TRANSPARENT IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILHEALTH’S INCREASED CASE RATES URGED
SENATOR Loren Legarda has called for the strict and transparent implementation of recent increases in the benefit package provided by the Philippine Health Insurance...
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DOH ASKED TO STEP UP INFO CAMPAIGN ON NEW VIRUS
SENATOR Francis “TOL” Tolentino today asked the Department of Health (DOH) to take all the necessary steps to inform and update the public about...
ENGINEERING GRADUATE NABBED IN BULACAN DRUG BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives on Friday arrested a civil engineering graduate in a drug buy-bust operation in Bulacan. Nabbed was Victor Ng, 35,...
SMALL PLANE CRASHES INTO BUILDING IN CALIFORNIA; 2 KILLED, 19 HURT
ISTANBUL – Two people were killed and 19 others injured when a small aircraft crashed into the rooftop of a commercial building near Fullerton Airport...
HIGHER SSS CONTRIBUTIONS TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 2025
STARTING January 1, 2025, private sector workers will have to pay more for their Social Security System (SSS) contributions. The increase in the SSS...
MARCOS REMOVES VP, EX-PRESIDENTS FROM NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reorganized the National Security Council (NSC), removing the Vice President and former Philippine presidents from the list of...
6 NABBED FOR ‘SELLING’ BARMM PARLIAMENT SEATS IN EXCHANGE FOR MILLIONS
SIX persons were arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly “selling” positions in the Bangsamoro parliament for millions of...
JANUARY 9 HOLIDAY IN MANILA FOR JESUS NAZARENO FEAST
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared January 9 a special non-working day in the City of Manila in observance of the Feast of...
SARI-SARI STORE OWNER SHOT DEAD BY ‘CUSTOMER’ IN TARLAC
BY KEVIN GALANG A 65-YEAR-OLD store owner on Thursday was shot dead in Bgy. San Miguel, Tarlac City. A report to Police Regional Office...
2025 GOV’T EDUCATION SUBSIDY PROGRAMS TO PRIORITIZE POOREST STUDENTS – GATCHALIAN
For fiscal year 2025, government subsidy programs for private schools will prioritize the poorest learners in the selection of beneficiaries, Senator Win Gatchalian assured....
SUBMARINE DRONE RECOVERED OFF MASBATE
LOCAL fisherfolk on Monday found a submersible drone off the waters of Masbate province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday confirmed....
BARBIE FORTEZA CONFIRMS BREAKUP WITH JAK ROBERTO
KAPUSO actress Barbie Forteza on Thursday confirmed the end of her seven-year relationship with actor Jak Roberto. Barbie took to her Instagram account to...
BILIBID STABBING INCIDENT LEAVES 1 PDL DEAD, 2 WOUNDED
A STABBING incident inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Thursday left one person deprived of liberty (PDL) dead and two...
NAIA BREAKS RECORD FOR PASSENGERS AND FLIGHTS IN 2024
THE Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) achieved its highest-ever passenger and flight volumes in 2024, signaling the growing strength of air travel in the...
PH TO SEEK JUSTICE FOR SLAIN OFW IN KUWAIT; VICTIM FOUND DEAD, DECOMPOSING IN EMPLOYER’S GARDEN
THE Philippine government will seek justice for the slain female overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo...
DRIVER OF KOREAN TRADER SHOT DEAD
BY KEVIN GALANG A DRIVER of a Korean businessman on New Year’s Eve was gunned down at the parking lot of a condominium in...
P7K MEDICAL ALLOWANCE FOR QUALIFIED GOV’T WORKERS TO START IN 2025 – DBM
QUALIFIED government personnel will begin receiving P7,000 medical allowance starting this fiscal year 2025, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday announced....
OVER 14,000 COPS TO SECURE FEAST OF BLACK NAZARENE
MORE than 14,000 policemen will be deployed to secure the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on January 9, the National Capital...
