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...
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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...
ICC DENIES DUTERTE APPEAL FOR TEMPORARY RELEASE
THE International Criminal Court has unanimously rejected former President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for interim release, upholding an earlier ruling that he must remain locked...
HOUSE PANEL PUSHES MINIMUM WAGE SYSTEM
THE House Committee on Labor and Employment chaired by Cavite Rep. Ramon Jolo Revilla III on Wednesday approved the consolidation of House Bills (HBs)...
MARCOS ORDERS DOTR, CAAP TO COORDINATE WITH MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE TO SECURE ZALDY CO’S AIR ASSETS
“YOU cannot steal from the Filipino people and expect to hide or fly away on your private jets. You may have the money to...
COMELEC CLEARS ESCUDERO IN POLL DONATION CASE
THE Commission on Elections has cleared Sen. Francis “Chiz Escudero” of any violation of the Omnibus Election Code in connection with the P30-million...
PHILHEALTH, SSS LAUNCH OWN TRANSPARENCY PORTAL
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has recently launched dedicated Transparency Portals for various government agencies, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry...
19 FILIPINOS RESCUED FROM HONG KONG RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FIRE – OWWA
NINETEEN Filipinos were rescued from a deadly fire that struck a residential building in Wang Kuk, Tai Po, New Territories in Hong Kong, the...
LABOR COALITION CALLS FOR REFORMS TO ADDRESS GOV’T CORRUPTION
A COALITION of progressive labor groups is calling for a comprehensive political and electoral reforms to combat structural corruption. The Manlaban Coalition or Manggagawang...
P807K ‘HIGH-GRADE’ MARIJUANA FROM HONGKONG HIDDEN IN ‘LABUBU’ TOYS INTERCEPTED AT PORT OF CLARK
ALERT operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted some 538 grams of “high-grade” marijuana or “kush” worth P807,000 at the Port of Clark...
CAYETANO WARNS DPWH: LACK OF DATABASE ON GHOST PROJECTS FUELS PUBLIC DISTRUST
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday warned that the government’s continued failure to release a verified database of alleged ghost flood-control projects...
PBBM TO FUGITIVE EX-LAWMAKER ZALDY CO: I DO NO NEGOTIATE WITH CRIMINALS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. disclosed on Wednesday said that fugitive ex-Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Zaldy Co tried to blackmail the government into not...
MARCOS ADMINISTRATION’S EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH GOOD FOR FLOOD CONTROL PROBE — ESCUDERO
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for pursuing evidence-based investigations into the flood control budget irregularities that have led...
DOJ OFFERS P1M REWARD FOR ARREST OF CASSANDRA ONG
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday offered a a P1-million reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of Lucky South...
DPWH TRANSPARENCY PORTAL LAUNCHED
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Transparency Portal, is an expanded and more accessible version of the Sumbong sa Pangulo platform that...
ATAYDE DENIES FLOOD CONTROL ALLEGATIONS, VOWS TO COOPERATE WITH PROBE
QUEZON City 1st district Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde on Tuesday emphatically denied allegations linking him to anomalous flood control projects, saying the claims...
NAPOLCOM LAUNCHES PROBE INTO ALLEGED ROBBERY-RAPE INCIDENT INVOLVING COPS IN CAVITE; VOWS ACCOUNTABILITY
THE National Police Commission (Napolcom) has initiated an immediate and full-scale investigation into the alleged robbery-rape incident in Bacoor, Cavite involving fourteen members...
‘SURRENDER NOW,’ REMULLA TELLS OTHER FLOOD CONTROL ACCUSED; 8 OF CHARGED INDIVIDUALS NOW IN GOV’T CUSTODY
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) led by Secretary Jonvic Remulla issued a strong call for the immediate surrender of individuals...
8 COPS NABBED, 6 OTHERS HUNTED FOR ALLEGED ROBBERY, RAPE OF GRADE 9 STUDENT IN CAVITE
EIGHT policemen on Sunday were arrested while six others are being pursued after they were accused by a Grade 9 student of alleged robbery...
LACSON REJECTS MILITARY-BACKED ‘RESET,’ JUNTA
PUBLIC outrage over the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects must continue, but not at the expense of the Constitution, Senate President Pro Tempore...
CASSANDRA ONG RELEASED FROM DETENTION, NOW AT-LARGE
CASSANDRA “Cassie” Ong, the business associate of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo who was freed from detention, is now at-large. This was revealed...
ARREST WARRANTS OUT FOR ZALDY CO, 17 OTHERS IN FLOOD CONTROL SCANDAL — MARCOS
“AKO ang nagsimula nitong lahat. Ako ang magtatapos.” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday that former Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Zaldy Co and...
SEIZED DISCAYA LUXURY VEHICLES AUCTIONED; PROCEEDS TO GO TO STATE COFFERS – PALACE
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the public on Thursday that proceeds from the auction of seven luxury vehicles owned by...
SOLON SEEKS 3-MONTH NATIONAL TAX HOLIDAY FOR FILIPINO WORKERS
KAMANGGAGAWA Partylist Rep. Elijah “Eli” San Fernando has filed a measure seeking to grant all Filipino workers a three-month national tax holiday on...
ALICE GUO, 7 OTHERS GET LIFE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICIKING OVER TARLAC POGO
OUSTED Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and seven others were found guilty for qualified human trafficking by the Pasig City Regional Trial Court and...
RECTO TAKES OATH AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; GO AS FINANCE CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday administered the oath of office to Acting Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Acting Finance Secretary...
ECONOMY REMAINS ON SOLID FOUNDATION, OPEN TO INVESTORS – PALACE
MALACAÑANG assured Tuesday that the Philippine economy remains stable and open to investors while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. undertakes reforms to rid public infrastructure...
LACSON: IMEE MARCOS’ CLAIMS AT RELIGIOUS GATHERING WERE ’UN-FILIPINO’
‘UN-FILIPINO.’ This was how Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson described on Tuesday the accusations of drug use thrown by Sen. Maria...
MARCOS ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS OF BERSAMIN, PANGANDAMAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has formally accepted the resignations of Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah...
HOUSE LEADERS DISMISS ZALDY CO VIDEO, URGE HIM TO RETURN AND TESTIFY BEFORE ICI
LEADERS of major political blocs in the House of Representatives on Monday dismissed former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s video message as having no...
MY CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR – ROMUALDEZ ON ZALDY CO’S CLAIMS
LEYTE 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez on Saturday called for sobriety amid political tensions over allegations tied to budget insertions and infrastructure projects, saying...
THE legal counsel of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday reiterated that the latest allegations being hurled against the lawmaker are nothing new. According...
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST PBBM COMPLETE LIES – PALACE
MALACAÑANG disproved as complete lies the claims made by beleaguered ex-Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, one of the main personalities implicated in the...
POKWANG APOLOGIZES FOR BROTHER WHO SLAPPED MAN WITH CART IN ANTIPOLO 
BONDI BEACH SHOOTERS TRAVELED TO PH PRIOR TO THE ATTACK – BI 
OVER 1,000 SECURITY DEPLOYED FOR 33RD ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE 
ANA LIZA LOGAN NAMED NEW CHIEF PRESIDENTIAL LEGAL COUNSEL