MEDICAL AID WON’T BE COURSED THROUGH POLITICIANS – PALACE
MALACAÑANG said the Department of Health (DOH) will implement the Medical Assistance for Indigents and Financially Incapacitated Patients or MAIFIPP to insulate it from...
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MISA DE GALLO BEGINS TODAY, DEC 16
‘SIMBANG GABI.’ Thousands of parishioners attend the first day of the nine days Misa de Gallo or “Simbang Gabi” at the Diocesan Shrine and...
LACSON WON’T SIGN BUDGET BICAM REPORT WITH QUESTIONABLE MEDICAL AID, FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD PROVISIONS
UNLESS the provisions granting the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) a massive budget increase and allocating billions for potentially unvetted...
JINGGOY PROPOSES STANDARD RATES, FREE PARKING FEE FOR CUSTOMERS
FINDING a parking space — especially in Metro Manila — is difficult enough and paying exorbitant fees shouldn’t make it even worse. To promote...
DY BACKS GENUINE WORKERS’ REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Friday expressed support for reforms to the country’s party-list system, underscoring the need to strengthen its original...
ZERO-BALANCE BILLING ONLY POSSIBLE WITH FULLY FUNDED PHILHEALTH – SEN. PIA CAYETANO
SENATOR Pia S. Cayetano stressed that the Zero-Balance Billing (ZBB) policy might just work as intended should the billions in legally earmarked PhilHealth funds...
PBBM GRANTS GOV’T EMPLOYEES SERVICE RECOGNITION INCENTIVE OF UP TO 20K
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted government employees a Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for 2025 to acknowledge their continued hard work, loyalty, and...
MARCOS OKAYS 7K GRATUITY PAY FOR CONTRACT, JOB ORDER WORKERS IN GOV’T
RECOGNIZING the hard work of every government worker in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the release of a one-time gratuity...
SAN JUANICO BRIDGE REOPENS
THE iconic San Juanico Bridge is now open to two-way traffic after several months of repair work. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the...
SPEAKER DY, SANDRO MARCOS FILE ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III has taken a major step by filing a landmark Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, a reform he committed to pursue...
BICAMERAL CONFERENCE FOR THE P6.793 TRILLION 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET SET ON DEC 13
THE Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to start the bicameral conference for the deliberation of the proposed P6.793 trillion 2026 national...
KIKO RAISES CONCERN ABOUT PRESENCE OF SMUGGLED, UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION FOOD PRODUCTS IN RESTAURANTS
SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday expressed concern about the possible entry of smuggled, uninspected food products into the local food supply chain through...
EX-CONGRESSMAN ZALDY CO’S PASSPORT CANCELLED – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed concerned government agencies to coordinate with the country’s embassies for the capture and immediate return of ex-Ako...
PBBM LEADS GROUNDBREAKING OF PH’S FIRST MAJOR AGRI-MACHINERY FACTORY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the groundbreaking of the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Complex (KAMIC) in Nueva Ecija, the country’s first...
BI INTERCEPTS SUSPECTED MAIL-ORDER BRIDE AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted a 25-year-old Filipino woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 suspected of being a mail-order...
CSC OKAYS WELLNESS LEAVE FOR GOV’T WORKERS
TO further strengthen workplace strategies aligned with Republic Act No. 11036 or the Mental Health Act, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved the...
DOJ PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION RULING ‘FLAWED, UNFAIR — ATONG ANG LAWYER
A LAWYER for Charlie “Atong” Ang on Wednesday assailed the resolution of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to finally charge the businessman in court...
P6.793 TRILLION 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET GETS SENATE NOD
The Senate on Tuesday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for next year. With 17 affirmative votes, no negative votes and zero abstention, senators...
DOJ ORDERS FILING OF MULTIPLE KIDNAPPING WITH HOMICIDE CHARGES VS ATONG ANG, 21 OTHERS OVER MISSING ‘SABUNGEROS’
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday ordered the filing of criminal charges against businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang and 21 others for their alleged...
