PBBM LAUDS FIRST RESPONDERS, LGUS IN GOVT’S POTENT ‘PEPITO’-MITIGATION DRIVE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. thanked all the first responders and the local government units (LGUs) that helped mitigate the impact of Super Typhoon...
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‘AKYAT-BAHAY’ DIES IN GUNFIGHT WITH COPS IN CABANATUAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A MEMBER of the “Akyat-bahay” gang on Sunday was killed while another was arrested by responding lawmen following an encounter in Cabanatuan...
TRUCK LOADED WITH RICE CRUSHES 3 MOTORCYCLES; 4 KILLED IN PASIG
FOUR people, including a four-year-old boy, on Sunday were killed after a 16-wheeler truck crashed into three motorcycles in Bgy. Ugong, Pasig City. Among...
POLICE CAPTAIN, 2 DRUG SUSPECTS HURT IN BULACAN GUNFIGHT, P5.4-M SHABU SEIZED
BY KEVIN GALANG A POLICE officer and two drug suspects, including a woman, on Sunday were injured while some P5.4 million worth of shabu was...
CHELSEA MANALO IS MISS UNIVERSE ASIA 2024
PHILIPPINE’S bet for Miss Universe Philippines 2024 was declared as one of the continental queens of the pageant. Manalo, along with three other queens...
‘PEPITO’ WEAKENS, STORM SIGNAL NO. 5 LIFTED
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said “Pepito” (international name Man-yi) has weakened into a typhoon and is now over Nueva...
HOUSE JOINT PANEL OKAYS SUBSTITUTE BILL ON DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE
THE House Committee on Government Reorganization, in a joint meeting with the Committee on Disaster Resilience, approved the substitute bill seeking to create the...
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ‘TABANG BIKOL, TINDOG ORAGON’ RELIEF OPERATIONS
FOLLOWING a series of typhoons, the House of Representatives launched the “Tabang Bikol, Tindog Oragon” relief caravan with 24 truckloads of food and non-food...
COPS RESCUE BUSINESSMAN, ARREST 3 KIDNAPPERS IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Friday rescued a businessman and arrested three of his alleged kidnappers in Angeles City, Pampanga. Rescued was Marvin Ayson,...
SUPER TYPHOON PEPITO MAKES LANDFALL IN CATANDUANES; GOV’T TOLD TO PREPARE FOR WORST-CASE SCENARIO
FORCED EVACUATION. Philippine National Police personnel in Catanduanes help in the orderly forced evacuation of residents from high-risk areas in San Andres town, prioritizing...
23 WOMEN, INCLUDING MINORS, RESCUED FROM TONDO PROSTI RING
OPERATIVES of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rescued 23 women, including minors, and arrested three suspected human traffickers in a raid in Tondo, Manila....
ALICE GUO NOT A FILIPINO, SHOULD BE DEPORTED FROM PH – BI
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) expressed belief that there is enough evidence to prove that dismissed mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac is not...
MAN IN DRUG WATCHLIST YIELDS P700K SHABU IN ANGELES CITY STING
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Friday arrested a “high-value” target and seized over P700,000 worth of shabu in a drug buy-bust operation in Angeles...
EX-BULACAN BARANGAY CHAIRMAN SURVIVES GUN ATTACK
BY KEVIN GALANG A FORMER village chief on Thursday survived a gun attack in Marilao, Bulacan. In a report to Police Regional Office 3...
LRT-1 CAVITE EXTENSION BEGINS OPERATION NOVEMBER 16, 2024
THE Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension is set to start its operation with five new stations on Saturday, November 16, 2024....
METRO MAYORS APPROVE NEW TOWING, IMPOUNDING RULES
THE Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Thursday approved a regulation that revised guidelines concerning towing and impounding operations of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
PUBLIC WARNED ANEW VS TOXIC BEAUTY PRODUCTS SOLD ONLINE
TOXIC watchdog BAN Toxics called on online shopping platforms to discontinue the sale of skin-lightening products that contain mercury. In a news release issued...
DBM ALLOTS P875M MORE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allotted an additional P875 million to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure...
BOC UNVEILS NEWLY-RENOVATED PORT OF CLARK BUILDING
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday has unveiled its newly-renovated Port of Clark building that offers an improved...
ONLINE ROMANCE: 70-YEAR-OLD TRADER LOSES NEARLY P1-M TO FEMALE SCAMMER
A 70-YEAR-OLD meat vendor in Tarlac City lost nearly P1-million to a woman he met on Facebook. Agents of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime...
GOV’T WON’T BLOCK ICC IF DUTERTE WANTS TO BE INVESTIGATED OVER ‘BLOODY’ DRUG WAR– MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday said his government would not block the International Criminal Court (ICC) if former chief executive Rodrigo R....
PREPARE, BRACE FOR PEPITO – REVILLA
SENATE Committee on Public Works Chairman Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. on Thursday asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and local...
DUTERTE DARES ICC: ‘START DRUG WAR PROBE BEFORE I DIE’
FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday dared the International Criminal Court (ICC) to begin its investigation into his deadly war on drugs, making light...
10,018 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PH WITHOUT ANTI-BULLYING POLICY — EDCOM 2
SOME 10,018 public schools have no localized anti-bullying policy despite being required by Republic Act 10627 passed in 2013. This is according to Department...
ESCUDERO ASKS PBBM TO NAME REPLACEMENTS FOR BTA MEMBERS RUNNING FOR BARMM POLLS
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint replacements for the 35 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority...
MC-RIDING MEN ATTACK ARAYAT VILLAGE CHAIR, SB MEMBER; 1 DEAD
BY KEVIN GALANG MOTORCYCLE-RIDING armed men on Tuesday attacked a barangay chairman and a Sangguniang Bayan member killing one of them in front of...
STUDENT SHOT DEAD IN LAGUNA HOME
A GRADE-11 student on Monday night was killed by riding-in-tandem armed men in his home in San Pablo City, Laguna. A report to Laguna...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE MASS DEPORTATION OF PINOYS FROM U.S. — SENATORS
SENATORS on Tuesday urged concerned government agencies to create a comprehensive contingency plan to assist undocumented Filipinos in the United States if President-elect Donald...
COPS LINKED TO DUTERTE DRUG WAR NEED LEGAL AID — SOLONS
HOUSE leaders on Tuesday agreed the government needs to extend help, especially legal aid, to policemen who are now facing criminal and administrative cases...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ LAUNCHES AKAP MALL TOUR AT SM MOA
AKAP MALL TOUR. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, assisted by Pasay City Rep. Antonio Calixto, leads the distribution of Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang...
MAXIMUM SECURITY FACILITY EYED FOR 200 ‘HIGH-VALUE’ DRUG INMATES
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla Jr. on Tuesday said that approximately 200 high-value detainees at the...
PBBM: PH, US RELATIONS WON’T CHANGE WITH TRUMP’S VICTORY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday expressed confidence that the Philippines’ strong partnership with the United States will endure following the election of...
PAGASA WARNS OF POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODS, LANDSLIDES IN NORTHERN LUZON DUE TO ‘OFEL’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reminded the public to heed advisories of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on the potential...
AI-AI DELAS ALAS CONFIRMS SPLIT WITH HUSBAND GERALD SIBAYAN
ACTRESS and comedian Ai-Ai delas Alas on Monday confirmed that she and her husband Gerald Sibayan have parted ways. In a “Fast Talk with...
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