VICE MAYOR, SECURITY ESCORT KILLED IN MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR AMBUSH
ARMED men on Friday killed in an ambush the vice mayor of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur and his aide. Slain was Vice Mayor...
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PAMPANGA TOP COP NAMES 3 NEW POLICE CHIEFS
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Pampanga police director Col. Jay Dimaandal designated three new police officers to lead key stations...
PBBM’S NET SATISFACTION RATING UP IN JUNE — SWS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s net satisfaction rating increase for the month of June, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released...
11 DIE IN BINONDO BUILDING FIRE
ELEVEN people on Friday died in a fire that hit a five-storey commercial-residential building in Binondo, Manila. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said...
PH TO FURTHER REINFORCE COOPERATION WITH JAPAN — PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed the Philippines’ intent to further bolster its cooperation with Japan. According to the President, “there is...
MEGA BAGONG PILIPINAS SERVICE CARAVAN VISITS EASTERN VISAYAS, PROVIDES AID TO 253,000 BENEFICIARIES
AS the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. celebrates its first anniversary this month, it visited Eastern Visayas to...
50 SULU OFFICIALS JOIN LAKAS-CMD
SULU Gov. Sakur Tan, Vice Gov. Toto Tan and 48 other officials in the province, including mayors, vice mayors, and board members on Thursday...
LPG PRICES UP IN AUGUST
FILIPINO households will see higher prices of cooking gas this month. Oil companies announced an increase in prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products...
SM MALLS IN LAGUNA SHARE A HAND FOR ‘BRIGADA ESKWELA’ 2024
IN line with the Department of Education’s (DepEd’s) objective to provide quality education, SM City Calamba and SM Center San Pedro in Laguna joined...
CHINESE FROM BGC NABBED FOR PARTY DRUGS IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A CHINESE national on Wednesday was arrested after a P250,000 worth of party drugs or ecstasy was seized from him in...
MENDOZA LEADS INAUGURATION OF LTO DISTRICT OFFICE IN GENERAL TRIAS, CAVITE
LAND Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II on Wednesday led the inauguration of their district office in General Trias City, Cavite....
OVP BUDGET UP BY 8% IN 2025 – DBM
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported on Thursday that the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025 has...
DBM: CONFIDENTIAL, INTELLIGENCE FUNDS FOR 2025 DOWN BY 16 PERCENT
THE government budget for confidential and intelligence funds in 2025 declined by 16 percent compared to this year, according to the Department of Budget...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
CACHE OF GUNS, BULLETS FOUND IN HOUSE OF ROB-HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN NUEVA ECIJA 
P4.5-M TAMPERED LPG TANKS CONFISCATED IN BATAAN 
LACSON CONFIRMS ‘MILITARY-BACKED PEOPLE POWER’ PLOT 
IMEE FILES BILL POSTPONING BARANGAY, SK ELECTIONS TO OCTOBER 2027