P15.7-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES NASAMSAM SA JOINT OPERATION NG PNP, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
MATAGUMPAY na naharang ng Philippine National Police (PNP), sa pakikipagtulungan sa Bureau of Customs (BOC), ang dalawang trak na naglalaman ng smuggled na sigarilyo...
Year: 2025
CLEAN YOUR HOUSE FIRST, PALACE TELLS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMID FLOOD CONTROL BUDGET MESS
MALACAÑANG on Saturday told the House of Representatives to heed the public demand for full accountability for anomalous flood control projects amid the ongoing...
ESCUDERO: LAND LEASE EXTENSION TO 99 YEARS TO MAKE PHILIPPINES MORE APPEALING TO INVESTORS
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has expressed confidence that more foreign investors will look at the Philippines as an ideal investment destination with...
PBBM SIGNS LAW ALLOWING FOREIGN INVESTORS TO LEASE LAND IN PHILIPPINES FOR UP TO 99 YEARS
FOREIGN investors can now lease private lands in the Philippines for up to 99 years. This following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s signing of...
STUDENT WHO FAILED TO RETURN HOME FROM SCHOOL AMONG 4 TRAFFICKING VICTIMS RESCUED IN ALBAY
FOUR persons, including a student who failed to return home from school, were rescued while two suspected illegal recruiters were arrested in an operation...
COPS ARREST 3 MOST WANTED MEN IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga Three most wanted felons in Central Luzon were arrested by members of the Police...
BOC-CLARK PDEA NAB CONSIGNEE OF P75-M SHABU HIDDEN INSIDE INDUSTRIAL CHILLER FROM MEXICO
IN line with the marching orders of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to intensify the national campaign against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs...
PBBM ISSUES PROCLAMATION DECLARING REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS FOR 2026
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation No. 1006 declaring the regular holidays and special (non-working) days for the year 2026. According to the President’s proclamation...
PBBM SWITCHES ON NEW 17.8-MW POWER PLANTS IN SIQUIJOR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the ceremonial switch-on of the 17.8-megawatt New Siquijor Diesel Power Plants at the Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative...
BOC NOW IN CUSTODY OF 28 DISCAYA-LINKED LUXURY VEHICLES
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confirmed that 28 luxury vehicles linked to the Discaya family are now under its custody. According to the...
DPWH BULACAN ENGINEER NA SANGKOT SA MAANOMALYANG PROYEKTO SINIBAK SA PWESTO
SINIBAK ni Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon ang opisyal na sangkot sa mga maanumalyang flood control projects sa lalawigan...
CHIZ SIGNS MORE SUBPOENAS TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE OF 5 CONTRACTORS, 3 DPWH EXECS TO SEPT. 8 HEARING
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has approved the issuance of subpoenas to five contractors and three executives of the Department of Public Works...
ROBBERS HIT CONSTRUCTION FIRM IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A CONSTRUCTION firm on Wednesday lost P700,000 from three robbers in Mexico, Pampanga. In a report to (Police Regional Office 3...
35% OF FILIPINOS SAY LIFE IMPROVED – SWS SURVEY
THIRTY-FIVE percent of Filipino adults believed their lives improved in the past 12 months, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Conducted from...
PAMPANGA LAWMAKER PUSHES FOR INCREASED 4Ps MONTHLY GRANT
BY KEVIN GALANG A LAWMAKER from Pampanga has filed a measure seeking for an increase in the monthly grant of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino...
PALACE WELCOMES ESCUDERO’S ‘NEGATIVE LIST’ TO AVOID WASTEFUL INFRA SPENDING
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday expressed support for Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s proposal to create a “negative list” of infrastructure projects that should not receive...
BATO PUSHES FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR PLUNDER
SENATOR Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is pushing for the reimposition of the death penalty for the crime of plunder amidst issues of corruption and...
CAYETANO BATS FOR LIFESTYLE CHECKS ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to proactively conduct lifestyle checks on public officials, emphasizing the role of such...
