MARCOS TO APPOINT SEN. ANGARA AS NEW EDUCATION SECRETARY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday that he is set to appoint Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara as the new Secretary of...
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PBBM WELCOMES MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN MALACAÑANG
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Malacañang during the courtesy call event...
ANGARA GOOD FIT FOR NEXT DEPED SECRETARY – REVILLA
VETERAN Senator Sonny Angara is a good fit for the next Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, according to fellow Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr.....
PALACE HOLDS ‘KONSYERTO SA PALASYO’ TO HONOR FILIPINO HEALTHCARE WORKERS
THE Presidential Communications Office (PCO), in collaboration with the Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM), launched the fourth Konsyerto sa Palasyo (KSP) on Sunday night, honoring...
KOREAN ARRESTED FOR UNDECLARED 47-MILLION JAPANESE YEN
A SOUTH Korean passenger on Thursday was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after Customs officials discovered undeclared 47 million Japanese yen...
3 CHINESE WHO ESCAPED RAIDED POGO HUBS FOUND HIDING IN FONTANA VILLAS
THREE Chinese nationals who eluded arrest in raided POGO hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga were arrested by the authorities in Mabalacat, Pampanga....
P1.4-M SHABU MISDECLARED AS KITCHEN WALL STICKERS INTERCEPTED AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug...
DOJ TO MAKE OWN RULES ON PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to make history next month by signing a document allowing the agency to make its own rules...
TULFO PUSHES FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE ON RENEWAL OF LTO VEHICLE REGISTRATION
SENATE Committee on Public Services chairperson Raffy Tulfo urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to require all those renewing their vehicle registration to personally...
BILL MANDATING FREE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM FOR SMART BUT POOR STUDENTS NOW A LAW
A BILL mandating private higher education institutions to waive college entrance examination fees and charges of students qualified for college admission has passed into...
SPEAKER’S OFFICE, TINGOG PARTYLIST TURNOVER 25 AMBULANCE UNITS
THE offices of Tingog Party-list Representatives Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, Jude Acidre and Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, in partnership with the Department of...
ROBIN: ‘3 DUTERTES’ IN THE SENATE IS VERY GOOD NEWS
VERY GOOD NEWS. This was how Sen. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla described the prospect of former President Rodrigo Duterte and two of his sons...
5-YEAR VALIDITY OF PRC ID PUSHED IN SENATE
FROM the current three-year validity, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants all Professional Identification Cards (PICs) issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) renewable after...
TOLENTINO BACKS PLAN TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL SCHOOL IN WMSU
SENATE Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino on Friday (June 28) expressed full support for initiatives to build a college of medicine at the Western...
TIMOR LESTE GRANTS PH’ REQUEST TO EXTRADITE TEVES — DOJ
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday confirmed that the Court of Appeals of Timor Leste granted the Philippines’ extradition request against former Negros...
CAVITEX TOLL COLLECTION SUSPENDED FROM JULY 1-30 — PBBM
STARTING Monday, July 1, 2024, toll collection via Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and cash transactions are temporarily suspended until July 30, President Ferdinand R....
NBI RECORDS SHOW THERE’S ANOTHER ALICE GUO
ARE there two Alice Leal Guos? Or is this a case of stolen identity?. Senator Risa Hontiveros, chairman of the Senate Committee on Women,...
MEASURES IN PLACE TO GUARD FREE WI-FI SITES FROM ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES – DICT
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has put in place measures to ensure its free Wi-Fi program is not used for illegal...
P8.5M LIQUID COCAINE SEIZED FROM COLOMBIAN NATIONAL
BY KEVIN GALANG A COLOMBIAN national on Tuesday night was arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency following the confiscation of at...
10 LGUS WITH BEST ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM GET AWARDS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday recognized Local Government Units (LGUs) with exceptional anti-hunger initiatives. In his speech during the “Walang Gutom Awards”...
HEMODIALYSIS CENTER TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF KIDNEY PATIENTS – ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday said the government can save thousands of indigent Filipinos suffering from kidney problems who have to undergo...
BIG-TIME OIL PRICE HIKE EFFECTIVE JUNE 25
OIL firms will implement another hefty upward adjustment starting Tuesday, June 25, 2024. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, Shell,...
DE LIMA ACQUITTED ON LAST OF 3 DRUG RAPS
FORMER senator Leila de Lima on Monday has been cleared of her third and final illegal drugs-related case. Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 206...
CAYETANO PRODS SAF IN ITS TRANSFORMATIVE ROLE IN THE COUNTRY
FILIPINOS can draw inspiration from the Bible on how to foster a purpose-driven mindset and achieve transformative change for the nation. This was Senator...
MARCOS SALUTES TROOPS IN DANGEROUS AYUNGIN RESUPPLY MISSION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hailed the Western Command troops for exercising restraint when they were engaged by hostile Chinese sailors during their recent...
BAMBAN MAYOR ALICE GUO REMOVED FROM LIST OF NPC MEMBERS
THE Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) has ordered the removal of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from the roster of its members, adding to...
PBBM INAUGURATES PHILIPPINES’ BIGGEST HOTEL IN PARAÑAQUE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Alliance Global Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tan unveil the marker of the Grand Westside Hotel in...
PH CONCERNED OVER CHINA’S LATEST AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS IN AYUNGIN
THE Philippine government on Friday expressed concern over China’s latest aggressive actions on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Maritime...
PH WILLING TO WORK WITH CHINA TO RESOLVE DISPUTE – BERSAMIN
THE Philippines is not elevating to a higher international body the latest Ayungin Shoal incident, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday, as he...
PBBM ORDERS MORE FUNDING FOR PH ATHLETES COMPETING IN 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed on Friday the Office of the Executive Secretary to provide additional funding to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)...
CHIZ CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY IN AYUNGIN
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday expressed deep concern over the escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Ayungin Shoal,...
ROMUALDEZ-LED DELEGATION SECURES JAPANESE VOW TO HIRE MORE FILIPINOS IN CRUCIAL SECTORS
A PHILIPPINE congressional delegation led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday secured a firm commitment from top Japanese parliamentarians to facilitate the...
MARCOS VOWS TO TURN BUTUAN CITY INTO TRADE, INDUSTRY, GOVERNANCE HUB
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. committed on Thursday to develop Butuan City into center of trade, industry and governance in Caraga. The President also...
SENATE PROBE ON PROLIFERATION OF FAKE BIRTH CERTIFICATES SOUGHT
SENATOR Win Gatchalian wants to probe the proliferation of fake birth certificates which allow unscrupulous individuals, including foreign nationals, to secure government-issued identification, evade...
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