H.E.L.P. PILIPINAS PARTYLIST GROUP SEEKS HOUSE’ SEAT IN 2025 POLLS
H.E.L.P Pilipinas, a dedicated organization that rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, is seeking a seat in Congress come May 12, 2025 elections....
Month: April 2025
BUY-BUSTS NET OVER P2.1-M SHABU IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Operatives of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) over the weekend confiscated at...
COUNCILOR ASPIRANT IN NUEVA ECIJA CHEATS DEATH
BY KEVIN GALANG A CANDIDATE for municipal councilor on Monday survived an ambush in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija. In a report to Police Regional Office...
MARCOS ORDERS FREE RIDES ON MRT-3, LRT-1, LRT-2 FOR WORKERS FROM APRIL 30 TO MAY 3
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered free rides on MRT-3, LRT-1, and LRT-2 for all workers from April 30 to May 3 as...
BURGLARS HIT DOT OFFICE IN AURORA TOWN
BY KEVIN GALANG ROBBERS attacked a Department of Tourism (DOT) office in Bgy. Poblacion, Dingalan, Aurora. In a report to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3)...
MALACAÑANG REFUTES SANDY CAY SEIZURE REPORTS
THE Philippine government on Monday refuted reports by Chinese state media claiming that the China Coast Guard had taken control of Sandy Cay near...
KADIWA CENTERS TO START SELLING P20/KILO RICE STARTING MAY 2 – DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday announced that the P20-per-kilo rice will be sold at Kadiwa centers beginning May 2. However, Agriculture Secretary...
ESCUDERO CONDEMNS ATTACK ON FILIPINOS IN CANADA
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday condemned the attack committed against Filipinos holding a cultural celebration in Vancouver, Canada. The car-ramming incident during...
TRAFFICKED FILIPINOS SOLD BY SYNDICATES IN CAMBODIA — BI
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday warned the public against human trafficking syndicates in Cambodia. The BI issued the warning after four Filipinos...
DMW REAFFIRMS SUPPORT TO OFW SPOUSES CONSIDERED AS SOLO PARENTS
IN line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure the welfare and well-being of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their...
SK CHAIRMAN IN BUTUAN, COHORT, NABBED IN DRUG BUY-BUST
ANTI-DRUG operatives on Thursday night arrested a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman and his alleged cohort in a buy-bust operation at a roadside inn in...
PRO3 CLARIFIES ARREST OF AETA PROTESTERS IN MOUNT PINATUBO
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 confirmed that several Aetas were arrested on April...
9 DEAD IN CANADA ‘LAPU LAPU’ STREET PARTY; PBBM EXPRESSES GRIEF
NINE were confirmed dead while scores were wounded when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) plowed into a crowd of Filipinos celebrating the Lapu Lapu...
HIGHER INCOME STATUS FOR PH MUST LEAD TO MORE JOBS, LOWER PRICES – ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday welcomed the projection that the Philippines is poised to become an upper middle-income country by 2026, as...
MASS HELD AT SITE OF POPE FRANCIS’ 2015 TACLOBAN VISIT TO HONOR HOLY FATHER: ‘HE GAVE US MORE THAN HOPE’
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Saturday afternoon led public officials and Waraynons in attending a solemn Mass with church leaders and the people...
COP SHOOTS ARMED BURGLAR DEAD IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A POLICE officer on Friday shot dead one of the house burglars who tried to shoot him in the City of...
POPE FRANCIS LAID TO REST AS 400,000 MOURNERS, INCLUDING WORLD LEADERS, ATTEND FUNERAL OF PONTIFF ‘WITH AN OPEN HEART’
POPE Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, was laid to rest at St. Mary Major Basilica...
TRUMP, ZELENSKY MEET AT POPE FRANCIS FUNERAL IN VATICAN
MOSCOW – US President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City on Saturday, according...
PBBM, FL PAY FINAL RESPECTS TO POPE FRANCIS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joined world leaders and Catholic faithful on Saturday to pay their final respects to...
3 YOUNG SIBLINGS DIE IN BULACAN FIRE
BY KEVIN GALANG THREE children left by their mother to buy milk on Friday died in a fire that razed their home in Calumpit,...
SOUND SYSTEM OPERATOR NABBED, OVER P1-M SHABU SEIZED IN BATAAN BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Thursday arrested a sound system operator following the confiscation from him of over P1 million worth of shabu in...
CLARK HOSTS DISASTER DRILL
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT — Clark hosted a two-day disaster drill at the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation’s (PDRF) Emergency Operations Center in Clark,...
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN VIRAL TOGA VIDEO SACKED
FOLLOWING the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Education (DepEd) has relieved a school principal for inappropriate behavior during a...
PUBLIC WARNED ANEW ON FAKE NEWS
MALACAÑANG on Friday renewed its warning to the public against the spread of fake news and malicious rumors, particularly those intended to cast the...
MALACAÑANG ORDERS PROBE INTO ALLEGED MAY POLL FOREIGN INTERFERENCE
MALACAÑANG on Friday expressed serious concern over reports from the National Security Council (NSC) indicating possible foreign interference in the May 12 midterm elections....
PHILHEALTH COVERS HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES – PALACE
MALACAÑANG reminded the public on Friday that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is providing benefits for confined patients with severe heat-related illnesses at...
RAPS FILED VS QC SOLON OVER ALLEGED VOTE BUYING
CHARGES for alleged vote buying were filed before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office against QC 5th district Rep. Patrick Michael “PM” Vargas. The cases for...
COMELEC ISSUES SCO VS 3 METRO MANILA MAYORAL BETS, 6 OTHERS
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued show cause orders (SCO) against three candidates for mayors of Metro Manila and six others for possible...
NO WINNER FOR P237.7-M GRAND LOTTO JACKPOT — PCSO
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has announced that no bettor has yet won the P237.7-million jackpot prize for the Grand Lotto 6/55 which...
GAMECOCK THIEF KILLED, COHORT HURT IN TARLAC CITY GUNFIGHT
BY KEVIN GALANG AN alleged gamecock thief on Wednesday was killed while his cohort was injured in a shootout with a police officer in...
2 DEAD MEN FOUND DUMPED ON TARLAC ROAD
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO dead men on Wednesday were found dumped on the road in Capas, Tarlac. The victims, whose names were being verified, were...
PBBM, FIRST LADY LEAVE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR POPE FRANCIS FUNERAL
THE First Couple will join around 170 world leaders and other dignitaries expected to arrive in Vatican as the world mourns the passing of...
COP FALLS PREY TO ‘BASAG-KOTSE’ IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A POLICEMAN assigned at the Police Regional Office 3 Regional Intelligence Division (PRO3 RID) on Tuesday fell prey to “Basag-Kotse” gang...
DOCTOR FOUND STABBED DEAD IN QC
A 68-YEAR-OLD doctor was found dead, with multiple stab wounds, inside his car in Quezon City, police on Wednesday said. Authorities said a passerby...
2 FILIPINO DOMESTIC HELPERS REPORTED MISSING IN HONG KONG 
17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT KILLED IN JAVELIN PRACTICE ACCIDENT 
CAYETANO URGES HUNT FOR MASTERMINDS BEHIND MASSIVE, SYSTEMIC FLOOD CONTROL SCAM 
BICAM MEETINGS ON 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET WILL BE LIVESTREAMED – PBBM