BOC SECURES 12 LUXURY VEHICLES LINKED TO DISCAYA FAMILY
THE Bureau of Customs on Tuesday has secured the 12 luxury cars linked to the Discaya family The operation was based on a court-ordered...
3-YEAR-OLD GIRL, NANNY, DIE IN MALABON FIRE
TWO people, including a 3-year-old girl, was killed while another child was seriously injured in a fire that hit a residential area in Malabon....
BACK-TO-BACK’ OPERATIONS NET 4 HVTS IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The intensified operations by the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) on Monday led...
3 NOTORIOUS DRUG PEDDLERS IN METRO MANILA, BULACAN ARRESTED IN PARANAQUE, P3.4-M SHABU SEIZED
BY KEVIN GALANG JOINT operations by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 3 and the local police resulted in the arrest of three...
REVIVED SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO CREATE 4300 NEW JOBS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the reopening of the HD Hyundai Shipyard in Subic, Zambales would generate job opportunities for 4,300...
ESCUDERO WANTS BAN ON ZERO BENEFIT, ‘VANITY PROJECTS’
“THERE should be zero budget for zero-benefit projects.” Senate President Francis Joseph “Chiz” G. Escudero yesterday issued the statement as he urged Malacañang to...
2 DPWH BULACAN OFFICIALS LOST AT LEAST P300M EACH IN CASINO GAMBLING — LACSON
AT least two Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in Bulacan squandered more than P300 million each in casino gambling, Sen. Panfilo...
JINGGOY EXPOSES ‘MOCK BIDDING’ OF DPWH PROJECTS INVOLVING ONLY DISCAYA-OWNED COMPANIES
NINE construction companies owned by couple Sarah and Pacifico II Discaya allegedly competed against each other in public biddings for government contracts under the...
TEACHER-CUM-DRUG PEDDLER HAULED TO JAIL
OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agemcy (PDEA) on Sunday arrested a public school teacher accused of involvement in illegal drug trafficking in Negros...
MONTHLONG ANTI-CRIME DRIVE NETS OVER P800-M ILLEGAL DRUGS, MORE THAN 700 WANTED MEN IN CENTRAL LUZON
MONTHLONG ANTI-CRIME DRIVE NETS OVER P800-M ILLEGAL DRUGS, MORE THAN 700 WANTED MEN IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A monthlong crackdown by the Police Regional Office 3 has resulted in the...
PBBM TO CREATE INDEPENDENT BODY TO PROBE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
AN independent body tasked to investigate flood control anomalies will soon be created pending the issuance of an executive order. President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
CONTRACTORS OF GHOST PROJECTS FACE LIFETIME BAN, LICENSE REVOCATION – NEW DPWH CHIEF
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday said the agency will immediately move to blacklist erring contractors from government...
GOV’T ROLLS OUT LOAN PACKAGES TO UPLIFT TOURISM-RELATED MSMEs
In a steadfast effort to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism sector, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led on Monday...
DIZON ORDERS COURTESY RESIGNATION OF ALL DPWH OFFICIALS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
NEWLY-APPOINTED Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the courtesy resignation of all officials within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), from the top...
MARCOS BRINGS YAKAP CARAVAN TO CENTRAL LUZON
TO ensure that school communities remain healthy, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. oversaw the ongoing Yaman ng Kalusugan (YAKAP) caravan at Aurora National High...
DIZON TAKES OATH AS DPWH SECRETARY, LOPEZ AS DOTR ACTING CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday administered the oath of office to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon in...
CACHE OF GUNS, BULLETS FOUND IN HOUSE OF ROB-HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN NUEVA ECIJA 
P4.5-M TAMPERED LPG TANKS CONFISCATED IN BATAAN 
LACSON CONFIRMS ‘MILITARY-BACKED PEOPLE POWER’ PLOT 
IMEE FILES BILL POSTPONING BARANGAY, SK ELECTIONS TO OCTOBER 2027