PBBM ORDERS ALL AGENCIES TO SUSTAIN ASSISTANCE TO ‘UWAN,’ ‘TINO’-AFFECTED RESIDENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday directed all government agencies to sustain assistance to affected residents, immediately following the onslaught of Super Typhoon...
Month: November 2025
TULFO TO DSWD: ACT ON ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN GIVING AID TO CEBU TYPHOON VICTIMS
SENATE Social Justice Committee chairman Erwin Tulfo called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that the victims of Typhoon...
PALACE SUSPENDS GOV’T WORK ON NOV 10; CLASSES ON NOV 10-11 DUE TO ‘UWAN’
MALACAÑANG has ordered the suspension of work in government offices on Monday, November 10, as well as classes in several regions on November 10...
NGCP: ‘UWAN’ DOWNS 14 TRANSMISSION LINES IN LUZON, VISAYAS
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Sunday reported that 14 transmission lines across Luzon and the Visayas have been rendered unavailable...
CL COPS MOUNT SWIFT, COORDINATED RESPONSE AMID ‘UWAN’
BY KEVIN GALANG AS Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) continues to batter Central Luzon with heavy rains and strong winds, the Police...
PRO3 GEARS UP FOR ‘UWAN,’ CONDUCTS SIMULTANEOUS DISASTER EQUIPMENT INSPECTION
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP CAPTAIN JULIAN OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) under the leadership of...
THOUSANDS FLEE FROM ‘UWAN’ IN BICOL, AURORA
THOUSANDS of families in Bicol and Aurora have left their homes to safer grounds starting Saturday as typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung-Wong) threatens Philippines....
CIDG TARLAC ARRESTS NOTORIOUS GUNRUNNER
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES arrested a notorious gunrunner in a buy-bust operation in Gerona, Tarlac. A report to Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
SMC, LAGUNA SIGN AGREEMENT TO CLEAN RIVERS, ADDRESS FLOODING
SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the provincial government of Laguna to expand its ongoing river cleanup and restoration...
‘TINO’ LEAVES 188 DEAD, 135 MISSING – NDRRMC
TYPHOON “Tino” has left 188 people dead and 135 missing in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on...
LACSON TO SCRUTINIZE DUBIOUS FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS, ‘AYUDA’ PROGRAMS, SUPER HEALTH CENTERS THAT BENEFITED FROM FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT FUNDS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson intends to scrutinize potentially dubious farm-to-market roads, “ayuda” programs and “Super Health Centers” that “benefited” from...
BRACE FOR UWAN, DILG TELLS LGUs
AS parts of the country are still reeling from Typhoon “Tino,” the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), on orders of the...
DEATH TOLL FROM ‘TINO’ RISES TO 114, OVER 100 MISSING — OCD
OCD: DEATH TOLL FROM ‘TINO’ RISES TO 114, OVER 100 MISSING THE death toll from Typhoon “Tino” (international name: Kalmaegi) has risen to 114...
PBBM DECLARES STATE OF NATIONAL CALAMITY DUE TO ‘TINO’ DEVASTATION; P760M FINANCIAL AID RELEASED TO TYPHOON-AFFECTED AREAS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday approved the declaration of a state of national calamity due to the devastation caused by Typhoon “Tino”...
SMC’S NORTHERN CEMENT CORPORATION WINS AT 2025 ASIAN WATER AWARDS
LARGE-SCALE water savings through a rainwater harvesting system and advanced wastewater recycling facilities earned top honors for Philippine firm, Northern Cement Corporation (NCC), at...
TEACHER SHOT DEAD BY RIDING-IN-TANDEM ARMED MEN IN NUEVA ECIJA
A 39-YEAR-OLD teacher on Tuesday was killed in an ambush by riding-in-tandem assassins in Laur, Nueva Ecija. Laur police chief Maj. Joseph B. Morden...
LABORER-CUM-HVI NABBED IN MABALACAT DRUG BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Joint operatives on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old construction worker tagged as a “high-value individual” (HVI)...
