MAYOR, 3 BODYGUARDS ARRESTED FOR GUN BAN VIOLATION
THE mayor of Nabalawag, Cotabato and three of his bodyguards on Tuesday were arrested for violating the prohibition on the unauthorized carrying of firearms...
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PBBM NAMES NEW PDEA CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed retired Maj. Gen. Isagani Nerez as the new chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the...
SOLONS WANT ACCOUNTABILITY ON MISSING BALIKBAYAN BOXES
LAWMAKERS call for accountability from cargo forwarders and policy change in the Bureau of Customs amid missing and mishandled balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino...
VLOGGERS, SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ‘SNUB’ HOUSE FAKE NEWS INQUIRY, FACE SHOW CAUSE ORDERS
THE House Tri-Committee (TriComm) on Tuesday issued show cause orders against several vloggers and social media personalities, including former Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)...
BARMM POLLS POSTPONEMENT GETS SENATE NOD
THE Senate has passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2942 which seeks to reset the regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous...
DA DECLARES FOOD SECURITY EMERGENCY ON RICE
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday declared a food security emergency on rice. The declaration was based on the...
SENATE OKAY OF RAW MINERAL EXPORT BAN TO GIVE RISE TO DEV’T OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES – CHIZ
THE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill imposing a ban on exports of minerals in their raw form to...
STATE-OF-THE-ART BIÑAN CITY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS UNVEILED
RYAN CAYABYAB GRACES BIÑAN CITY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS INAUGURATION. Musician and composer Maestro Ryan Cayabyab (center) graces the inauguration of the Biñan City...
LPG PRICES INCREASE IN FEBRUARY
HIGHER prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) greeted consumers this month. Petron and Solane, in separate advisories, announced that they will hike prices of...
TESDA BOLSTERS MOMENTUM TO ALIGN WITH EDCOM RECOMMENDATIONS
FOLLOWING the release of the EDCOM 2 Year Two report, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have expressed their support and readiness...
NBI ARRESTS 5 MORE SUSPECTED CHINESE SPIES
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Special Task Force arrested five more alleged Chinese spies in a series of operations in the country....
LTO SUMMONS DAREDEVIL RIDER IN MARILAQUE ROAD ‘SUPERMAN’ STUNT
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the motorcycle rider in the dangerous “Superman stunt” on Marilaque Road in Tanay, Rizal that left his...
REGISTRY OF DEEDS DIRECTOR IN ZAMBOANGA CITY SLAIN IN AMBUSH
THE director of the Registry of Deeds – Zamboanga City was killed in a broad daylight ambush on Friday. Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO...
FILIPINO POLICE COLONEL AMONG 67 FATALITIES IN US PLANE-CHOPPER COLLISION
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday confirmed that a Filipino policeman was among the 67 fatalities in the collision between a military helicopter...
BI RESCUES TWO FILIPINAS TRAFFICKED TO WORK AS CLEANERS IN MALAYSIA
IMMIGRATION officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 rescued two Pinays trafficked to work illegally abroad. Mary Jane Hizon, chief of...
HOUSE PANEL OKAYS P200 DAILY WAGE HIKE
A BILL seeking for a legislated across-the-board daily wage hike of P200 for workers in the private sector was approved in the committee level...
ALBAY REP. EDCEL LAGMAN PASSES AWAY AT 82
ALBAY 1st district Rep. and Liberal Party president Edcel Lagman on Thursday passed away at the age of 82. Lagman’s eldest child Tabaco City...
PBBM TO CHINA: STOP AGGRESSIVE ACTS, I’LL RETURN US MISSILE SYSTEM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday challenged China to halt its coercive actions in the West Philippine Sea in exchange for the country’s...
MARCOS EYES MONTHLY JOB FAIRS ACROSS PH
TO further bring down unemployment rate, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed plans to hold monthly job fairs across the country. President...
REP. RALPH TULFO APOLOGIZES FOR USING EDSA BUSWAY
SENATOR Raffy Tulfo’s son Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Ralph Tulfo on Tuesday apologized over his illegal use of the EDSA bus lane. In...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ LISTENS TO LABOR SECTOR’S CONCERNS
LENDING AN EAR. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez takes time off from his hectic schedule to meet with leaders of the country’s major labor...
SENATOR RAFFY TULFO’S CONGRESSMAN-SON CAUGHT USING BUSWAY LANE
SENATOR Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday confirmed that his son was caught illegally using the EDSA busway. The senator said he scolded his son, Quezon...
MERALCO TO REFUND P19-B TO CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can expect a refund in the coming months. According to Meralco, their customers will get a refund...
SUPPLY, PRICES OF RED ONION STABLE UNTIL HARVEST SEASON – DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday assured that the supply and prices of local red onions will remain stable with the onset of...
‘BATO’ LAMENTS RESURGENCE OF DRUGS IN STREETS: ‘PARANG CANDY NA NAMAN’
FORMER Philippine National Police and now Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed disappointment over the resurgence of drugs in the country after the term...
HOUSE INAUGURATES JOSE DE VENECIA BUILDING
JDV BUILDING, MUSEUM UNVEILED. Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, former House Speaker Jose “Joe” De Venecia Jr....
DOJ WITHDRAWS RAPS VS GARIN, 2 OTHERS OVER DENGVAXIA
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn the 98 counts of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide charges filed against former Department of Health (DOH)...
MARCOS GRANTS EX-ILOILO CITY MAYOR MABILOG EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted executive clemency to former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, citing his longstanding commitment to good governance...
PBBM JOINS MUSLIMS IN OBSERVING AL ISRA WAL MI’RAJ
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday joined the Muslim Filipino community in observing Al Isra Wal Mi’raj, hoping it would inspire the Muslim...
JANUARY 27, 2025 IS NOT A NATIONAL HOLIDAY — PALACE
MALACANANG on Sunday clarified that January 27, 2025 is a holiday only in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM) and other Muslim...
PH MORE ASSERTIVE IN WPS UNDER MARCOS
THE Philippines is more assertive in its position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., a...
JINGGOY BACKS CALLS TO EXPAND SOCIAL PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has joined calls to include all Filipinos aged 60 and above in the coverage of the monthly...
PALACE NO HAND IN ‘BLANK ITEMS’ IN 2025 BICAM REPORT
MALACANANG has nothing to do with the “blank pages” in the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the 2025 national budget, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
AMENDMENTS TO BATAAN FREEPORT LAW TO REVITALIZE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE, CREATE MORE JOBS — ZUBIRI
SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri has sponsored a measure amending the Freeport Area of Bataan Act to further strengthen the Authority of the Freeport Area...
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