LAWMAKER CALLS FOR INSPECTION OF HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, MALLS, BRIDGES
BY KEVIN GALANG PAMPANGA 1st district Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct structural integrity...
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ABOITIZPOWER HOLDS FUNS SHOOT
FUN SHOOT. Operated Assets of AboitizPower – Transition Business Group chief operating officer Ronaldo Ramos (center) leads the ceremonial shoot during the opening of...
19-YEAR-OLD PILOT, FEMALE TEEN PASSENGER DIE IN LIGHT PLANE CRASH IN TARLAC
BY KEVIN GALANG CONCEPCION, Tarlac — Two teenagers on Saturday died when a two-seater ultralight aircraft crashed at a rice field in...
ESCUDERO REMINDS HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTONS: NO COLLECTION OF STUDENT LOANS IN CALAMITY AREAS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero reminded all higher education institutions (HEIs) about the moratorium on the collection of student loans in all areas where...
4-YEAR-OLD CHILD KILLED, 2 COPS, FEMALE BYSTANDER HURT IN LAGUNA SHOOTOUT
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba, Laguna –A service of a warrant of arrest on Wednesday turned into an encounter leaving a child dead...
HUNGARY EYES $33-M WATER PROJECT DEAL WITH PH – ZUBIRI
SENATE Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday bared that Hungary is set to finalize a $33-million (P1.9 billion) loan agreement with the...
2 FILIPINO DOMESTIC HELPERS REPORTED MISSING IN HONG KONG
TWO overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have gone missing in Hong Kong. The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong confirmed that Imee Mahilum Pabuaya,...
17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT KILLED IN JAVELIN PRACTICE ACCIDENT
BY KEVIN GALANG A 17-YEAR-OLD student on Wednesday died after being accidentally struck by a javelin during a sports practice session at a school...
CAYETANO URGES HUNT FOR MASTERMINDS BEHIND MASSIVE, SYSTEMIC FLOOD CONTROL SCAM
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday urged authorities to focus on identifying and prosecuting the masterminds — not just “low-lying fruits” —...
BICAM MEETINGS ON 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET WILL BE LIVESTREAMED – PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Wednesday that the Bicameral Conference Committee meeting for the 2026 national budget will be livestreamed to promote...
OMBUDSMAN LIFTS SALN RESTRICTIONS
PUBLIC can now have access to the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of government officials. This after Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla...
KOREAN FOUND DEAD, DECOMPOSING IN RENTED ROOM IN CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — A Korean national on Monday was found dead and decomposing inside his rented room at Clark Freeport...
MARCOS LEADS INAUGURATION OF WATER IMPOUNDING DAM IN CAGAYAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday led the inauguration of the Union Water Impounding Dam in Claveria, Cagayan, a major infrastructure project aimed...
ROMUALDEZ ATTENDS ICI HEARING ON FLOOD CONTROL MESS
FORMER House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday attended the hearing of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) tasked...
3 YOUNG SIBLINGS DIE IIN QUEZON CITY FIRE
THREE children on Tuesday died in a fire that razed a residential area in Quezon City. Police said the victims, who were siblings, were...
POLICE URGED TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL NUMBERS GAME IN QC
RESIDENTS have called on the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) to take decisive action against individuals allegedly involved in the widespread operation of illegal...
SUSPECTED ILLEGAL RECRUITER ARRESTED AT NAIA, IMMIGRATION OFFICER CHARGED FOR FACILITATING VICTIM’S EXIT
THE National Bureau of Investigation-International Airport Investigation Division (NBI-IAID) under the leadership of NBI Director Judge Jaime B. Santiago on Saturday arrested a man...
LTO SUSPENDS LICENSE OF DRIVER WHO LET CHILD STEER CAR
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended for 90 days the license of a driver for allowing a child to steer a moving vehicle....
DOTR OFFICIAL IN VIRAL VIDEO ASKED TO EXPLAIN USE OF SUV WITH PROTOCOL PLATE, VIP BLINKERS
DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez has asked DOTr Undersecretary for Internal Audit and Special Concerns Ricky Alfonso to explain why he...
VILLAGE COUNCILOR, SON KILLED IN MAGUINDANAO AMBUSH
A VILLAGE councilor and his son on Monday was killed in an ambush by riding-in-tandem armed men in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. According to...
LAZATIN MARKS PERFECT HOUSE ATTENDANCE
BY KEVIN GALANG PAMPANGA 1st district Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has achieved perfect attendance in all regular sessions and committee meetings during his...
PBBM ORDERS MODULAR SHELTER UNITS FOR QUAKE-HIT AREAS INSTEAD OF TENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered setting up modular shelter units to provide more comfortable accommodation than tents for residents displaced by the...
HOUSE APPROVES P6.793-TRILLION 2026 BUDGET BILL
THE House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 10800 or the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026....
ARAGONES SUSPENDS FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES IN LAGUNA UNTIL OCTOBER 31 FOR QUAKE PREPAREDNESS
LAGUNA Gov. Sol Aragones on Monday announced the suspension of all face-to-face classes in Laguna starting October 14, Tuesday, until October 31 in all...
ENCHANTED KINGDOM CELEBRATES THREE DECADES OF MAGIC
ENCHANTED Kingdom (EK), the first and only world-class theme park in the Philippines, proudly marks its 30th anniversary with a grand celebration on October...
TOP DRUG TARGET IN CENTRAL LUZON BUSTED IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG LUBAO, Pampanga — Anti-drug operatives on Saturday arrested a “high-value” drug target and seized over P136,000 worth of shabu in a...
CAR-RIDING COUPLE SHOT DEAD IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG CABIAO, Nueva Ecija — Riding-in-tandem armed men on Saturday shot a couple dead in Bgy. San Fernando Sur, his municipality. A...
DUMP TRUCK PLOWS INTO VEHICLES, HOUSES IN LUCENA CITY; 4 DEAD, 7 HURT
A WAYWARD dump truck on Saturday night plowed into vehicles and houses along Maharlika Highway in Bgy. Isabang, Lucena City, Quezon leaving four people...
FLOOD CONTROL SCANDAL DEMOLITION JOB VS QC SOLONS — ANTI-GRAFT GROUP
A QUEZON CITY anti-corruption advocate has slammed embattled contractor-couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya for tagging QC lawmakers in the ongoing flood control scandal, claiming...
PBBM ORDERS ROUND-THE-CLOCK RESCUE, RELIEF OPERATIONS FOLLOWING DAVAO ORIENTAL QUAKE
THE safety and well-being of residents affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Davao Oriental on October 10 remain President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
MAGNITUDE 6.2 QUAKE SHAKES SURIGAO DEL SUR
A MAGNITUDE 6.2 earthquake late Saturday night shook Surigao del Sur, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake, which was...
P109.8M SHABU CONCEALED ALONG PACKS OF COFFEE POWDER FROM VIETNAM SEIZED AT PASAY CARGO WAREHOUSE
In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to intensify border protection and bolster the national government’s anti-drug campaign, the Bureau of Customs...
CAVITE POLICE OFFICIAL IN ALLEGED RAPE OF FEMALE INMATE RELIEVED FROM POST
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba, Laguna — A police officer assigned at the Noveleta Municipal Police Station in Cavite who was accused of raping a...
ELDERLY FEMALE TEACHER, HUSBAND DIE IN BULACAN MOTORCYCLE-AMBULANCE SMASHUP
BY KEVIN GALANG MEYCAUAYAN CITY, Bulacan — A 64-year-old female teacher and her husband on Thursday died when the motorcycle they were riding was...
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