RESCUERS RACE AGAINST TIME TO FIND WORKERS MISSING AFER CEBU LANDFILL COLLAPSE
RESCUE teams are racing against time to find people still missing after a landslide at a landfill site in Cebu City. Cebu City Mayor...
Year: 2026
BI ARRESTS 83 ILLEGAL ALIENS IN BACLARAN SHOPPING MALL RAID
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested 83 illegal aliens in a raid at a shopping mall in Baclaran, Pasay City. The arrest...
COP SHOOTS POLICE CHIEF, 3 OTHERS DEAD IN NEGROS ORIENTAL
A POLICEMAN on Friday night shot a police chief and three others dead in Sibulan, Negros Oriental The fatalities were identified as Capt. Jose...
TEACHER IN MUNTINLUPA DIES DURING CLASSROOM OBSERVATION
A PUBLIC school teacher in Muntinlupa died during a classroom observation. The Department of Education (DepEd) is mourning the death of teacher...
LONGEST NAZARENO PROCESSION ENDS AFTER NEARLY 31 HOURS
Devotees try to get close to the glass-encased image of Jesus Nazareno during the annual Traslacion in Manila Jan. 10, 2026. Photo courtesy of EARL...
JINGGOY PROPOSES P10B CANCER FUND FOR INDIGENT FILIPINOS
WITH the high cost of cancer treatment pushing many Filipinos into debt or worse, forcing them to forgo life-saving care, due to the heavy...
SCRAPPING VAT ON ELECTRICITY TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS, BUSINESSES – CHIZ
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero said electricity sales should be exempt from the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT), saying this targeted relief in the power sector...
ROAD CLOSURES, RE-ROUTING FOR FEAST OF BLACK NAZARENE
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday issued an advisory on road closures and traffic rerouting in Manila for the feast of the...
GUNSHOT WOUND IN HEAD KILLS MAN IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG ANGAT, Bulacan – Police are conducting an investigation into the shooting and killing of a man at Sitio Gulod...
CIDG MEN ARREST 2 GUNRUNNERS IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG LLANERA, Nueva Ecija — Joint operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Nueva Ecija Provincial Field Unit and the...
OVER 5,000 TAKERS PASS 2025 BAR EXAMS
THE Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday announced that a total of 5,594 examinees passed the 2025 Bar Examinations, representing a passing rate of 48.98%....
MAGNITUDE 6.7 QUAKE HITS DAVAO ORIENTAL
A MAGNITUDE 6.7 earthquake on Wednesday struck Davao Oriental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the epicenter of the...
DOH TO PILOT ZERO BALANCE BILLING IN LGU HOSPITALS IN 5 PROVINCES
The Department of Health (DOH) is set to pilot the zero balance billing program in provincial hospitals being run by local government units to...
PNP, DILG ASSURE TIGHT SECURITY FOR TRASLACION 2026 AS ‘PAHALIK’ STARTS JAN. 7
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have assured the public of heightened security and extensive...
DOH: ‘SUPER FLU’ DETECTED IN PH NOT ALARMING
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said the so-called “super flu” recently detected in the Philippines is not a cause for alarm, even...
NO NEED FOR GUARANTEE LETTERS IN DOH-RUN HOSPITALS – HERBOSA
DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa clarified that it is not a government policy to use guarantee letters issued by political figures...
COPS PROBE CASE OF DEAD WOMAN IN STORAGE BOX
JOINT operatives of the Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol ) and the Police Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon) are conducting an investigation into the killing...
MAYON VOLCANO NOW ON ALERT LEVEL 3; OVER 2K LIVING WITHIN 6-KM PERMANENT DANGER ZONE ORDERED EVACUATED
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday placed the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Level 2 or increasing unrest to...
JAN. 9 HOLIDAY IN MANILA FOR FEAST OF BLACK NAZARENE
MALACAÑANG has declared Friday, January 9, 2026, a special non-working day in Manila to ensure the orderly observance of the Feast of the Black...
LACSON WELCOMES VETO OF NON-ESSENTIAL ALLOCATIONS, PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT IN ‘AYUDA’ IN 2026 BUDGET
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson welcomed on Monday President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of non-essential funds under the unprogrammed appropriations as...
MARCOS SIGNS PEOPLE-ORIENTED P6.793T NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 2026
“We are committing to implement a budget that serves the people.” Thus said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as he signed on Monday the...
PBBM VETOES P92.5B UNPROGRAMMED APPROPRIATIONS IN 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday announced his decision to veto several items under Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs) totaling nearly P92.5 billion in the...
TORRE IS NEW MMDA GENERAL MANAGER, SPOKESPERSON
FORMER Philippine National Police (PNP) chief now Undersecretary Nicolas Torre III was appointed as the new general manager and spokesperson of the Metropolitan Manila...
LAWMAKER URGES PUBLIC TO WATCH ‘I’MPERFECT’
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS FOR 2 WEEKS. I’mPerfect casts are joined by Mamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima (center), Sylvia Sanchez-Atayde (extreme left), Earl Amaba...
AFTER SECURING CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS, PNP SHIFTS SECURITY FOCUS TO TRASLACION 2026
FOLLOWING the successful handling of security measure for the Christmas and New Year revelries, the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday shifted its full...
CLASSES IN SOME AREAS SUSPENDED ON JAN. 5, 2026 DUE TO BAD WEATHER
SOME areas have declared suspension of classes on Monday, January 5, 2026, due to bad weather. The declaration was after the Philippine Atmospheric Geopbysical...
DFA ISSUES TRAVEL, SAFETY ADVISORY TO FILIPINOS IN VENEZUELA
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a travel and safety advisory to Filipinos in Venezuela amid the escalating political tension in the...
CAVITE LGU REACTIVATES E-BOSS FOR SPEEDY TAX PAYMENTS
THE local government unit of General Trias City in Cavite has reactivated its Electronic Business One Stop Shop (EBOSS) for fast processing of city...
CENTRAL LUZON COPS SWIFT ACTION LEADS TO ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A swift investigation bolstered by a witness’s cooperation and coordinated operations among police...
CEBU BETTOR BAGS P228M GRAND LOTTO JACKPOT
A BETTOR from Cebu province bagged the P228 million Grand Lotto 6/55 draw on Saturday. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office ( PCSO) said the bettor...
LONE BETTOR FROM BATANGAS CITY 2026 FIRST LOTTO MILLIONAIRE
A SOLO bettor from Batangas City became the first lotto millionaire this year after winning the almost P6 million jackpot in the lotto 6/42 draw...
E-TRIKES BANNED ON MAJOR METRO MANILA HIGHWAYS STARTING JAN. 2
BEGINNING January 2, 2026, e-trikes and similar electric vehicles are banned from passing through major highways in Metro Manila. Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief...
EX-MAYOR NABBED IN SHABU BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG A FORMER mayor on New Year’s Eve was arrested by the police in a drug buy-bust operation in Talavera, Nueva Ecija....
NAIA SETS RECORD; PASSENGER VOLUME REACHES 52 MILLION IN 2025
NINOY Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recorded its highest annual passenger traffic in 2025, reflecting sustained demand for air travel and increased airport activity. New...
COPS BUST ILLEGAL LPG TRADER IN NUEVA ECIJA 
BARANGAY CHAIRMAN WANTED FOR RAPE HAULED TO JAIL 
52 BARANGAYS IN ALBAY AFFECTED BY THICK ASHFALL FROM MAYON VOLCANO 
OPENING OF CALAX SUBSECTION 3 TO BOOST SOUTH LUZON CONNECTIVITY; TOLL FREE FOR 1 MONTH