P6M SHABU SEIZED FROM FARMER IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Saturday arrested a farmer following the confiscation from him of at least P6 million worth of shabu in an...
Year: 2025
CIDG ARRESTS ALLEGED KILLER OF LAGUNA BROADCASTER
JOINT operatives on Friday arrested in Lanao del Norte a main suspect in the killing of a radioman in Cabuyao City, Laguna in November...
TULFO CONCERNED OVER SITUATION OF FILIPINOS IN TAIWAN
SENATE Committee on Migrant Workers chairperson Sen. Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the situation of Filipinos in Taiwan amid the escalating tensions between Taiwan...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ BACKS FILIPINO-MADE MODERN JEEPNEYS, VOWS STRONGER SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORT MODERNIZATION
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has reaffirmed his commitment to the country’s public transportation modernization program, throwing his full support behind local manufacturers and...
MARCOS ENDORSES ‘EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM’ THROUGH FILIPINO DELICACIES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. encouraged local and foreign tourists to enjoy “experiential tourism” by sampling diverse delicacies as they explored various country regions....
BOC CONFISCATES P5.8-M ‘KUSH’ FROM THAILAND DECLARED AS CRISPY BROCCOLI
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), intercepted 3,896 grams of “high-grade” marijuana...
DSWD CHIEF WANTS RAPS FILED VS GROUP WHO MOCKED ELDERLY PWD
SOCIAL Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian directed concerned agency officials to coordinate with the local government unit (LGU) of Antipolo for the filing...
5 DEAD, 9 HURT AS TOURIST VAN FALLS OFF RAVINE IN MT. PROVINCE
FIVE people on Friday night died while nine others were injured when the tourist van they were riding fell in a 50-meter-deep ravine in...
PBBM, QUEZON GOV LEAD FILIPINO FOOD MONTH 2025 KICK OFF
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Quezon Gov. Angelina Tan lead the unveiling of the Filipino Food Month (FFM) logo during the president’s visit in...
WOMAN FALLS VICTIM TO ‘BASAG-KOTSE’ IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A 29-YEAR-OLD woman on Friday night fell victim to “basag-kotse gang” in Sto. Tomas, Pampanga. Pampanga police director Col. Jay Dimaandal reported...
65 TERROR GROUP MEMBERS ARRESTED IN CENTRA LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga –The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) sent to jail 65 terror group members during...
CIDG NABS ELECTRICITY PILFERAGE SUSPECT IN LAGUNA
THE intensified operations by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) against theft of electricity distribution facilities have hauled to jail a pilferage suspect...
SENATOR SLAMS PHILHEALTH’S 18% COVERAGE TARGET
SENATOR Pia Cayetano strongly criticized the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for its plan to cover only 18% of hospital costs by 2025. The...
DOTR SUSPENDS MRT-3 RULE ON HAND-CARRIED LUGGAGE
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the immediate suspension and review of an old policy limiting hand-carried luggage on the Metro Rail Transit Line...
SUSPECTED ILLEGAL RECRUITER POSING AS MISSIONARY ARRESTED AT NAIA
NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents on Thursday arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City a suspected illegal recruiter attempting...
MAN WHO STABS 2-YEAR-OLD STEP SON DEAD NABBED IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A MAN who stabbed dead the two-year-old son of his live-in partner on Friday was arrested by the police in Pampanga....
P6.7-M SHABU DECLARED AS SPARE PARTS FROM AFRICA SEIZED AT PORK OF CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – Joint operatives on Friday seized some 994 grams of imported shabu worth P6,759,200 at the Port of...
CHINA ARRESTS 3 FILIPINOS SUSPECTED OF SPYING
CHINA on Thursday said it had arrested three Filipinos on suspicion of spying. The arrest came after seven Chinese nationals – five in January...
PH TO BUY FIGHTER JETS FROM US
THE Philippines is set to purchase fighter jets from the United States to boost its defense. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Thursday said the...
RUSSIAN VLOGGER ARRESTED FOR HARASSING FILIPINOS
POLICE on Wednesday arrested in Pasay City a Russian-American vlogger who was accused of harassing Filipinos for alleged social media content. According to Criminal...
P7.6-M SMUGGLED ECSTASY FROM BELGIUM SEIZED AT PORT OF CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARKFIELD, PAMPANGA – Some 4,491 pieces of party drug tablets known as ecstasy worth P7,634,700 on Wednesday were confiscated in an...
PRO3’S SECOND-IN-COMMAND PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The second-in-command of the Police Regional Office 3 Jeffrey Zafe Decena has been promoted...
PALACE INVOKES EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
THE President and other high-ranking officials enjoy executive privilege and are not required to appear before congressional hearings, according to a Palace official. This...
328 BARANGAYS TO RECEIVE FUNDS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Thursday that at least 328 low-income barangays will receive funding to establish their respective Child Development Centers...
QATAR PROVISIONALLY RELEASES 17 PINOYS INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL ASSEMBLY
DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Thursday announced the provisional release of the 17 Filipinos arrested in Qatar for illegal...
DMW PADLOCKS TRAVEL AGENCY ILLEGALLY RECRUITING FILIPINO WORKERS TO BULGARIA
KEEPING with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.‘s directive to protect the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against illegal recruiters and syndicates, the Department of Migrant...
ESCUDERO ASKS PHL EMBASSY TO EXTEND LEGAL HELP TO PINOYS HELD BY US IMMIGRATION
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has called on the Philippine Embassy in the United States to look into the status of all Filipinos...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ VOWS HOUSE’ SUPPORT FOR PROSECUTORS
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday assured the country’s prosecutors (also known as fiscals) that the House of Representatives would continue supporting the...
VAL KILMER OF BATMAN FOREVER DIES AT 65
VAL Kilmer, the star of Batman Forever, on Tuesday died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65. His daughter Mercedes said his...
BUSINESSMAN GUNNED DOWN IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG A TRADER on Wednesday was shot dead in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija. In a report to Police Regional Office 3 director...
GATCHALIAN CALLS ON LGUS TO ENSURE PREPAREDNESS FOR THE ‘BIG ONE’ AFTER MYANMAR, THAILAND QUAKES
SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday urged local government units (LGUs) to bolster their disaster preparedness efforts, warning that the recent earthquake that struck Myanmar...
PALACE WELCOMES P45/KILO MAXIMUM SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE ON IMPORTED RICE
THE maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice is now at P45 per kilo, Malacañang said on Wednesday, noting the drop in global...
GOV’T TIES UP WITH PRIVATE SECTOR FOR QUAKE PREPARATIONS
THE government is strengthening collaborations with the private sector to enhance disaster preparedness, especially during earthquakes, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Ariel F....
PAMPANGA POLICE’ WEEK-LONG OPERATIONS SEND TO JAIL 71 LAW BREAKERS
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A week-long intensified operations launched by the Pampanga police led by Col. Jay Dimaandal from...
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 
5 NABBED FOR ILLEGAL NOTARY IN MANILA