CIDG ARRESTS 2 MOST WANTED MEN IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO of the most wanted felons in Central Luzon on Monday were arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection...
PBBM TO GOV’T AGENCIES: KEEP CHRISTMAS, YEAR-END CELEBRATIONS SIMPLE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday reminded all government agencies nationwide to keep their Christmas and year-end celebrations simple yet meaningful. During a...
DICT IMPLEMENTS ‘OPLAN PASKONG SIGURADO’ TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM ONLINE SCAMS
“WALANG Pilipinong mai-scam ngayong Pasko.” The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Wednesday that it is working with Bangko Sentral ng...
6 DEAD IN MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH
SIX people, including two pilots, were killed when a military chopper on Tuesday crashed in Loreto, Agusan del Sur. According to the Armed Forces...
CHIZ TO AUTHORITIES: ENSURE STABLE PRICES OF BASIC COMMODITIES IN ‘TINO’-HIT AREAS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero has reminded authorities to ensure that prices of basic goods and prime commodities remain stable in the provinces severely affected...
PROGRESSIVE groups unite in expressing their opposition against the expanding privatization of basic public services. The groups, composed of the Philippine Movement for Climate...
P1.6M FLOATING MARIJUANA FOUND IN BATANGAS
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna — Authorities on Sunday recovered suspected dried “high-grade” marijuana or kush worth P1.62 million found floating...
ROBBERS HIT 2 CONVENIENCE STORES IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG ROBBERS on Sunday night attacked two branched of Alfamart convenience store in the towns of Guiguinto and Meycauayan in Bulacan....
ROOKIE COP NABBED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF FELLOW OFFICER
BY KEVIN GALANG A 25-YEAR-OLD police officer on Sunday was arrested for allegedly molesting his fellow police officer inside their barracks in Bgy....
CEBU COP SACKED OVER ‘BRING ME DRUG PUSHER CHALLENGE’ VIDEO
A POLICEMAN in Cebu was removed from his post after he put a controversial twist on the “bring-me” game in his vlog. The concerned...
EJERCITO FILES ‘EMMAN ATIENZA BILL’ TO FIGHT ONLINE HATE, HARASSMENT
SENATE Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito has filed the Anti-Online Hate and Harassment Bill or the “Emman Atienza Bill,” a measure that seeks to...
SIGNAL NO. 4 UP IN PARTS OF VISAYAS, MINDANAO DUE TO ‘TINO’
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday said that Typhoon Tino (international name Kalmaegi) slightly intensified while approaching the Eastern...
SANTA’S TOYSHOP MAGIC LIGHTS UP SM CITY SAN PABLO
SM City San Pablo officially welcomed the Christmas season with the grand lighting of its festive centerpiece, “Santa’s Toyshop” held on October 30 at...
ESCUDERO: INFRASTRACTURE PROJECTS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY FEASIBILITY STUDIES
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a measure seeking for the institutionalization of budget transparency and accountability safeguards for all infrastructure projects to prevent...
TEACHERS’ GROUP BACKS VICE GANDA ON SORSOGON ‘BULOK’ SCHOOL REMARK
THE Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)–Bicol has expressed support for TV host Vice Ganda’s recent remark about an alleged “bulok” school in Sorsogon. According to...
COMPASSION IN UNIFORM: KALINGA TOP COP PAYS FOR MILK STOLEN BY MAN FOR HIS BABY
THE chief of police of Tabuk City Police Station in Kalinga who offered to pay for the infant milk stolen from a store by...
‘UNDAS 2025’ IN CENTRAL LUZON PEACEFUL, ORDERLY
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Central Luzon marked a peaceful and orderly observance of “Undas 2025.” Authorities said this...
INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE VS ATONG ANG 
ZALDY CO ARRESTED IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 
CHIZ: USE 14B WINDFALL FROM VAT ON FUEL FOR AYUDA 
NEGROS COPS’ 1-DAY OPERATION NETS P55.8-M ILLICIT CIGARETTES