIL EXCELLENT GOVERNANCE IN MABALACAT CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG MAYOR Crisostomo Garbo’s exemplary governance have gained the support of the majority members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and barangay chairmen of...
2 KIDS FOUND DEAD INSIDE CAR IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO children on Monday were found dead inside an abandoned car in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. Based on a report to Police...
MARCOS ADMIN, HOUSE WORKING TO ATTAIN RICE SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY 2028 – ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said the House of Representatives will do everything it can to help President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. attain...
TOLENTINO PROPOSES TRANSFER OF MANILA ZOO TO MASUNGI GEORESERVE IN RIZAL
TRANSFER the Manila Zoo to the Masungi Georesereve? The idea was broached by Sen. Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Saturday, saying that the transfer of...
PAMPANGA BEAUTY PAGEANT BET, ISRAELI BF EACH SHOT TWICE — NBI
BEAUTY pageant contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen were shot twice that caused their death, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
HOUSE LEADERS, ‘YOUNG GUNS’ SUPPORT ROMUALDEZ’ INITIATIVE TO BRING DOWN COST OF ELECTRICITY
LEADERS of the House of Representatives and “Young Guns” on Sunday lauded the initiative of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez to have a comprehensive...
AMORSOLO PAINTING STOLEN FROM SILAY HERITAGE HOUSE
THE painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo was reportedly stolen from the Hofileña Heritage House and Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental. Stolen was...
DA TOUTS SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF P29 RICE PROGRAM IN 10 NCR, BULACAN AREAS
THE rollout of the P29 program aimed at providing high-quality and affordable rice to vulnerable sectors has been successful, the Department of Agriculture (DA)...
PAOCC MULLS GRADUAL PHASEOUT OF POGOS
THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is considering the gradual phaseout of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. In a news forum...
All SET FOR ‘TAKBO PARA SA WEST PH SEA‘ ON JULY 7
EVERYTHING is all set for advocacy run dubbed “Takbo para sa West Philippine Sea” on Sunday, July7, 2024, which is being organized by RUNRIO...
ALAGANG MPT SOUTH: 848 BOYS UNDERGO FREE CIRCUMCISION
MPT South has successfully completed a series of Alagang MPT South: “Operation Tuli,” a medical outreach program providing free circumcision for kids, in collaboration...
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