DA BANS POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products, including eggs and day-old chicks, from...
Year: 2024
VILLAGE CHIEF SHOT DEAD IN LAGUNA HOME
RIDING-IN-TANDEM gunmen on Friday shot dead the acting village chairman of Bgy. Canlubang in Calamba City, Laguna. Slain was Mario Cogay, 65, of Blk.52,...
CDC PRESIDENT HAILED AS ‘WOMAN OF THE YEAR’
BY KEVIN GALANG ANGELES CITY – The Angeles City Council cited Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president and CEO attorney Agnes VST Devanadera for her...
PH, CANADA INK DEAL ON DEFENSE COOPERATION
THE Philippines and Canada have strengthened their defense relations by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on defense cooperation on Friday. Department of National...
PALACE DECLARES FEB. 9 AS ADDITIONAL SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAY FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
MALACAÑANG issued Proclamation No. 453 declaring February 9, 2024 a special non-working day throughout the country for the celebration of the Chinese New Year....
GATCHALIAN BACKS ‘CATCH-UP FRIDAYS,’ CITES NEED FOR LEARNING RECOVERY
SENATOR Win Gatchalian has expressed support to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) policy to implement ‘Catch-Up Fridays’, which seek to improve learners’ reading proficiency....
MAKE 2024 MORE PEACEFUL, PROGRESSIVE YEAR, QUEZON POLICE URGED
QUEZON Gov. Angelina “Doktora Helen” Tan urged the Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) to sustain a peace and order situation for the province to...
JNGGOY NOT GUILTY SA PLUNDER, GUILTY SA KASONG BRIBERY KAUGNAY NG PORK BARREL SCAM
INABSWELTO ng Sandiganbayan Fifth Division ngayong araw ng Biyernes, Enero 19, 2024, si Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa kasong plunder kaugnay ng P10 bilyong Priority...
AROUND 45K FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SHEAR LINE RAINS IN DAVAO REGION
THE National Disaster Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Thursday that heavy rains caused by the shear line have affected 44,888...
LANDSLIDE LEAVES 7 DEAD, 4 MISSING IN MONKAYO, DAVAO DE ORO
A LANDSLIDE triggered by heavy rains on Thursday left seven people dead, four missing, and one critically injured in Monkayo, Davao de Oro. The Municipal...
BONG GO BACKS PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF PHILHEALTH PREMIUM HIKE
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed his support for the proposed suspension of the increase in PhilHealth premiums for the year 2024. This aligns...
POLICE OFFICER NABBED IN PAMPANGA DRUG BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A policeman was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in the City of San...
COP LINKED TO MISSING BATANGAS BEAUTY QUEEN DISMISSED FROM SERVICE
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna – A police major accused of involvement in the disappearance of a beauty pageant candidate in Batangas in...
PBBM LEADS EFFORTS TO BRING PASIG RIVER BACK TO ITS OLD GLORY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the ceremonial opening of the “Pasig Bigyang Buhay Muli: Pasig River Urban Development Showcase Area” as...
5 MINORS RESCUED FROM ONLINE SEXPLOITATION
AGENTS of the Women and Children Protection Center of the Philippine National Police on Tuesday rescued five minors reported performing lewd acts online inside...
POPE FRANCIS HONORS 9 FILIPINOS FOR SERVICE TO CHURCH
NINE lay Catholics received papal awards for their outstanding service to the church. During a Mass at the Manila Cathedral on Wednesday, Cardinal Jose...
DEAD MAN FOUND IN VAN ON ANGELES CITY HIGHWAY
BY KEVIN GALANG A DEAD man on Wednesday was found inside a van on Fil-Am Friendship Highway in Bgy. Pampanga, Angeles City. The victim...
JANUARY 18, HOLIDAY IN STA. ROSA, LAGUNA
The local government unit of Sta. Rosa in Laguna has declared January 18, 2024 a special non-working day in the city. The declaration was...
26 BIR OFFICIALS SUSPENDED
BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. has ordered the suspension of 26 officials and employees of the agency. Lumagui said the...
MANILA BETTOR WINS P640-M SUPER LOTTO JACKPOT
A BETTOR from Manila won the P640-million jackpot prize of the 6/49 Super Lotto draw on Tuesday night. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general...
CHINA SUMMONS PH ENVOY FOLLOWING MARCOS’ CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO TAIWAN NEWLY-ELECTED PRESIDENT
THE Chinese Embassy in Manila has confirmed that its Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz over President Ferdinand...
PH HAS SUFFICIENT RICE SUPPLY – DA CHIEF
THE agriculture department made an assurance Tuesday that there is sufficient rice supply in the country based on the inventories made in December and...
PH, UK SIGN DEFENSE PACT
THE Philippines and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that outlines the two states’ intended defense engagements in the next five...
COMPANY IN BATAAN LOSES OVER P400K TO THIEVES
BY KEVIN GALANG A COMPANY in Bataan on Tuesday was robbed of over P400,000 in cash. The Bataan police reported to Police Regional Office 3...
GASOLINE STATION IN PAMPANGA ROBBED
BY KEVIN GALANG ROBBERS on Monday attacked a gasoline station in Pampanga. Robbed was Sea Oil Fuel Refilling Station located in Bgy. San Francisco, ...
PROBE FIRMS REFUSING SENIOR, PWD DISCOUNT – SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday directed the appropriate committee in the House of Representatives to investigate, in aid of legislation, reports of...
MISSING 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND DEAD IN CAVE
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna – A 7-year-old girl who was reported missing on Sunday was found dead in a cave in Lucban,...
PADRE PIO NAT’L SHRINE IN BATANGAS ASPIRES FOR INTERNATIONAL STATUS
A NATIONAL shrine dedicated to Saint Padre Pio in Batangas province is aspiring to attain international stature, according to a new book. The book...
3 AMERICAN SEX OFFENDERS STOPPED AT NAIA, CEBU AIRPORTS
THREE sex offenders were turned away by officers of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the international airports of Manila and Cebu. Excluded last...
TEEN RIOTS REPORTED IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG TEEN RUMBLES were reported in the two towns in Bulacan. The riots even went viral on social media. In a report...
SENATE TO REVIEW ECONOMIC PROVISIONS OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
THE Senate is set to review the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. This is in compliance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive...
PROTESTA IKINASA VS PUV MODERNIZATION
NAKATAKDANG magsagawa ng nationwide protest sa araw ng Martes, Enero 16, ang transport group na Manibela laban sa public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program...
TOLENTINO PUSHES TO RETAIN ICONIC JEEPNEY DESIGN IN PUJ MODERNIZATION
SENATOR Francis “Tol” Tolentino reiterated his call to retain the iconic jeepney design in the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization to cater to the...
CRIME RATE IN CENTRAL LUZON DROP BY 4.46% — PRO3
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Central Luzon police director Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. yesterday said he and...
5 NABBED FOR ILLEGAL NOTARY IN MANILA 
DMW VOWS LEGAL AID FOR 3 FILIPINO SEAFARERS DETAINED IN ALGERIA 
CHURCH IN ZAMBALES BURGLARIZED 
P9.6-M ILLEGAL STEEL PRODUCTS SEIZED IN PAMPANGA