PH TO FURTHER REINFORCE COOPERATION WITH JAPAN — PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed the Philippines’ intent to further bolster its cooperation with Japan. According to the President, “there is...
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MEGA BAGONG PILIPINAS SERVICE CARAVAN VISITS EASTERN VISAYAS, PROVIDES AID TO 253,000 BENEFICIARIES
AS the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. celebrates its first anniversary this month, it visited Eastern Visayas to...
50 SULU OFFICIALS JOIN LAKAS-CMD
SULU Gov. Sakur Tan, Vice Gov. Toto Tan and 48 other officials in the province, including mayors, vice mayors, and board members on Thursday...
LPG PRICES UP IN AUGUST
FILIPINO households will see higher prices of cooking gas this month. Oil companies announced an increase in prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products...
CHINESE FROM BGC NABBED FOR PARTY DRUGS IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG A CHINESE national on Wednesday was arrested after a P250,000 worth of party drugs or ecstasy was seized from him in...
MENDOZA LEADS INAUGURATION OF LTO DISTRICT OFFICE IN GENERAL TRIAS, CAVITE
LAND Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II on Wednesday led the inauguration of their district office in General Trias City, Cavite....
OVP BUDGET UP BY 8% IN 2025 – DBM
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported on Thursday that the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025 has...
DBM: CONFIDENTIAL, INTELLIGENCE FUNDS FOR 2025 DOWN BY 16 PERCENT
THE government budget for confidential and intelligence funds in 2025 declined by 16 percent compared to this year, according to the Department of Budget...
EX-VILLAGE EXEC GETS 2 YEARS FOR FAKING DRIVER’S LICENSES
A FORMER barangay official was sentenced to two years imprisonment for falsification of driver’s licenses. In a statement on Wednesday, Land Transportation Office (LTO)...
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT REMAINS AS BATAAN OIL SPILL NOW UNDER CONTROL
THE oil spill in Bataan caused by sunken MT Terra Nova is now under control but the threats on the environment remain, a researcher...
HOUSE APPROVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading a bill that allows the use of medical marijuana. A total of 177 lawmakers...
PHILHEALTH TO RECOMMEND REDUCED CONTRIBUTION AMID ‘EXCESS FUNDS’
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will recommend to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. the reduction of members’ contributions to the fund. PhilHealth president...
DPWH TO IMPLEMENT OVER 5,000 FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement more than 5,000 flood control projects as part of its engineering interventions in the...
SENATORS BACK TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PUV MODERNIZATION
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo, along with his fellow senators, filed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of...
CROC IN BORACAY: ‘NO NEED TO WORRY,’ ISLAND REMAINS SAFE FOR TOURISTS, RESIDENTS — DOT
BORACAY remains a safe destination for tourists the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas (DOT 6) assured following the sighting of a crocodile on the island...
US OFFICIALS BLINKEN, AUSTIN PAY COURTESY CALL ON PBBM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
HOUSE OKAYS MOTORCYCLE-FOR-HIRE BILL ON FINAL READING
A MEASURE seeking to regulate motorcycles-for-hire is a step closer from becoming a law after the House of Representatives approved it on third and...
ROQUE WARNED THAT HE COULD BE CITED IN CONTEMPT AFTER CLASH WITH HONTIVEROS
Former Palace spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday engaged in a verbal clash with Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality chair...
HOUSE TO PRIORITIZE JOBS CREATION, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE IN 2025 BUDGET
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said job creation, quality education, expanded health care and social protection are among the priorities of the...
SENATE APPROVES BILL AMENDING MOTORCYCLE CRIME PREVENTION LAW
THE Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2555 seeking to amend the controversial Republic Act No. 11235 known as the...
PH CLIMBS IN GLOBAL ANTI-RED TAPE RANKINGS
THE government’s anti-red tape program gained a new milestone when it climbed in the global anti-red tape rankings, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) announced...
LTFRB ACCREDITS 14 NEW TRANSPORT NETWORK COMPANIES
FOURTEEN new transport network companies (TNCs) over the weekend were given the green light by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to...
EPIRA AMENDMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN LOWER POWER COSTS — GATCHALIAN
SENATOR Win Gatchalian said any amendment in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity prices for the benefit of...
PBBM TO SEEK CONGRESS OK OF P6.352-T 2025 PROPOSED NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is set to submit his proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for next year to the House of Representatives Monday...
25K JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN AWAIT FILIPINOS – DMW
SEEKING employment in Japan? The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said some 25,000 job opportunities are available for Filipinos who want to...
69 ALIEN SEX OFFENDERS BARRED FROM ENTERING PH
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers at the airports barred from entering the country a total of 69 foreigners for being sex...
DOST DEVELOPING MEDICAL RADIO NUCLEAR FACILITY TO TREAT CANCER PATIENTS
THE Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing a medical radio nuclear facility to treat cancer...
CAYETANO PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT AMID GROWING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
CAYETANO PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT AMID GROWING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to establish an Emergency Response Department (ERD) as a decisive action to bolster the nation’s resilience against...
CHIZ TO DPWH, MMDA: SEVERE FLOODING IN NCR MUST END
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
MARCOS ORDERS STUDY ON BUILDING OF WEIRS TO MITIGATE RIZAL, NCR FLOODING
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday directed a study on the building of weirs along tributaries to control the water flow from Sierra...
PHILHEALTH RAISES BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR MEMBERS
HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa revealed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased the health benefits package for its members this year. During the...
TANKER WITH 1.4M LITERS OF OIL SINKS OFF BATAAN; 1 DEAD, OIL SPILL DETECTED
A PHILIPPINE –FLAGGED tanker loaded with 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil early Thursday morning sank off Limay, Bataan. The Philippine Coast Guard...
DISPOSE YOUR TRASH PROPERLY, PBBM URGES PINOYS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged Filipinos to dispose their trash properly. According to the President, wastes must be disposed of properly...
16-YEAR-OLD HACKER NABBED
OPERATIVES of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested in General Santos City a 16-year-old boy accused of hacking activities. Alias “Jun” was...
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