MARCOS ACCUSES EX-PRESIDENT DUTERTE OF PEDDLING LIES
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte lied about what he called missing budget amounts and discrepancies in the newly-approved P6.326-trillion national budget, President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
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PBBM BUCKS CONTENT OF ‘SEX EDUCATION’ PROPOSAL
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. strongly condemned on Monday the absurd policies proposed in the implementation of sex education in the country. The President...
EX-QC MAYOR HERBERT BAUTISTA, AIDE SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR GRAFT
THE Sandiganbayan has found ex-Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and former city administrator Aldrin Cuña guilty of graft and were sentenced to up to...
SEVEN-STOREY HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING TO RISE IN MANILA
A NEW seven-storey high school building is soon to rise in Manila. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna on Monday led the ceremonial groundbreaking for the...
CHIZ: BILL FIXING PCG CHIEF’S TERM OF OFFICE TO PROVIDE STABILITY AMID TERRITORIAL DISPUTES IN WEST PH SEA
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero said the legislation fixing the term of office of the commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to...
GRADE 12 FEMALE STUDENT FOUND DEAD NEAR CREEK IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A FEMALE teenager who was reported missing by her family was found dead near a creek in Ciudad De Hizon, Bgy....
LEGARDA HAILS GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL, CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE SOLUTIONS
SENATOR Loren Legarda welcomes the approval of the deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would pause the war between Israel and the Palestinian...
HOUSE PANEL APPROVES CHILD SUPPORT BILL
THE House Committee on the Welfare of Children has approved a proposed measure seeking to penalize parents or irresponsible fathers who refuse to support...
POE ALLAYS FEARS OF JOB LOSS OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS
SENATOR Grace Poe said the absence of a law should not result in the loss of jobs of over 60,000 motorcycle riders in the...
RENT-TO-OWN PUBLIC CONDO UNVEILED IN MANILA
MANILA Mayor Honey Lacuna recently inaugurated the city’s first rent-to-own public condominium. The local government unit said the housing project aims to provide affordable...
MAN, NIECE DIE IN TONDO FIRE
TWO people died while a senior citizen was injured in a fire that hit a residential building in Tondo, Manila on Sunday, the feast...
BI ARRESTS 32 ILLEGAL POGO WORKERS IN ANOTHER RAID IN PARAÑAQUE
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in another raid arrested 32 foreign nationals found to be working in a clandestine Philippine Offshore Gaming...
DMW TO COMELEC: EXEMPT OFW FINANCIAL AID FROM POLL SPENDING BAN
DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Saturday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt from the election spending ban...
DA SEES LOWER FOOD PRICES IN COMING MONTHS
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) assured the public of much lower food prices in the coming months as a result of multiple factors affecting...
INMATE FAKES HEART ATTACK, ESCAPES JAIL FACILITY IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A MAN detained for carnapping charges at a police station in Angeles City, Pampanga has escaped by faking a heart attack...
ADVOCACY GROUP LAMENTS TOWN OFFICIALS ‘UNSATISFACTORY’ ANSWERS DURING HOUSE PROBE
AN advocacy group lamented what it described as “unsatisfactory” the answers of two local officials in a town in Batangas during a recent hearing...
2 SOUTH AFRICANS TRYING TO SNEAK INTO PH P97-M SHABU ARRESTED AT NAIA
AUTHORITIES thwarted the attempt of two South African nationals to smuggle into the country some P97.8 million worth of shabu following their arrest at...
6 DROWN, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER TRICYCLE FALLS INTO IRRIGATION CANAL IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG SIX people, including three children, on Thursday drowned when an overloaded tricycle fell into an open irrigation canal in Sto. Domingo,...
DSWD EXTENDS AID TO FAMILY OF VIRAL SAMPAGUITA VENDOR
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday provided initial aid to the family of the female college student who was accosted...
PBBM TURNS OVER 3K CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOUSING UNITS IN YOLANDA-HIT AREAS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday turned over 3,517 housing units in Yolanda-hit areas in Eastern Visayas as part of the administration’s recovery...
DTI APPROVES PRICE INCREASES FOR RICE, SARDINES, NOODLES OTHER BASIC GOODS, PRIME ITEMS
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday approved the request for price hikes by manufacturers for over 63 items of basic necessities...
REMAINS OF OFW WHO DIED IN KUWAIT ARRIVE IN PH
THE remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait have finally arrived in the Philippines on Thursday or almost a week...
MMDA EYES 7 A.M. TO 4 P.M. WORK HOURS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS
TO help address the traffic situation in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is recommending a shift to 7...
LABORER HELD FOR GUN BAN VIOLATION
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old construction worker for violation of the Comelec...
COPS RAID POGO HUB INSIDE CAVITE RESORT, ARREST 29 FOREIGNERS
JOINT operatives on Wednesday raided a facility-cum-“scam farm” being operated by a group of Chinese nationals and arrested 29 foreigners in Silang, Cavite. Philippine...
COINEX SPONSORS MITL WEEK; STARTS 2025 WITH A BIG EVENT
COINEX (cryptocurrency exchange) ushered in 2025 with a big event by sponsoring the Mapúa Institute of Technology-Laguna (MITL) Week in Laguna. Over 500 people joined the...
ALICE GUO FACES 62 COUNTS OF MONEY LAUNDERING RAPS
FORMER Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping and 31 others are facing 62 counts of money laundering charges in connection with...
HONTIVEROS CALLS FOR DEFERMENT OF SSS CONTRIBUTION HIKE
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the Social Security System (SSS) to defer the implementation of the contribution hike as she noted that...
JAPAN WANTS STRONGER COOPERATION WITH PH PARTICULARLY ON SECURITY, GLOBAL AFFAIRS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.on Wednesday welcomed Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the Malacañan Palace. During the courtesy call, Iwaya called for strengthened...
MARCOS VOWS FUNDING FOR PH INSTITUTE FOR VIROLOGY, VACCINE PROJECT
RECOGNIZING the importance of preparing for another possible global pandemic, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed strong support for the continued construction of the...
BI RESCUES SURROGATE MOTHER RECRUITED THROUGH DATING APP
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 intercepted a female trafficking victim allegedly set to undergo an...
6-YEAR-OLD GIRL MOLESTED BY 2 BOYS IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES on Tuesday arrested two boys aged 8 and 10 accused of sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl in Mabalacat City, Pampanga....
MECO-DMW OFFERS 4,000 JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN TAIWAN
THE Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in partnership with the Quezon City government, conducted a special...
BI NABS CHINESE FUGITIVE WANTED BY INTERPOL
A CHINESE national wanted by Beijing authorities for involvement in illegal gambling was arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) authorities at the Ninoy Aquino...
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