3 NABBED OVER REAL ESTATE SCAM IN ZAMBALES
BY KEVIN GALANG SAN NARCISO, Zambales — Three persons were arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) over alleged...
Year: 2026
LACSON: NO POLITICAL PLANS BEYOND 2031
FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City – Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson put to rest speculation about his political future, as he...
EXPANDED NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM NOW AT UP LOS BAÑOS
THE Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program (4PH) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reached the University of the Philippines Los Baños...
BAM AQUINO FILES TWIN HOUSING MEASURES FOR URBAN POOR, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
SENATOR Bam Aquino has filed two housing-elated measures aimed at establishing an inclusive resettlement program for informal settler families (ISFs) and creating a loan...
KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTS, AFFECTED RESIDENTS PREPARE FOR EVACUATION
KANLAON Volcano in Negros Island on Thursday erupted generating a 2000-meter ash plume, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to...
PUERTO PRINCESA AIRPORT MANAGER GUNNED DOWN ON ASH WEDNESDAY
THE acting manager of Puerto Princesa International Airport was shot dead while on her way to church on February 18, Ash Wednesday. Slain was...
GOV’T INTENSIFIES CRACKDOWN ON COLORUM VEHICLES
FOLLOWING a directive from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure the safety of commuters and motorists, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has intensified...
ATTORNEY MELVIN MATIBAG NAMED NEW NBI CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Melvin Matibag as the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), a Malacañang official...
SARA DUTERTE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2028
VICE President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, February 18, announced that she will run for president in 2028. “Ako si Sara Duterte, tatakbo bilang Pangulo...
RESTRICTIONS ON MINORS’ SOCIAL MEDIA USE NEED REVIEW — PALACE
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday said proposals to ban or restrict minors’ use of social media must undergo careful and thorough study, noting both the positive...
PBBM ORDERS SITE INSPECTION FOR PLANNED SEAPORT, AIRPORT IN KALAYAAN ISLAND GROUP
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon to conduct a thorough inspection of the...
BOC FILES CHARGES VS 40 IMPORTERS, BROKERS
A TOTAL of 40 importers and licensed customs brokers were charged before the Department of Justice (DOJ) as part of the sustained anti-smuggling campaign...
P40.8M SHABU IN WOODEN BOOKS SEIZED AT NAIA
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the...
ROBBERY ENDS IN SHOOTOUT; 1 SUSPECT DEAD, ANOTHER ARRESTED
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A robbery incident in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday escalated into a police...
INMATE BOLTS ZAMBALES PROVINCIAL JAIL
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE have launched a manhunt after a detainee bolted out of the Zambales Provincial Jail in Bgy. Palanginan, Iba, Zambales....
LACSON: CONSTITUTION FIRST IN GOV’T RESPONSE TO ICC CHARGES VS ‘BATO,’ BONG GO
UPHOLDING the Constitution must take precedence over all considerations —including loyalty to colleagues — in the government’s response to the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
LEGARDA FILES BILL TO END TREASURE HUNTING
SENATOR Loren Legarda has filed Senate Bill No. 1860 to repeal Presidential Decree No. 1726-A, the Martial Law-era decree that set government guidelines for...
MISSING WIDOW OF EX-PAMPANGA VILLAGE CHIEF FOUND BURIED IN OWN COMPOUND IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A BUSINESSWOMAN and widow of a former village chief who was reported missing since February 12 on Monday was found...
MAX OUT THE VIBES AT SM SAN PEDRO LUCKY CHINESE NEW YEAR SET UP
Gong Xi Fa Cai, besties Go ALL OUT this Chinese New Year and max out the vibes at our Lucky CNY Set Up Snap...
PRESIDENT MARCOS DECLARES SIX LOCAL HOLIDAYS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared special non-working days in six areas to allow residents to fully participate in their respective local celebrations....
VEHICLE OF MISSING PAMPANGA BARANGAY CHAIRMAN’S WIDOW FOUND ABANDONED AT MAGALANG PLAZA
BY KEVIN GALANG THE white Toyota Innova vehicle of missing Angeles City businesswoman on Valentine’s Day was found abandoned near the municipal plaza in...
ESCUDERO: 99-YEAR LAND LEASE LAW TO HELP GOV’T PROMOTE PHILIPPINES AS COMPETITIVE INVESTMENT HUB
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday urged the national government to aggressively market the new 99 year lease terms under Republic Act No. 12252,...
MISS PHILIPPINES-EARTH 2013 RUNNER UP GUNNED DOWN IN FRONT OF KIDS IN ISABELA
A FORMER beauty queen on Friday night was shot dead in front of her three children in Isabela. Slain was Lullete Jane Ramilo-De Guzman,...
COPS RAID ILLEGAL CIGARETTE FACTORY IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A JOINT law enforcement operation led by the Pampanga Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday led to the discovery of...
OVER 1M ILLEGAL COOKING OIL SEIZED IN TARLAC CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG JOINT operatives seized some P1.15 million worth of suspected illegal cooking oil products secretly stored in a warehouse in Tarlac City,...
LACSON PUSHES MORE RANDOM CHECKS VS FAKE AMBULANCE EMERGENCY RUNS AT RUSH HOUR
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday pushed for more random checks targeting fake emergency runs by ambulances especially at rush...
2 WOMEN AMONG 4 NABBED IN MABALACAT DRUG DEN RAID
BY KEVIN GALANG FOUR people, including two women, on Friday were arrested by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in a ...
PRESIDENT MARCOS’ VALENTINE’S ADVICE: STRONG MARRIAGES ARE BUILT ON FRIENDSHIP, ‘BIGAYAN’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Valentine’s Day shared personal reflections on love and marriage, advising couples that lasting relationships are built on “bigayan” or...
PBBM LEADS GROUNDBREAKING OF NEW METRO MANILA SUBWAY STATIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the groundbreaking of the Kalayaan Avenue and Bonifacio Global City (BGC) stations of the Metro Manila...
6 NABBED FOR ‘DROP BALL,’ ‘COLOR GAME’ IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG SIX people were arrested during an anti-illegal gambling operation conducted by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
CIGARETTE-MAKING MACHINES, ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS SEIZED IN PAMPANGA WAREHOUSE RAID
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 3 CIDG-RFU3) on Wednesday raided a commercial warehouse and...
OLONGAPO STING NETS 2 NEWLY-IDENTIFIED HVIs, P855K KUSH
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Two newly-identified “high-value” individuals (HVIs) were arrested while more than P855,000 worth...
PRO3 INTENSIFIES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT ON MEN, CONDUCTS ‘BANTAY KAISIPAN’ TESTS
B KEVIN GALANG THE Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) has intensified mental health initiatives on their men through the conduct of Psychiatric and...
STUDENT FALLS TO DEATH FROM LRT STATION
A 23-YEAR-OLD male student on Wednesday died allegedly after falling from the platform of a Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) station in Quezon...
‘IDOL’ SERENADES ‘FAN’ 
ARAGONES LEADS GRAND LAUNCH OF ANILAG FESTIVAL LEVEL UP 2026; SEX BOMB DANCERS THRILL CROWDS 
CONSTRUCTION WORKER-TURNED-SHABU PEDDLER BUSTED 
CIDG’S ‘OPLAN PAGTUGIS’ SENDS TO JAIL 2 MEN CHARGED OF PHYSICAL INJURIES IN PAMPANGA