ENCHANTED KINGDOM CELEBRATES 29 YEARS OF TIMELESS MAGIC THIS OCTOBER
ENCHANTED Kingdom (EK), the first and only world-class theme park in the Philippines, officially marked the start of the celebration of its 29th anniversary...
Month: September 2024
DEPED DOUBLES TEACHER’S ALLOWABLE VACATION SERVICE CREDITS FROM 15 TO 30 DAYS
PUBLIC school teachers will now benefit from doubled vacation service credits (VSCs), the Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday. This came after DepEd Secretary Juan...
SEPTEMBER 30 CLASSES IN SOME LUZON LGUS SUSPENDED DUE TO ‘JULIAN; BATANES, BABUYAN UNDER SIGNAL NO. 3
SEVERAL areas in Luzon have suspended classes for Monday (September 30) due to typhoon “Julian.” Classes at all levels in both public and private...
PBBM DECLARES SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS IN 5 LOCALITIES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued proclamations declaring special non-working days in five localities in the country. The holiday declarations were signed by...
PUBLIC WARNED VS TOXIC HALLOWEEN PRODUCTS
BEWARE of Halloween items that may be scarier and spookier than they look. Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics issued the warning as stores began displaying...
SENATOR LITO LAPID LEADS AICS PAYOUT IN MABALACAT
SENATOR Manuel “Lito” Lapid leads the distribution of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation ( AICS) worth P1 million to 313 beneficiaries in Mabalacat...
MORE PEACEFUL BARMM ATTRACTS P4-B INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR — PENDATUN
THE significantly improved peace and order situation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has resulted in P4 billion worth of investments...
DON’T WAIT FOR LEBANON SITUATION TO WORSEN, DMW REMINDS OFWS
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday renewed its call for Filipinos to leave Lebanon before the situation there further escalates amid the...
200 SOLONS JOIN CAVITE BAGONG PILIPINAS SERBISYO FAIR
SOME 200 lawmakers on Friday joined the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) held in Cavite, throwing strong support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos...
GARMA, LEONARDO ‘MASTERMINDS’ IN AMBUSH-SLAY OF PCSO OFFICIAL – COP
FORMER Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma and current National Police Commission (Napolcom) Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo have been tagged as masterminds in...
ALICE GUO PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO QUALIFIED HUMAN TRAFFICKING
DISMISSED Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on Friday pleaded not guilty to the qualified human trafficking charge during her arraignment. Guo or Guo Hua...
32 CHILDREN FROM KOJC-AFFILIATED CARE FACILITY NOW IN DSWD CUSTODY
THIRTY-TWO children from the Children’s Joy Foundation, Inc. (CJFI), a care facility affiliated with the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJ), a sect formed by...
PBBM LEADS OPENING OF P8.3-B PANGUIL BAY BRIDGE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday led the inauguration of the P8.3-billion Panguil Bay Bridge project in Tangub, Misamis Occidental. The President said the ...
BAGONG PILIPINAS SERBISYO FAIR ROLLS OUT P1B IN PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AID TO OVER 120,000 CAVITEÑOS
THE Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. in Cavite is rolling out starting Friday about P1 billion worth...
CARD, ISIP, SIBOL PROGRAMS BENEFIT 25,000 CAVITEÑOS
A TOTAL of 25,000 Caviteños benefitted from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s three revolutionary financial assistance programs rolled out in Cavite Friday aimed...
GATCHALIAN TO PURSUE MORE BENEFITS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
Amid the continuing celebration of the National Teachers’ Month, Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to pursue measures that will give public school teachers more benefits...
DEAD MAN WRAPPED IN BLANKET DUMPED NEAR HOUSE IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A DEAD man wrapped in a white blanket tied with extension wire on Thursday was found dumped near a house in...
CASSANDRA ONG TRANSFERRED TO WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN MANDALUYONG
HOUSE Secretary General Reginald Velasco on Thursday said that Cassandra Ong has been transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City....
LAKAS, NPC, PFP, NP, NUP FORGE ALLIANCE
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. witnesses the signing of the Manifesto of Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas at the PICC Forum Thursday (Sept....
HOUSE APPROVES P6.352-T BUDGET FOR 2025
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday night approved on third and final reading the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025. The Lower House approved...
PBBM PRESENTS ADMINISTRATIONS 2025 SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday presented the administration’s 12 senatorial candidates for the 2025 midterm elections. The presentation of the administration’s senatorial...
ROMUALDEZ INSPECTS 800 OVERSTAYING CONTAINERS OF RICE AT MICP, WARNS IMPORTERS ON PRICE MANIPULATION
ROMUALDEZ INSPECTS 800 OVERSTAYING CONTAINERS OF RICE AT MICP, WARNS IMPORTERS ON PRICE MANIPULATION
HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez led an on-site inspection at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Wednesday afternoon following reports of over...
BROTHERS, FEMALE COHORT NABBED IN ECIJA DRUG DEN RAID
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO siblings and a female cohort on Wednesday were arrested in a raid at a makeshift drug den in Zone 1,...
5 OVP OFFICIALS SKIP HOUSE PANEL INQUIRY ON VP SARA’S ALLEGED FUND MISUSE
Following the example of Vice President Sara Duterte, five officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) also skipped Wednesday’s congressional inquiry into...
EX-DEPED EXEC SAYS VP SARA GAVE CASH TO ‘INFLUENCE’ HER
FORMER Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Gloria Jumamil Mercado submitted nine envelopes to the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Wednesday,...
CONGRESS ASSURES TIMELY PASSAGE OF 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET
SENATE President Francis Escudero and Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday assured the timely passage of House Bill 10800 or the General Appropriations Bill (GAB)...
TRUCK LOADED WITH 30 ASF-INFECTED SWINE INTERCEPTED IN QC
BY KEVIN GALANG A TRUCK loaded with 30 pigs from Batangas that tested positive for African swine fever (ASF) on Monday was intercepted by...
HOUSE APPROVES P10.5-B OP BUDGET FOR 2025
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the proposed P10.5-billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2025. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep....
ALICE GUO TO REVEAL MASTERMIND BEHIND POGO — EJERCITO
DISMISSED Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will reveal the identity of the mastermind behind the “international crime syndicate” involved in POGO-related activities in the...
ILOCOS VILLAGE CHIEF, SON GUNNED DOWN
RIDING-IN-TANDEM assassins on Monday night shot dead an incumbent village chief and his son in Bgy. Lapting, San Juan, Ilocos Sur. Slain were Bello...
RICE PRICES TO DROP TO P45/KILO IN JANUARY 2025 — DA
AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel on Monday said he expects rice prices to drop to P45 per kilo in January next year. The projected decline...
SENATE OKAYS VAT REFUND FOR NON-RESIDENT TOURISTS
THE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed value-added tax (VAT) refund measure for non-resident tourists that would hopefully attract...
ALICE GUO TRANSFERRED TO PASIG CITY JAIL
DISMISSED Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on Monday morning was transferred to Pasig City Jail female dormitory. Guo was earlier detained in Camp Crame, Quezon...
LTFRB MULLS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR UNCONSOLIDATED PUJ OPERATORS
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is considering another chance for unconsolidated Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) operators to join the jeepney modernization...
POKWANG APOLOGIZES FOR BROTHER WHO SLAPPED MAN WITH CART IN ANTIPOLO 
BONDI BEACH SHOOTERS TRAVELED TO PH PRIOR TO THE ATTACK – BI 
OVER 1,000 SECURITY DEPLOYED FOR 33RD ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE 
ANA LIZA LOGAN NAMED NEW CHIEF PRESIDENTIAL LEGAL COUNSEL