P5.5-M SHABU FROM CALIFORNIA DECLARED AS TOYS SEIZED IN CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG A PARCEL containing over P5.5 million worth of shabu declared as toys on Thursday was intercepted at a cargo warehouse in...
Month: February 2025
OLONGAPO BETS SET ASIDE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES, JOIN UNITY WALK
UNITY BEYOND POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. ABC president Eche Ponge, a mayoral aspirant, and other candidates for different positions in Olongapo City, join a Unity Walk...
GARBO, PARTYMATES SIGN PEACE COVENANT
PEACE PACT. Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo “Cris” Garbo and vice mayoral candidate Win-Win Garbo lead their partymates in signing a peace covenant for a...
MARCOS INAUGURATES PASIG RIVER REHAB PROJECT PHASE 3
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said bringing back the Pasig River to its old pristine glory is “simple yet difficult.” During the...
CIDG MEN CAPTURE 2 SUSPECTED HIRED GUNS, SEIZE CACHE OF GUNS IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Police Regional Office 3 capture two suspected guns-for-hire operating in Central Luzon in a raid in Arayat, Pampanga....
SLAIN WHILE SLEEPING
BY KEVIN GALANG A MAN who was sleeping outside the house of his friend’s mother on Wednesday was shot dead in San Rafael, Bulacan....
ANTI-DRUG OPERATIONS HAUL TO JAIL 1,543 SUSPECTS IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A series of operations by the Police Regional Office 3 from January 1...
8 DIE IN QUEZON CITY FIRE
EIGHT people, including three minors, on Thursday died in a fire that hit a three-storey apartment in Bgy. San Isidro, Galas, Quezon City. The...
ESCUDERO ORDERS CREATION OF SENATE ADMIN SUPPORT GROUP FOR IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has ordered the establishment of an Administrative Support Group that will assist the Senate when it convenes as...
ENCHANTED KINGDOM CELEBRATES SEASON OF LOVE
ENCHANTED Kingdom, the first and only world-class theme park in the Philippines, celebrates the season of love with the Forever Enchanted Love Stories, a magical...
PROFESSOR SLAIN IN COTABATO CITY AMBUSH
A UNIVERSITY professor on Tuesday night was killed in an ambush by two armed men in Cotabato City. Cotabato City police director Col. Jibin...
POLICE RESCUE STUDENT WHOSE FINGER WAS CUT OFF BY KIDNAPPERS
INTERIOR Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla on Wednesday announced that joint operatives rescued a 14-year-old male Chinese student whose finger was cut off by...
DILG TO PROBE POSSIBLE ABUSE OF AUTHORITY IN PNP’S USE OF EDSA BUSWAY
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday ordered an investigation to check if the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
GRANDPA DIES IN FIRE CAUSED BY NEGLECTED CELLPHONE CHARGER IN MAKATI
A 75-YEAR-OLD man on Wednesday died in a fire believed triggered by a cellphone being charged and left unattended in Makati. Police identified the...
BI DEPORTS 98 CHINESE POGO WORKERS
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) successfully deported a total of 98 Chinese nationals after being caught working in an illegal POGO company. The deporation...
TARLAC POLICE ARRESTS HVI, SEIZES SHABU, GUN
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office 3’s relentless drive against criminality on Tuesday resulted in...
PAMPANGA STING NETS NOTORIOUS DRUG TARGET, 1.7-M SHABU
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police on Tuesday arrested a “high-value” drug target and seized at least P1.7...
KOREAN ACCUSED OF CARNAPPING NABBED
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Monday arrested a South Korean national wanted for stealing a car in Angeles City, Pampanga. In a report to...
PBBM DISTRIBUTES CASH GIFTS TO SENIORS UNDER EXPANDED CENTENARIAN ACT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the distribution of cash gifts to qualified beneficiaries of Republic Act (RA) 11982 or the Expanded...
YOUNG BUSINESSMAN IN ECIJA ROBBED OF P5M CASH, GUNS
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO armed men on Tuesday barged into the house of a 29-year-old businessman and took at least P5 million in cash...
MALACAÑANG WELCOMES PH EXEMPTION FROM US FOREIGN AID FREEZE
THE Philippines expressed elation on Tuesday after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that the United States has exempted its security aid to...
PIMENTEL TO TOLENTINO: ‘SET THE STAGE FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS’
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III pressed Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino to start the ball rolling on the impeachment complaint against...
MOTHER SHOT IN HEAD IN TARLAC HOME
BY KEVIN GALANG A 53-YEAR-OLD mother on Sunday was shot in the head in her home in Tarlac City. In a report to Police...
DICES DECLARES FEB. 25 HOLIDAY IN CAVITE
THE Diocese of Imus Catholic Educational System (Dices), in solidarity with other Catholic educational institutions, declared Feb. 25 a special non-working holiday in all...
PH REPUTATION GETS FURTHER BOOST WITH ITS REMOVAL FROM FATF WATCHLIST – CHIZ
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Monday said the commitment of the Marcos administration to go after dirty money paved the way for...
MARK VILLAR PROPOSES SCAM PREVENTION CENTER TO ENHANCE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE FRAUD
IN response to the rising number of online scams and financial fraud cases, Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill No. 2924, also known...
VILLANUEVA PUSHES FOR DIGITAL NOMAD VISA TO BOOST PH TOURISM
SENATOR Joel Villanueva is seeking to institutionalize the grant of a visa for digital nomad — people who travel while working remotely using digital...
BIR DESTROYS P2.1-B WORTH OF ILLICIT CIGARETTES IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG PORAC, Pampanga – Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. on Monday led the destruction of about P2.1 billion...
PBBM HAS NO HAND IN GOLD SALES BY BSP – USEC CASTRO
PRESIDENTIAL Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro dismissed on Monday claims by former president Rodrigo R. Duterte that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. had...
PH, PALAU INK ACCORDS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS POLICY, CONSULTATION, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES
THE Philippines and Palau signed on Monday agreements on foreign affairs policy consultations, agriculture, and fisheries. Among those signed were the Memorandum of Understanding...
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST JAY RUIZ SWORN IN AS NEW PCO CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sworn in on Monday veteran broadcast journalist Jaybee “Jay” Ruiz as Secretary of Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Secretary Ruiz,...
RODY A ‘ONE-MAN FAKE NEWS’ FACTORY — MALACAÑANG
A “ONE-MAN FAKE NEWS FACTORY.’ This is how Malacañang described former President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter accused his successor, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
VP SARA ENDORSES IN NEW ADVERTISEMENT ‘BATO’S’ REELECTION BID
REELECTIONIST Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa just got a campaign boost in an advertisement featuring Vice President Sara Duterte. In a new campaign ad,...
ELECTRICITY RATES TO HIKE IN MARCH
EXPECT an increase in power rates next month. This after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved higher rates for the Feed-In Tariff allowance (FIT-All)....
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