NEDA APPROVES MINDANAO TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday approved the Mindanao Transport Connectivity Improvement Project (MTCIP)...
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HAZARDOUS WASTES CRISIS LOOMS WITH CLARK LANDFILL CLOSURE — COMPANIES
BY KEVIN GALANG CAPAS, Tarlac – Waste treatment companies said a hazardous waste crisis is looming with the impending closure of the 100-hectare Kalangitan...
ABDUCTED CHINESE SALES EXEC SURVIVES SHOOTING IN LAGUNA
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba, Laguna — A Chinese sales executive on Tuesday was kidnapped by his compatriots and repeatedly shot but survived in Cabuyao...
38 UNDOCUMENTED CHINESE NATIONALS NABBED IN CEBU POGO RAID
AGENTS of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) arrested 38 Chinese nationals working in an illegal POGO hub-cum-suspected scam farm in Cebu City....
7 SUSPECTS IN ONLINE SELLER COUPLE’S AMBUSH-SLAYING CAPTURED
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES arrested seven suspects, including the alleged mastermind, in the ambush-killing of an online seller couple in Mexico, Pampanga. In a...
OVER P14.6-M SHABU FISHED OUT OFF ZAMBALES, BATAAN WATERS
BY KEVIN GALANG FISHERMEN on Monday recovered around 2,150 grams of shabu worth P14.62 million in the waters off Zambales and Bataan. Two plastic...
QUEZON HAS NEW TOP COP
CHANGE OF COMMAND. Incoming provincial director Col. Ruben Lacuesta (right) shakes hands with his predecessor Col. Ledon Monte during the turnover of command. Standing...
NNIC BOOSTS FREE WIFI SERVICES AT NAIA
PASSENGERS at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) can now enjoy faster and more reliable free Wi-Fi. This as the airport’s new private sector...
DUTERTE’S CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS MAY HAVE FUELED DRUG WAR KILLINGS – SOLON
HOUSE Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro said that former President Rodrigo Duterte’s confidential funds may have financed a cash...
143 FILIPINO CONVICTS PARDONED IN UAE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said 143 Filipino convicts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pardoned by President Sheikh Mohamed Bin...
POPE FRANCIS CREATES NEW PH DIOCESE, NAMES ITS FIRST BISHOP
THE Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has established the new Diocese of Prosperidad in the Agusan region and appointed its first bishop, Ruben...
TULFO NIXES PRIVATIZATION OF PHILIPPINES’ AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SENATE Committee on Public Services chairperson Raffy Tulfo strongly opposed the proposal to privatize the operations of the Philippines’ communications, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic...
PBBM CALLS FOR SAFER, INCLUSIVE, MORE ADAPTIVE, DISASTER-RESILIENT FUTURE
IN the face of drastic climate challenges, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called for a safer, inclusive, adaptive, and disaster-resilient future. The President made...
PH, MALAYSIA TO COLLABORATE MORE ON EDUCATION, DISASTER RESPONSE
THE Philippines and Malaysia agreed on Monday for a stronger collaboration in many areas particularly on education and disaster response and management. The agreement...
BIG-TIME OIL PRICE HIKE SET OCTOBER 15
OIL firms are set to implement a big-time price hike this week. Chevron Philippines Inc. (Caltex), Seaoil Philippines Corp., Shell Pilipinas Corp. and Unioil...
4 TOP REBEL LEADERS IN CENTRAL LUZON SURRENDER
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Four former leaders of the communist terror groups in Central Luzon voluntarily surrendered...
COPS CLOSE ILLEGAL LPG REFILLING STATION IN BATANGAS
OPERATIVES of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group shut down an illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling station in Sto. Tomas City...
PRO3’S WEEKLONG OPERATIONS NET 166 DRUG SUSPECTS, MORE THAN P3-M SHABU, MARIJUANA
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A series of anti-drug operations by the Police Regional Office 3 over the...
SOUTH AFRICAN MAN NABBED AT NAIA FOR CARRYING P42-M SHABU
AUTHORITIES on Saturday night arrested a South African national for allegedly carrying P42.16 million worth of shabu at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
OVER P8-M ECSTASY MIXED WITH COFFEE BEANS FROM NETHERLANDS INTERCEPTED AT PORK OF CLARK
JOINT operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle into the country of...
PBBM SIGNS LAW CREATING NEW TRIAL COURTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed two laws that seek to create new trial courts. The President on Friday signed Republic Act...
ASIA-PACIFIC DISASTER MEET STARTS, NCR GUN BAN IN EFFECT
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will implement a gun ban in Metro Manila starting today, October 14, 2024, for the five-day Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference...
BONG GO DEFENDS DUTERTE’S WAR ON DRUGS, CALLS FOR IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION ON GARMA’S ALLEGATIONS
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go issued strong statements on the legacy of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and the recent allegations made in...
FEMALE DRUG DEN MAINTAINER NABBED IN CABANATUAN RAID
BY KEVIN GALANG CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Operatives on Sunday arrested a female drug den maintainer and her four cohorts in a raid...
MPT SOUTH, MAYNILAD PROVIDE RELIEF AID TO OIL-SPILL-HIT CAVITE FISHERFOLK
MPT South Corporation, the concessionaire of Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) and Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), in partnership with Maynilad Water Services Inc., donated half a million...
BFP GETS HIGH COA RATING
THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) continues to receive an unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for fiscal year 2023 in compliance...
STATE-OF-THE-ART TERTIARY LABORATORY INAUGURATED IN IMUS, CAVITE
A STATE-OF-THE ART tertiary laboratory on Friday was inaugurated inside the Ospital ng Imus (ONI) Compound in Pedro Reyes St., Bgy. Malagasang I-G, Imus...
AMERICAN FACING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RAPS NABBED IN ANGELES CITY
AN American national facing violence against women charges on Friday was arrested in his home in Malabanias, Angeles City. In a report to Police...
BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD IN MALOLOS
BY KEVIN GALANG A 31-YEAR-Old businessman on Friday was shot dead in Malolos City, Bulacan. In a report to Police Regional Office 3 director...
FAMILY OF 5 HURT IN FIRE SPARKED BY E-BIKE IN LAGUNA
FIVE members of a family on Friday were injured when an e-bike charged and left unattended started a fire in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna....
DMW, DOJ GO AFTER SYNDICATE RECRUITING PNOYS FOR OFFSHORE GAMING OPERATORS IN LAOS
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Department of Justice (DOJ) and law enforcement agencies are going after a syndicate recruiting Filipinos to work in...
GARMA LINKS EX-PRES DUTERTE TO STATE-SANCTIONED EJKS IN WAR ON DRUGS
RETIRED police colonel and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma submitted an affidavit to the House Quad Committee directly implicating...
NAIA TERMINAL 4 TO BE CLOSED FOR RENOVATION STARTING NOVEMBER 6
NAIA Terminal 4, the airport’s oldest terminal, is scheduled for renovation beginning November 6, 2024, to address its aging infrastructure and improve overall passenger...
OVER 500 PINOYS READY TO RETURN HOME FROM LEBANON
AT least 571 Filipinos have expressed willingness to be repatriated home while 20 others are set to arrive this weekend. This comes after President...
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