ESCUDERO ORDERS CREATION OF SENATE ADMIN SUPPORT GROUP FOR IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has ordered the establishment of an Administrative Support Group that will assist the Senate when it convenes as...
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POLICE RESCUE STUDENT WHOSE FINGER WAS CUT OFF BY KIDNAPPERS
INTERIOR Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla on Wednesday announced that joint operatives rescued a 14-year-old male Chinese student whose finger was cut off by...
DILG TO PROBE POSSIBLE ABUSE OF AUTHORITY IN PNP’S USE OF EDSA BUSWAY
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday ordered an investigation to check if the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
BI DEPORTS 98 CHINESE POGO WORKERS
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) successfully deported a total of 98 Chinese nationals after being caught working in an illegal POGO company. The deporation...
PBBM DISTRIBUTES CASH GIFTS TO SENIORS UNDER EXPANDED CENTENARIAN ACT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the distribution of cash gifts to qualified beneficiaries of Republic Act (RA) 11982 or the Expanded...
MALACAÑANG WELCOMES PH EXEMPTION FROM US FOREIGN AID FREEZE
THE Philippines expressed elation on Tuesday after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that the United States has exempted its security aid to...
PIMENTEL TO TOLENTINO: ‘SET THE STAGE FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS’
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III pressed Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino to start the ball rolling on the impeachment complaint against...
PH REPUTATION GETS FURTHER BOOST WITH ITS REMOVAL FROM FATF WATCHLIST – CHIZ
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Monday said the commitment of the Marcos administration to go after dirty money paved the way for...
MARK VILLAR PROPOSES SCAM PREVENTION CENTER TO ENHANCE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE FRAUD
IN response to the rising number of online scams and financial fraud cases, Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill No. 2924, also known...
VILLANUEVA PUSHES FOR DIGITAL NOMAD VISA TO BOOST PH TOURISM
SENATOR Joel Villanueva is seeking to institutionalize the grant of a visa for digital nomad — people who travel while working remotely using digital...
BIR DESTROYS P2.1-B WORTH OF ILLICIT CIGARETTES IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG PORAC, Pampanga – Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. on Monday led the destruction of about P2.1 billion...
PBBM HAS NO HAND IN GOLD SALES BY BSP – USEC CASTRO
PRESIDENTIAL Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro dismissed on Monday claims by former president Rodrigo R. Duterte that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. had...
PH, PALAU INK ACCORDS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS POLICY, CONSULTATION, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES
THE Philippines and Palau signed on Monday agreements on foreign affairs policy consultations, agriculture, and fisheries. Among those signed were the Memorandum of Understanding...
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST JAY RUIZ SWORN IN AS NEW PCO CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sworn in on Monday veteran broadcast journalist Jaybee “Jay” Ruiz as Secretary of Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Secretary Ruiz,...
RODY A ‘ONE-MAN FAKE NEWS’ FACTORY — MALACAÑANG
A “ONE-MAN FAKE NEWS FACTORY.’ This is how Malacañang described former President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter accused his successor, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
VP SARA ENDORSES IN NEW ADVERTISEMENT ‘BATO’S’ REELECTION BID
REELECTIONIST Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa just got a campaign boost in an advertisement featuring Vice President Sara Duterte. In a new campaign ad,...
ELECTRICITY RATES TO HIKE IN MARCH
EXPECT an increase in power rates next month. This after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved higher rates for the Feed-In Tariff allowance (FIT-All)....
ATTEMPTED RESALE OF P270-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES: ‘HEADS WILL ROLL’ – BOC CHIEF
BUREAU of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio on Saturday vowed that “heads will roll” if reports are confirmed that some of the agency’s...
DA PARTNERS WITH PNP, AFP TO EXPAND KADIWA NG PANGULO PROGRAM
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday signed agreements with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to...
PH HAS ALWAYS CHOSEN A PATH OF PEACE—PBBM
THE Philippines has always chosen peace despite the tension in the South China Sea. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made the assertion during the...
TASK FORCE FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS PUSHED
THE President sees the need to form a national task force composed of vital government agencies, along with local government units, to formulate a...
12 FILIPINOS ILLEGALLY RECRUITED, BEATEN, EXPLOITED TO WORK AS ONLINE SCAMMERS SAFELY REPATRIATED FROM MYANMAR
TWELVE Filipino victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking in Myanmar were safely repatriated by the Philippine government and are now being assisted by...
124 RUDE ALIENS BARRED FROM ENTERING PH IN 2024
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers in the different ports of entry barred 124 aliens from entering the country last year for...
BI HAILS ARREST OF FAKE STAMP SYNDICATE LEADERS
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado hailed the recent arrest of three individuals involved in falsifying departure stamps. Viado stressed that safeguarding...
GOV’T TO BUILD AGRI PORTS ALL OVER PH TO LESSEN COST OF GOODS, TRANSPORT SERVICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expand the port systems, particularly the agricultural ports, to lessen the...
PBBM TELLS DOTR TO PRIORITIZE METRO MANILA SUBWAY, NORTH-SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY PROJECTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to push for the implementation of priority transportation projects as part of his...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW POSTPONING BARMM ELECTIONS
PRESIDENT Marcos has signed into law a proposal to postpone the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from...
PH NO LONGER IN FATF’S ‘GREY LIST’
THE Philippines is finally out of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list or list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. The FATF is...
BATO TO TRICOM: INVESTIGATE FAKE NEWS NOT DDS VLOGGERS
If the House of Representatives Tri Committee (TriCom) investigating the prevalence of fake news is really interested in addressing the issue, it should also...
P1.37-M ‘HIGH-GRADE’ MARIJUANA FROM THAILAND INTERCEPTED IN CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — Operatives of the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark intercepted “high-grade” marijuana worth P1.37 million declared as food...
CHAVEZ RESIGNS AS PCO CHIEF
CESAR Chavez has resigned from his post as Acting Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Chavez on Thursday made the confirmation, saying he...
OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY SERVICES NOW COVERED BY PHILHEALTH
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that is now covering all outpatient emergency services in accredited Levels 1, 2, and 3 hospitals nationwide....
JINGGOY SEEKS SENATE PROBE ON ALLEGED GHOST STUDENTS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has called for a Senate investigation into the reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high...
VP SARA’S SC PETITION ‘DESPERATE’ BID TO EVADE ACCOUNTABILITY – HOUSE LEADERS
HOUSE leaders described Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to halt her looming impeachment as a desperate and baseless...
WOMAN USING ONLINE SELLING AS FRONT FOR PEDDLING SHABU BUSTED 
115 REBELS, SUPPORTERS RENOUNCE TIES WITH COMMUNIST TERROR GROUP, SURRENDER GUNS 
CHILD DROWNS IN BULACAN RESORT’S SWIMMING POOL 
PRO3 RAMPS UP INTERNAL CLEANSING EFFORTS, RESOLVES 43 ADMINISTRATIVE CASES IN 2 MONTHS