24 WOMEN, INCLUDING 2 MINORS, RESCUED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES on Friday rescued 24 women, including two minors, from a human trafficking ring in Porac, Pampanga. A report to Police...
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5 DIE IN NAVOTAS FIRE
FIVE people, including four minors, on Saturday were killed in a fire that hit a house in Bgy. San Roque, Navotas City. The Bureau...
BI EXPECTS 110,000 TRAVELERS DURING HOLIDAY SEASON
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that they are expecting more than 110,000 travelers during the holiday season. Viado said that...
CMC OPENS FIRST AMBULATORY CARE CENTER IN CABUYAO, LAGUNA
CALAMBA Medical Center (CMC) officially opened its first Ambulatory Care Center at the Light Industry and Science Park I (LISP I) in Cabuyao, Laguna,...
ROMUALDEZ URGES NEW LAWYERS TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS, PROMOTE JUSTICE
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday urged the country’s new lawyers to help protect the rights of other Filipinos, promote justice, contribute to...
UP LAW GRADUATE TOPS 2024 BAR EXAMS, 3,962 TAKERS PASS
Bar topnotcher Kyle Christian G. Tutor from the University of the Philippines (UP). A TOTAL of 3,962 law graduates passed the 2024 online Bar...
MARCOS RENEWS VOW TO TURN AFP INTO A WORLD-CLASS FORCE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reiterated the strong commitment of his administration to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “To all the...
MABALACAT CITY BAGS 8th SEAL OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AWARD
BY KEVIN GALANG THE city government of Mabalacat in Pampanga under the leadership of Mayor Crisostomo Garbo once again bagged the Seal of Good Local...
QUAD COMMITTEE CITES EX-PDEA CHIEF IN CONTEMPT OVER 2004 DRUG RAID TESTIMONY
THE House Quad Commitee cited former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva in contempt for allegedly refusing to answer questions from lawmakers...
3 BOY SCOUTS ELECTROCUTED DURING JAMBOREE IN ZAMBOANGA CITY
THREE senior scouts on Thursday died while 10 others were hospitalized after being electrocuted during a jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines...
FOREIGNER IN OLONGAPO CITY FACES COMPLAINTS
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested a foreign national over a string of complaints in Olongapo City. In a report to Police Regional...
PBBM INAUGURATES NLEX CANDABA 3RD VIADUCT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the inspection and inauguration of the NLEX Candaba 3rd Viaduct expanding the capacity of the 5-km bridge connecting...
BICAM OKAYS FINAL VERSION OF 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET
THE Bicameral Conference Committee on Wednesday approved the final version of House Bill No. 10800 or the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget. The...
KOKO TO DA: FILE CASES AGAINST COMPANIES BLACKLISTED FOR SMUGGLING AND PRICE MANIPULATION
While the Department of Agriculture’s blacklisting of 10 companies involved in illegal agricultural trade is commendable, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged...
GOV’T TO RUN DOWN ALL UNDERGROUND POGOS
THE government will run down underground Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed on Wednesday. “Guerrilla (POGO) operations...
2 NABBED, P1.7-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES SEIZED IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested two men and seized over P1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at a checkpoint in Bgy. Carmen,...
BATANGAS TOWN MAYOR FACES COMPLAINTS AT OMBUDSMAN OVER ALLEGED DELAYED INFRA PROJECTS
THE People’s Coalition Against Crime and Corruption Group (PCACC) on Tuesday filed charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against a local chief executive...
PBBM OKAYS ONE-STOP SYSTEM FOR REPORTING CHILD RIGHTS’ VIOLATIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the establishment of a one-stop system for reporting incidents of child rights’ violations. Executive Order 79, signed...
BAGONG PILIPINAS CANCER CARE CENTER INAUGURATED IN PAMPANGA
Citing cancer as the second leading cause of death in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Bagong Pilipinas Cancer Care Center...
PH WON’T DEPLOY WARSHIPS – MARCOS
THE Philippines will not be deploying Navy warships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the recent harassment by China, President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
17 EX-NPA REBELS SURRENDER IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga –The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) and the Regional Task Force to End Local...
COPS HUNT KIDNAPPERS OF BUSINESS CARETAKER IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE are hunting down the seven members of a kidnap-for-ransom group who abducted a business caretaker and released him after paying...
BIÑAN, LAGUNA GETS 6TH SEAL OF GOOD LOCAL GOVERNANCE
BIÑAN City Mayor Arman Dimaguila (right) and Vice Mayor GEL Alonte (left), together with City Local Government Operations Officer (CLGOO) Lenie Bautista, show the 6th Seal of Good Local...
MARCOS WANTS HIGHER CASH INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide public school teachers...
GOV’T EVACUATING 87,000 RESIDENTS AFTER KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTION
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that an urgent evacuation operation is underway for around 87,000 residents following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon...
405 OF 677 OVP CONFIDENTIAL FUND RECIPIENTS NO PSA RECORDS – REP. CHUA
MANILA 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, on Monday revealed that 405 out of...
P152-M FAKE FOOTWEAR SEIZED IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Pampanga Field Unit over the weekend confiscated at least a total of...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH OF TEACHERS, STUDENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law the “Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act.” The law aims to institutionalize...
ANGELES CITY VILLAGE OPENS 3 BARANGAY POLICE OUTPOSTS
BY KEVIN GALANG TO further curb criminality and maintain peace and order in the community, authorities inaugurated barangay police outposts in the three main...
KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTS, ALERT LEVEL 3 UP
KANLAON Volcano in Negros Island erupted Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs hoisted Alert Level 3 or magmatic unrest...
NAIA OPENS CENTRALIZED RIDE-HAILING, TAXI HUB AT TERMINAL 3
SAN MIGUEL-LED New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) has opened a centralized hub for ride-hailing services and metered taxis at the Terminal 3 (T3) of...
PBBM, FIRST LADY SPREAD JOY TO OVER 30K KIDS IN PALACE CHRISTMAS GIFT-GIVING
MORE than 30,000 children across the country received early Christmas gifts on Sunday from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Marie Louise...
BI ARRESTS ‘LEE MINHO,’‘ 4 OTHER FUGITIVES
A NAMESAKE of the popular South Korean actor Lee Minho was arrested by Philippine immigration authorities in Clark, Pampanga. Lee, 37, was nabbed by...
ALIAS ‘BULLET’ NABBED FOR DRUGS IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Friday arrested a “high-value” target in a raid in Angeles City, Pampanga. In a report to Police Regional Office...
CIDG SMASHES 2 STL BOOKIES IN TARLAC 
TROPICAL STORM ‘HAGUPIT’ INTENSIFIES, TO ENTER PAR SATURDAY 
ASEAN OKAYS MARITIME CENTRE IN PH TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA – MARCOS 
7 PINOY SEAMEN HURT IN IRAN DRONE ATTACK IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ — DFA