MORE BANK ACCOUNTS, ASSETS, AIRCRAFT LINKED TO FLOOD CONTROL ANOMALIES FROZEN – PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday announced that the Court of Appeals has issued another freeze order on hundreds of bank accounts,...
TULFO RENEWS CALLS FOR CHEAPER DOMESTIC FLIGHTS TO BOOST LOCAL TOURISM
SENATOR Erwin Tulfo has urged anew the Department of Tourism to bolster efforts in lowering the ticket prices for domestic flights to compete...
BROADCASTER STABBED DEAD IN SURIGAO DEL SUR
A MEDIAMAN on Saturday was stabbed dead in Bgy. Sta. Cruz, Surigao del Sur. Slain was Gerry Campos, a broadcaster-turned-municipal councilor in Marihatag, Surigao...
SOLON PUSHES FOR P2,000 MONTHLY ALLOWANCE FOR PWDs
A LAWMAKER from Quezon City has filed a proposed measure pushing for a P2,000 monthly allowance for all persons with disabilities (PWDs) regardless of...
NAPOLCOM ORDERS DISMISSAL OF COP OVER INDECENT SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT
THE National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Saturday ordered the dismissal from the service of a police officer for allegedly posting sexually suggestive, indecent, and...
SC ORDERS RETURN OF P60B TO PHILHEALTH
THE Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously ordered the government to return P60 billion in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) funds that were previously...
9 FILIPINO SEAFARERS HELD HOSTAGE BY HOUTHI REBELS BACK IN PH
THE nine Filipino seafarers from the M/V Eternity C who were held hostage by Houthi rebels last July on Thursday arrived in the...
FAMILY OF PINAY WHO DIED IN HONG KONG RESIDENTIAL FIRE TO RECEIVE AROUND P6M COMPENSATION
THE family of a Filipino domestic helper who perished in the residential fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong is set to receive HKD $800,000...
CAYETANO FLAGS DOLE’S SLOW LABOR CASE RESOLUTION, SAYS DELAYS BURDEN WORKERS
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday raised concern over the length of time it takes to resolve labor cases, saying that while...
6 CIDG MEN PLACED UNDER RESTRICTIVE CUSTODY OVER MISSING P13M POGO MONEY
SIX members of the Philippine National Police- Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) have been placed under restrictive custody for allegedly stealing P13 million...
FLOOD CONTROL SCAM ‘BIG FISH’ TO BE ARRESTED SOON – PALACE
MALACAÑANG assured Tuesday that high-level personalities implicated in the misuse of flood control funds will be charged and arrested in the next few days....
CONGRESS SUSPENDS CAVITE REP. BARZAGA FOR 60 DAYS WITHOUT PAY
THE House of Representatives on Monday suspended Cavite 4th district Rep. Kiko Barzaga for 60 days without pay after finding him guilty of...
POLITICAL GROUP DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY AMID MULTI-BILLION PESO FLOOD CONTROL MESS
POLITICAL group People’s Progressive Humanist Liberal Party (PolPhil) yesterday said those involved in flood control project anomalies should be held accountable and government reforms...
PALACE LAUDS PEACEFUL TRILLION PESO MARCH 2.0
MALACAÑANG expressed satisfaction over the largely peaceful rallies across the country, underscoring the administration’s commitment to protecting citizens’ right to freedom of expression and...
FIRE HITS SENATE BUILDING
THE Senate building in Pasay City on Sunday morning was hit by fire, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. The fire broke out...
SSS, GSIS URGED TO EXTEND LOANS FOR MEMBERS TO ACQUIRE E-VEHICLES 
LACSON TO OPPOSE MOTIONS TO BLOCK CONVENING OF SENATE AS IMPEACHMENT COURT 
CIDG SMASHES 2 STL BOOKIES IN TARLAC 
TROPICAL STORM ‘HAGUPIT’ INTENSIFIES, TO ENTER PAR SATURDAY