PBBM, PH TOP OFFICIALS CATCH A GLIMPSE OF PAF JETS’ DEFENSE CAPABILITIES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro and AFP chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr....
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HOUSE PANEL TAKES UP BILLS EXPANDING STATE UNIVERSITIES IN PROVINCES
THE House Committee on Higher and Technical Education chaired by Baguio City Rep. Mark Go convened on Monday to deliberate on House measures seeking...
POPE FRANCIS SENDS GREETINGS TO PBBM, FILIPINOS
POPE Francis sent his greetings on Tuesday to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the Filipinos to reconnect with the Philippines more than nine...
PBBM OKAYS 2025 NATIONAL EXPENDITURE PROGRAM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) supporting the key pillars of the administration’s...
MARCOS TO APPOINT SEN. ANGARA AS NEW EDUCATION SECRETARY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday that he is set to appoint Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara as the new Secretary of...
P35 WAGE HIKE FOR METRO MANILA WORKERS APPROVED
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a P35 hike in the daily salary of minimum wage earners in Metro Manila...
NOTORIOUS FEMALE DRUG PEDDLER ARRESTED IN ANGELES CITY BUY-BUST
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police on Saturday arrested a 44-year-old woman tagged as a “high-value” individual in...
SOLDA OF ZAMBOANGA CITY IS BEST JAIL WARDEN
THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s (BJMP) Programs on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence or PRAISE committee has chosen Supt. Xavier Solda...
PBBM WELCOMES MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN MALACAÑANG
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Malacañang during the courtesy call event...
ANGARA GOOD FIT FOR NEXT DEPED SECRETARY – REVILLA
VETERAN Senator Sonny Angara is a good fit for the next Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, according to fellow Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr.....
MARCOS DECLARES JULY 2 SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAY IN PASIG CITY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 612 declaring July 2 as a special non-working day in Pasig City to mark the celebration...
PALACE HOLDS ‘KONSYERTO SA PALASYO’ TO HONOR FILIPINO HEALTHCARE WORKERS
THE Presidential Communications Office (PCO), in collaboration with the Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM), launched the fourth Konsyerto sa Palasyo (KSP) on Sunday night, honoring...
KOREAN ARRESTED FOR UNDECLARED 47-MILLION JAPANESE YEN
A SOUTH Korean passenger on Thursday was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after Customs officials discovered undeclared 47 million Japanese yen...
3 CHINESE WHO ESCAPED RAIDED POGO HUBS FOUND HIDING IN FONTANA VILLAS
THREE Chinese nationals who eluded arrest in raided POGO hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga were arrested by the authorities in Mabalacat, Pampanga....
FIRECRACKER WAREHOUSE BLAST LEAVES 5 DEAD, 38 WOUNDED IN ZAMBOANGA CITY
FIVE people on Saturday were killed while 38 others were injured in an explosion that hit a firecracker warehouse in Zamboanga City. According to...
P1.4-M SHABU MISDECLARED AS KITCHEN WALL STICKERS INTERCEPTED AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug...
‘CUSTOMER’ SHOOTS SARI-SARI STORE OWNER IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A SARI-SARI store owner was shot by one of his “customers” in Bgy. Pampang, Angeles City, Pampanga. Angeles City police director...
TACLOBAN CITY HOLDS SANGYAW FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez tosses apples to thousands of spectators during the celebration of Sangyaw Festival Parade of Lights along the main roads...
VLOGGER DIES OF STROKE AFTER MUKBANG VIDEO
A MUKBANG vlogger died of a stroke in Iligan City. Dongz Apatan, a well-known mukbang vlogger with over 400,000 followers on Facebook, succumbed to...
CADET DIES AFTER COLLAPSING DURING TRAINING IN CAVITE
A SOLDIER on Wednesday died after he collapsed during a training in Ternate, Cavite. Police identified the victim as candidate soldier Joel V. Jimena...
DOJ TO MAKE OWN RULES ON PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to make history next month by signing a document allowing the agency to make its own rules...
TULFO PUSHES FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE ON RENEWAL OF LTO VEHICLE REGISTRATION
SENATE Committee on Public Services chairperson Raffy Tulfo urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to require all those renewing their vehicle registration to personally...
P543-M SHABU FISHED OUT OF ILOCOS SUR WATERS
AT least 80 tightly-sealed plastic packs containing an estimated P543-million worth of shabu on Thursday were found floating in the waters of Ilocos Sur....
LGUS URGED TO CONDUCT CLEAN-UP DRIVE VS DENGUE
THE Department of Health (DOH)–Ilocos Region urged all local government units to conduct a clean-up drive in their municipalities to eliminate mosquito breeding sites...
TRAVELERS ADVISED TO WEAR FACE MASKS AMID NEW VIRUS THREAT
TRAVELERS on Friday were advised by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to wear face masks while inside the airport to protect themselves from...
INDIAN NATIONAL SHOT DEAD IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG MOTORCYCLE-RIDING armed men on Thursday gunned down an Indian national in San Miguel, Bulacan. In a report to Police Regional Office...
BILL MANDATING FREE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM FOR SMART BUT POOR STUDENTS NOW A LAW
A BILL mandating private higher education institutions to waive college entrance examination fees and charges of students qualified for college admission has passed into...
SPEAKER’S OFFICE, TINGOG PARTYLIST TURNOVER 25 AMBULANCE UNITS
THE offices of Tingog Party-list Representatives Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, Jude Acidre and Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, in partnership with the Department of...
ROBIN: ‘3 DUTERTES’ IN THE SENATE IS VERY GOOD NEWS
VERY GOOD NEWS. This was how Sen. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla described the prospect of former President Rodrigo Duterte and two of his sons...
5-YEAR VALIDITY OF PRC ID PUSHED IN SENATE
FROM the current three-year validity, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants all Professional Identification Cards (PICs) issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) renewable after...
TOLENTINO BACKS PLAN TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL SCHOOL IN WMSU
SENATE Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino on Friday (June 28) expressed full support for initiatives to build a college of medicine at the Western...
7 TERROR GROUP MEMBERS KILLED IN NUEVA ECIJA ENCOUNTER
AN armed encounter between members of the communist terror group and soldiers in Bgy. Malbang, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija left seven dead. Slain in a...
OFW–TURNED-NOTORIOUS DRUG SUSPECT FALLS
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Wednesday arrested a “high-value” target in an entrapment operation in Bgy. Sto. Niño, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. In a...
TIMOR LESTE GRANTS PH’ REQUEST TO EXTRADITE TEVES — DOJ
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday confirmed that the Court of Appeals of Timor Leste granted the Philippines’ extradition request against former Negros...
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