SPEAKER DY LAUDS HOUSE PANEL APPROVAL OF POLITICAL DYNASTY BAN
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Tuesday hailed the approval by the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms of the consolidated Anti-Political...
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CHIZ ASKS DOE TO ACTIVATE CONTINGENCY PLAN TO CUSHION IMPACT OF OIL PRICE HIKES
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to put in place a comprehensive contingency plan against potential...
CENTRAL LUZON COPS ARREST TOP 10 MOST WANTED MEN IN 48 HOURS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Operatives of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) have hauled to jail...
2 DEAD, 3 HURT IN RIZAL HELICOPTER CRASH
A PRIVATE helicopter on Tuesday morning crashed leaving two people dead and three others wounded in Pililia, Rizal. Pililla Mayor John Masinsin said the...
COPS PROBE SUSPECTED HAZING DEATH OF CAVITE MARITIME STUDENT
THE police are investigating the death of 19-year-old student in Cavite who died of injuries sustained in a suspected hazing. The victim was identified by his...
SM MALLS IN LAGUNA GOES ALL OUT FOR FIRE PREVENTION MONTH
SM malls in Laguna joined the Fifth Nationwide Fire Drill conducted by SM and Bureau of Fire Protection. The activity brought together mall employees,...
NOTORIOUS CRIME GANG MEMBER WHO ROBBED HOUSE OF VLOGGER IN BULACAN FALLS
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE arrested one of four armed men allegedly involved in robbing the house of a female vlogger in Bocaue, Bulacan....
CENTRAL LUZON POLICE INTENSIFIES DRUG, ANTI-SMUGGLING DRIVE
BY KEVIN GALANG THE Police Regional Office 3’s (PRO3’s) intensified anti-illegal drugs and smuggling drive resulted in the confiscation of nearly P3 million...
PUMP PRICES UP BY AS MUCH AS P1.90 PER LITER AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS
PRICES of fuel will rise by up to P1.90 per liter on Tuesday due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Tuesday’s oil...
DHSUD TURNS OVER 1,000 HOUSING UNITS TO 4PH BENEFICIARIES IN BULACAN
ON orders of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has officially begun the initial turnover of...
EXIT POINTS, REPATRIATION PLANS READY FOR FILIPINOS AFFECTED BY MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT – DMW
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday assured the public that exit points and repatriation measures are in place to assist Filipinos affected...
CHIZ CONDOLES WITH FAMILY OF FILIPINA CAREGIVER KILLED IN AIRSTRIKE; CALLS ON GOV’T TO BUILD ECONOMY WHERE WORKING ABROAD IS NOT A NECESSITY
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero mourned the death of Mary Ann de Vera, a Filipina caregiver who lost her life while saving her employer during...
BUSINESSMAN, DRIVER, HELPER SHOT DEAD IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG AN 82-year-old businessman and his driver and female helper on Saturday were found shot dead at Purok 4 in Bgy....
PINAY CAREGIVER KILLED IN AIRSTRIKE IN ISRAEL
A FILIPINA caregiver was killed in an airstrike in Israel. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., in a video message, on Sunday night oonfirmed...
ESCUDERO URGES GOV’T TO STEP UP COORDINATED RESPONSE TO PROTECT FILIPINOS IN MIDDLE EAST
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged government agencies to intensify coordinated protection measures for Filipinos across the Middle East, citing the more than...
PRESIDENT MARCOS ORDERS DFA, DMW TO ENSURE SAFETY OF FILIPINOS AFTER AIRSTRIKES HIT IRAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday instructed concerned government agencies to immediately take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos in affected...
STUDENT DROWNS WHILE SWIMMING WITH FRIENDS IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A 22-YEAR-OLD student drowned while swimming with friends at a river in Norzagaray, Bulacan. A report to Police Regional Office...
CIDG CONFISCATES OVER P216M WORTH OF FAKE ‘CROCS’ IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — More than P216 million worth of alleged counterfeit footwear and manufacturing equipment on Thursday...
CHIZ SEEKS SENATE ACTION ON MEASURE PROTECTING POWER SECTOR WORKFORCE
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday expressed hope that the Senate Committee on Energy will soon take up Senate Bill 498, which aims to...
INTRAMUROS FIRE ALLEGEDLY TRIGGERED BY JEALOUSY LEAVES SENIOR CITIZEN, PWD DEAD; HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES HOMELESS
A FIRE allegedly started by a jealous husband on Wednesday left two people dead and around 600 families homeless in Intramuros, Manila Authorities said...
BI ALARMED OVER UNDERAGE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SENT TO WORK ABROAD
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado expressed alarm over the number of underage Filipinas intercepted while attempting to leave for domestic work...
12 KOREANS NABBED IN ANGELES CITY ‘ONLINE SCAM HUB’ RAID
BY KEVIN GALANG TWELVE South Korean nationals, including two alleged fugitives, on Wednesday were arrested in a raid at a suspected online scamming...
MMDA HIGHLIGHTS REACTIVATION OF ITS METROBASE 136 EMERGENCY HOTLINE; ASSURES 5-MINUTES RESPONSE TIME
MMDA HIGHLIGHTS REACTIVATION OF ITS METROBASE 136 EMERGENCY HOTLINE; ASSURES 5-MINUTES RESPONSE TIME
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday highlighted the reactivation and reformatting of its Metrobase (02) 136 Hotline, aimed at responding to road...
LACSON ORDERS SCRUTINY OF EX-MARINES’ CASH DELIVERY CLAIMS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson has begun scrutinizing an alleged scheme involving former military personnel who allegedly delivered large sums of...
BI URGED TO TIGHTEN CROSS-BORDER COORDINATION VS ILLICIT TRADERS
SENATOR Win Gatchalian urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI)to ramp up international cooperation to track and apprehend criminals who exploit backdoor exits, including...
VILLAR PROBES ALARMING RISE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY CASES IN THE PHILIPPINES
SENATOR Mark Villar expressed grave concern over a looming public health crisis in the country. He filed Senate Resolution No. 313 calling for an...
VALENZUELA SHABU LAB SMASHED
JONT operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) dismantled an alleged shabu laboratory inside a warehouse in...
CIDG ARRESTS 2 ALLEGED GUNRUNNERS IN TARLAC, PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group’s (CIDG’s) “Oplan Paglalansag Omega” has sent to jail two suspected...
HOUSE PANEL OKAYS BILL TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL CANNABIS
THE House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chaired by Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, in a joint hearing with the Committee on Health presided by...
HOUSE BILL SEEKS TO MAKE FEB. 25 A REGULAR HOLIDAY
LAWMAKERS on Tuesday filed a proposed measure seeking to declare February 25, which marks the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, a regular...
EDSA 40: KIKO CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, END TO NEPOTISM
MARKING the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday (Feb. 25) reflected on the power of collective...
CHIZ TO LEAD NEW SENATE PANEL THAT WILL TACKLE BILL BANNING OFFICIAS, KIN FROM GOV’T CONTRACTS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero will lead Senate hearings on a priority measure that will disqualify relatives of public officials from entering into government contracts,...
PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER REMATCH SET SEPTEMBER 20
AFTER 11-years. boxing legends Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will face off again on Sept. 20, 2026 (PH time) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Video...
MENDEZ ASSUMES TOP POLICE POST IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 on Monday welcomed its new top cop...
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