BOC SEIZES P1.16M ECSTASY CONCEALED IN HEATING BOILER FROM GERMANY
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Clark intercepted a shipment containing over P1.161 million worth of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, commonly known as “Ecstasy,” concealed...
BI INTERCEPTS ASPIRING OFW WITH FAKE OEC AT NAIA TERMINAL 3
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday intercepted a Filipina with fake overseas employment certificate...
PH LOGS 19M TRAVELERS IN 2024 — BI
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said over 19 million inbound and outbound travelers were recorded in 2024. According to the BI, a total of...
CMC LAUNCHES FIRST CHARITY EVENT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
CALAMBA Medical Center (CMC) in Laguna on Saturday launched its first-ever event for children with special needs. More than 50 young participants from different...
BLESSING OF BLACK NAZARENE REPLICAS SET ON JANUARY 2 – ORGANIZER
THE blessing of the Black Nazarene replicas will be held on January 2 in Quiapo, Manila, the organizer of the annual feast of Jesus...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ: 2025 USHERS IN HOPE, UNITY AND RENEWED COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE FILIPINO PEOPLE
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez is ushering in 2025 with a message of hope, unity and determination, as he called on Filipinos to embrace...
VLOGGER, KID DIE IN FIRECRACKER RELATED INCIDENTS
THE New Year celebrations on Wednesday turned tragic when a 23-year-old vlogger and an 8-year-old boy died in separate firecracker-related incidents in Cebu. Vlogger...
WELCOME 2025 WITH REFLECTIVE, GROWTH-FOCUSED MINDSET, PBBM URGES PINOYS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged Filipinos to adopt an introspective and growth-focused mindset as they welcome a new year. In his...
PBBM SIGNS 2025 BUDGET, VETOES P194-B PROJECTS
AFTER thorough review and scrutiny, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget on Monday. The 2025 national budget, initially amounting to...
SM CITY CALAMBA HOLDS GRAND MAGICAL CHRISTMAS PARADE
SM City Calamba in Laguna “brought” thousands of mallgoers to a world of fantasy during its Grand Magical Christmas Parade held on December 29....
EMULATE LESSONS FROM RIZAL’S LIFE, SACRIFICES, ROMUALDEZ URGES FILIPINOS
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez called on his fellow Filipinos to be mindful of the sacrifices our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal made if...
FIREMAN-CUM-GUNRUNNER NABBED IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES on Saturday arrested a member of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in a gunrunning entrapment operation in Baliuag, Bulacan....
SMC INFRA OPENS MARIA CLARA EXIT AT SKYWAY STAGE 3 AHEAD OF NEW YEAR RUSH
SAN Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) infrastructure arm has opened the new Quezon Avenue extension (Maria Clara) northbound exit at Skyway Stage 3 in Quezon City....
SOUTH KOREAN JET CRASH-LANDS AT AIRPORT, OVER 40 PASSENGERS DEAD
A PASSENGER jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea leaving ar least 47 people dead. The plane was carrying 175 passengers and...
CL FEMALE POLICE OFFICER PROMOTED
BY KEVIN GALANG A FEMALE police officer from the Police Regional Office 3 got promoted to the next higher rank. PRO3 director Brig. Gen....
LRT-2 OFFERS FREE RIDES ON RIZAL DAY
THE Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) will be offering free rides to commuters during morning and late afternoon rush hours on Monday, Dec....
ASEAN LEADERS DISCUSS DEVELOPING REGIONAL FUEL RESERVE – PRESIDENT MARCOS 
RETURN OF P60-B PHILHEALTH FUNDS VICTORY FOR HEALTH AND PEOPLE – SEN. PIA 
SSS, GSIS URGED TO EXTEND LOANS FOR MEMBERS TO ACQUIRE E-VEHICLES 
LACSON TO OPPOSE MOTIONS TO BLOCK CONVENING OF SENATE AS IMPEACHMENT COURT