HOUSE OKAYS BILL POSTPONING BARMM POLLS
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill postponing the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...
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‘BAWAL BASTOS’ IN CALABARZON PUV’S LAUNCHED
POLICE Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon) on Monday launched the “Bawal Bastos” drive in the region. PRO4A director Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas led the ceremonial...
MARY JANE VELOSO RETURNING TO PHILIPPINES ON DECEMBER 18
MARY Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker who was sentenced to death 14 years ago in Indonesia, is set to return home to the...
PBBM OPENS MALACAÑANG FOR PINOYS TO ENJOY YULETIDE FESTIVITIES
MALACAÑANG has opened to the public the traditional Misa De Gallo and other holiday activities for Filipinos to enjoy the Christmas display with joyful...
TAIWAN NEEDS MORE FILIPINO WORKERS — MECO
THE Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on Saturday said more Filipino workers are needed in Taiwan. MECO chairperson Cheloy Garafil, in a Saturday...
SUSPECTED FOOD POISONING DOWNS 16 IN OLONGAPO CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG SIXTEEN people attending a despedida party on Sunday were brought to the hospital due to suspected poisoning in Bgy. East Tapinac,...
34 HOUSES DAMAGED AFTER GROUND RUPTURES IN LOPEZ, QUEZON
SOME 34 houses sustained damage when the big part of the ground at Purok 2 in Bgy. Matinik, Lopez, Quezon suddenly ruptured on Saturday...
PBBM LEADS DISTRIBUTION OF CONFISCATED MACKEREL TO BASECO RESIDENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of confiscated mackerel to residents of Baseco Port Area in Manila on Saturday. During the event,...
24 WOMEN, INCLUDING 2 MINORS, RESCUED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES on Friday rescued 24 women, including two minors, from a human trafficking ring in Porac, Pampanga. A report to Police...
5 DIE IN NAVOTAS FIRE
FIVE people, including four minors, on Saturday were killed in a fire that hit a house in Bgy. San Roque, Navotas City. The Bureau...
BI EXPECTS 110,000 TRAVELERS DURING HOLIDAY SEASON
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that they are expecting more than 110,000 travelers during the holiday season. Viado said that...
CMC OPENS FIRST AMBULATORY CARE CENTER IN CABUYAO, LAGUNA
CALAMBA Medical Center (CMC) officially opened its first Ambulatory Care Center at the Light Industry and Science Park I (LISP I) in Cabuyao, Laguna,...
ROMUALDEZ URGES NEW LAWYERS TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS, PROMOTE JUSTICE
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday urged the country’s new lawyers to help protect the rights of other Filipinos, promote justice, contribute to...
UP LAW GRADUATE TOPS 2024 BAR EXAMS, 3,962 TAKERS PASS
Bar topnotcher Kyle Christian G. Tutor from the University of the Philippines (UP). A TOTAL of 3,962 law graduates passed the 2024 online Bar...
MARCOS RENEWS VOW TO TURN AFP INTO A WORLD-CLASS FORCE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reiterated the strong commitment of his administration to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “To all the...
MABALACAT CITY BAGS 8th SEAL OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AWARD
BY KEVIN GALANG THE city government of Mabalacat in Pampanga under the leadership of Mayor Crisostomo Garbo once again bagged the Seal of Good Local...
QUAD COMMITTEE CITES EX-PDEA CHIEF IN CONTEMPT OVER 2004 DRUG RAID TESTIMONY
THE House Quad Commitee cited former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva in contempt for allegedly refusing to answer questions from lawmakers...
3 BOY SCOUTS ELECTROCUTED DURING JAMBOREE IN ZAMBOANGA CITY
THREE senior scouts on Thursday died while 10 others were hospitalized after being electrocuted during a jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines...
FOREIGNER IN OLONGAPO CITY FACES COMPLAINTS
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested a foreign national over a string of complaints in Olongapo City. In a report to Police Regional...
PBBM INAUGURATES NLEX CANDABA 3RD VIADUCT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the inspection and inauguration of the NLEX Candaba 3rd Viaduct expanding the capacity of the 5-km bridge connecting...
BICAM OKAYS FINAL VERSION OF 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET
THE Bicameral Conference Committee on Wednesday approved the final version of House Bill No. 10800 or the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget. The...
KOKO TO DA: FILE CASES AGAINST COMPANIES BLACKLISTED FOR SMUGGLING AND PRICE MANIPULATION
While the Department of Agriculture’s blacklisting of 10 companies involved in illegal agricultural trade is commendable, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged...
GOV’T TO RUN DOWN ALL UNDERGROUND POGOS
THE government will run down underground Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed on Wednesday. “Guerrilla (POGO) operations...
2 NABBED, P1.7-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES SEIZED IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested two men and seized over P1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at a checkpoint in Bgy. Carmen,...
BATANGAS TOWN MAYOR FACES COMPLAINTS AT OMBUDSMAN OVER ALLEGED DELAYED INFRA PROJECTS
THE People’s Coalition Against Crime and Corruption Group (PCACC) on Tuesday filed charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against a local chief executive...
PBBM OKAYS ONE-STOP SYSTEM FOR REPORTING CHILD RIGHTS’ VIOLATIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the establishment of a one-stop system for reporting incidents of child rights’ violations. Executive Order 79, signed...
BAGONG PILIPINAS CANCER CARE CENTER INAUGURATED IN PAMPANGA
Citing cancer as the second leading cause of death in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Bagong Pilipinas Cancer Care Center...
PH WON’T DEPLOY WARSHIPS – MARCOS
THE Philippines will not be deploying Navy warships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the recent harassment by China, President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
17 EX-NPA REBELS SURRENDER IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga –The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) and the Regional Task Force to End Local...
COPS HUNT KIDNAPPERS OF BUSINESS CARETAKER IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE are hunting down the seven members of a kidnap-for-ransom group who abducted a business caretaker and released him after paying...
BIÑAN, LAGUNA GETS 6TH SEAL OF GOOD LOCAL GOVERNANCE
BIÑAN City Mayor Arman Dimaguila (right) and Vice Mayor GEL Alonte (left), together with City Local Government Operations Officer (CLGOO) Lenie Bautista, show the 6th Seal of Good Local...
MARCOS WANTS HIGHER CASH INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide public school teachers...
GOV’T EVACUATING 87,000 RESIDENTS AFTER KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTION
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that an urgent evacuation operation is underway for around 87,000 residents following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon...
405 OF 677 OVP CONFIDENTIAL FUND RECIPIENTS NO PSA RECORDS – REP. CHUA
MANILA 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, on Monday revealed that 405 out of...
CHURCH IN ZAMBALES BURGLARIZED 
P9.6-M ILLEGAL STEEL PRODUCTS SEIZED IN PAMPANGA 
DA BRACES FOR ‘STRONG’ EL NIÑO 
4 NABBED FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF DIESEL IN TARLAC