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...
Year: 2025
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)....
MAJOR ENTRAPMENTS NET ECIJA HVT’S, BATAAN’S TOP FUGITIVE
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Personnel of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) on Friday launched two major...
UGAT-LUCENA SHARE FOOD PACKS TO ‘LOLOS,’ ‘LOLAS’
HEART MONTH’S GIFT. Businessman Cornelio “Jun” Pasumbal (CPA) and Dr. Mitzi Flores- Piad, Gentleman and Lady presidents, respectively, of Ugat-Lucena, lead the distribution of...
NBI ARRESTS CHINESE ‘DOCTOR’ IN PARANAQUE STING
OPERATIVES of the National Bureau of Investigation – Dangerous Drugs Division (NBI-DDD) arrested a Chinese national for alleged illegal practice of medicine in Parañaque...
ATTEMPTED RESALE OF P270-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES: ‘HEADS WILL ROLL’ – BOC CHIEF
BUREAU of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio on Saturday vowed that “heads will roll” if reports are confirmed that some of the agency’s...
PICK-UP TRUCK SMASHES INTO ELECTRIC POLE; 2 DEAD IN TARLAC
AN eldery man and a woman on Saturday were killed in a road crash in Bgy. Magaspac, Gerona, Tarlac In a report to Police...
COP ARRESTED INSIDE CAMP FOR RAPE
BY KEVIN GALANG A POLICEMAN facing rape raps on Friday was arrested inside Camp Macabulos in Bgy. San Vicente, Tarlac City. A report to Police...
DA PARTNERS WITH PNP, AFP TO EXPAND KADIWA NG PANGULO PROGRAM
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday signed agreements with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to...
PH HAS ALWAYS CHOSEN A PATH OF PEACE—PBBM
THE Philippines has always chosen peace despite the tension in the South China Sea. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made the assertion during the...
TASK FORCE FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS PUSHED
THE President sees the need to form a national task force composed of vital government agencies, along with local government units, to formulate a...
12 FILIPINOS ILLEGALLY RECRUITED, BEATEN, EXPLOITED TO WORK AS ONLINE SCAMMERS SAFELY REPATRIATED FROM MYANMAR
TWELVE Filipino victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking in Myanmar were safely repatriated by the Philippine government and are now being assisted by...
‘SUICIDE’ AT ANGELES CITY FIRING RANGE
BY KEVIN GALANG A JAPANESE national on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at a firing range in Angeles City, Pampanga. Angeles City...
300 EMPLOYMENT SLOTS OPEN FOR STUDENTS IN BAGUIO CITY
GOOD news for students in Baguio City who are looking for jobs. THE city government of Baguio is now accepting applications for 300 slots...
124 RUDE ALIENS BARRED FROM ENTERING PH IN 2024
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers in the different ports of entry barred 124 aliens from entering the country last year for...
CHURCH IN ZAMBALES BURGLARIZED 
P9.6-M ILLEGAL STEEL PRODUCTS SEIZED IN PAMPANGA 
DA BRACES FOR ‘STRONG’ EL NIÑO 
4 NABBED FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF DIESEL IN TARLAC