MAN, NIECE DIE IN TONDO FIRE
TWO people died while a senior citizen was injured in a fire that hit a residential building in Tondo, Manila on Sunday, the feast...
Month: January 2025
BI ARRESTS 32 ILLEGAL POGO WORKERS IN ANOTHER RAID IN PARAÑAQUE
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in another raid arrested 32 foreign nationals found to be working in a clandestine Philippine Offshore Gaming...
DMW TO COMELEC: EXEMPT OFW FINANCIAL AID FROM POLL SPENDING BAN
DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Saturday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt from the election spending ban...
DA SEES LOWER FOOD PRICES IN COMING MONTHS
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) assured the public of much lower food prices in the coming months as a result of multiple factors affecting...
INMATE FAKES HEART ATTACK, ESCAPES JAIL FACILITY IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A MAN detained for carnapping charges at a police station in Angeles City, Pampanga has escaped by faking a heart attack...
ADVOCACY GROUP LAMENTS TOWN OFFICIALS ‘UNSATISFACTORY’ ANSWERS DURING HOUSE PROBE
AN advocacy group lamented what it described as “unsatisfactory” the answers of two local officials in a town in Batangas during a recent hearing...
2 SOUTH AFRICANS TRYING TO SNEAK INTO PH P97-M SHABU ARRESTED AT NAIA
AUTHORITIES thwarted the attempt of two South African nationals to smuggle into the country some P97.8 million worth of shabu following their arrest at...
6 DROWN, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER TRICYCLE FALLS INTO IRRIGATION CANAL IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG SIX people, including three children, on Thursday drowned when an overloaded tricycle fell into an open irrigation canal in Sto. Domingo,...
DSWD EXTENDS AID TO FAMILY OF VIRAL SAMPAGUITA VENDOR
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday provided initial aid to the family of the female college student who was accosted...
PBBM TURNS OVER 3K CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOUSING UNITS IN YOLANDA-HIT AREAS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday turned over 3,517 housing units in Yolanda-hit areas in Eastern Visayas as part of the administration’s recovery...
DTI APPROVES PRICE INCREASES FOR RICE, SARDINES, NOODLES OTHER BASIC GOODS, PRIME ITEMS
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday approved the request for price hikes by manufacturers for over 63 items of basic necessities...
REMAINS OF OFW WHO DIED IN KUWAIT ARRIVE IN PH
THE remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait have finally arrived in the Philippines on Thursday or almost a week...
MMDA EYES 7 A.M. TO 4 P.M. WORK HOURS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS
TO help address the traffic situation in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is recommending a shift to 7...
LABORER HELD FOR GUN BAN VIOLATION
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old construction worker for violation of the Comelec...
COPS RAID POGO HUB INSIDE CAVITE RESORT, ARREST 29 FOREIGNERS
JOINT operatives on Wednesday raided a facility-cum-“scam farm” being operated by a group of Chinese nationals and arrested 29 foreigners in Silang, Cavite. Philippine...
COINEX SPONSORS MITL WEEK; STARTS 2025 WITH A BIG EVENT
COINEX (cryptocurrency exchange) ushered in 2025 with a big event by sponsoring the Mapúa Institute of Technology-Laguna (MITL) Week in Laguna. Over 500 people joined the...
ALICE GUO FACES 62 COUNTS OF MONEY LAUNDERING RAPS
FORMER Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping and 31 others are facing 62 counts of money laundering charges in connection with...
HONTIVEROS CALLS FOR DEFERMENT OF SSS CONTRIBUTION HIKE
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the Social Security System (SSS) to defer the implementation of the contribution hike as she noted that...
JAPAN WANTS STRONGER COOPERATION WITH PH PARTICULARLY ON SECURITY, GLOBAL AFFAIRS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.on Wednesday welcomed Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the Malacañan Palace. During the courtesy call, Iwaya called for strengthened...
MARCOS VOWS FUNDING FOR PH INSTITUTE FOR VIROLOGY, VACCINE PROJECT
RECOGNIZING the importance of preparing for another possible global pandemic, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed strong support for the continued construction of the...
BI RESCUES SURROGATE MOTHER RECRUITED THROUGH DATING APP
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 intercepted a female trafficking victim allegedly set to undergo an...
6-YEAR-OLD GIRL MOLESTED BY 2 BOYS IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES on Tuesday arrested two boys aged 8 and 10 accused of sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl in Mabalacat City, Pampanga....
MECO-DMW OFFERS 4,000 JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN TAIWAN
THE Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in partnership with the Quezon City government, conducted a special...
BI NABS CHINESE FUGITIVE WANTED BY INTERPOL
A CHINESE national wanted by Beijing authorities for involvement in illegal gambling was arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) authorities at the Ninoy Aquino...
VP SARA BARES PLAN FOR 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN
VICE President Sara Duterte on Tuesday bared her plan to run in the 2028 presidential elections. The vice president made the disclosure that she...
FAKE COP NABBED INSIDE GENSAN POLICE CAMP
A FAKE police officer on Monday was arrested inside a police headquarters in General Santos City. City police director Col. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr. identified...
COMELEC SUSPENDS PRINTING OF BALLOTS
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday suspended the printing of the official ballots amid a Supreme Court (SC) ruling stopping the poll body...
MARCOS ORDERS DOH TO ENSURE UNHAMPERED PHILHEALTH SERVICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of services by the...
SENATE APPROVES BILL SETTING 4-YEAR TERM FOR BARANGAY, SK OFFICIALS
THE Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the...
THIEF HITS HOUSE IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE arrested a man who broke into a house and stole cash and gadget worth over P100,000 on Monday in Mariveles,...
ESCUDERO MOVES TO AMEND COAST GUARD LAW
FOR A STRONGER PCG. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero during January 14, 2025 plenary session moves to reconsider the approval on second reading...
MERALCO CUTS ELECTRICITY RATES FOR JANUARY
CUSTOMERS of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can expect a slight reduction in their electricity bills this month. Meralco said electricity rate in January...
HOUSE REMOVES CO AS APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
THE House of Representatives on Monday removed Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations. Senior Deputy...
CENTRAL LUZON COPS ARREST 24 MEN ON 1ST DAY OF ELECTION GUN BAN
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga –Twenty-four persons were arrested by the police on Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints in different parts of Central...
4 NABBED FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF DIESEL IN TARLAC 
5 DETAINEES DIE IN POLICE CAR CRASH IN QC 
GATCHALIAN BILL SEEKS SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR MINORS UNDER 16 
PRESIDENT MARCOS TO MAKE STATE VISIT TO JAPAN IN MAY