EX-VILLAGE EXEC GETS 2 YEARS FOR FAKING DRIVER’S LICENSES
A FORMER barangay official was sentenced to two years imprisonment for falsification of driver’s licenses. In a statement on Wednesday, Land Transportation Office (LTO)...
Day: August 1, 2024
10-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES IN MANILA FIRE
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy on Wednesday died after he was trapped inside their burning house in Paco, Manila. The remains of the boy was found...
FEMALE FOREIGNER LINKED TO AFRICAN DRUG RING ARRESTED IN MAKATI
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration-Fugitive Search Unit arrested an overstaying woman from Kyrgyzstan allegedly involved in illegal drugs. BI Commissioner Norman Tansincgo on...
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT REMAINS AS BATAAN OIL SPILL NOW UNDER CONTROL
THE oil spill in Bataan caused by sunken MT Terra Nova is now under control but the threats on the environment remain, a researcher...
YOKOHAMA BEGINS P3.5-B TIRE PLANT EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION IN CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG YOKOHAMA Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI) has started construction on a P3.5 billion expansion of its tire plant at Clark Freeport in...
HOUSE APPROVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading a bill that allows the use of medical marijuana. A total of 177 lawmakers...
STATE OF CALAMITY, NO CATCH ZONE IN 8 CAVITE LOCALITIES DUE TO OIL SPILL
THE provincial government of Cavite has declared a state of calamity and a no catch zone in the eight coastal areas affected by the...
PHILHEALTH TO RECOMMEND REDUCED CONTRIBUTION AMID ‘EXCESS FUNDS’
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will recommend to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. the reduction of members’ contributions to the fund. PhilHealth president...
DPWH TO IMPLEMENT OVER 5,000 FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement more than 5,000 flood control projects as part of its engineering interventions in the...
SENATORS BACK TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PUV MODERNIZATION
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo, along with his fellow senators, filed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of...
120 HAND GRENADES FOUND BURIED IN QUEZON CEMETERY 
BOC VOWS TO DELIVER ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXES TO FAMILIES OF OFWs 
‘KASAMBAHAYS’ IN METRO MANILA TO RECEIVE P800 PAY HIKE 
PAKISTANI IN ‘BUDOL-BUDOL’ SCAM ARRESTED IN BULACAN