17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT KILLED IN JAVELIN PRACTICE ACCIDENT
BY KEVIN GALANG A 17-YEAR-OLD student on Wednesday died after being accidentally struck by a javelin during a sports practice session at a school...
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3 YOUNG SIBLINGS DIE IIN QUEZON CITY FIRE
THREE children on Tuesday died in a fire that razed a residential area in Quezon City. Police said the victims, who were siblings, were...
ARAGONES SUSPENDS FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES IN LAGUNA UNTIL OCTOBER 31 FOR QUAKE PREPAREDNESS
LAGUNA Gov. Sol Aragones on Monday announced the suspension of all face-to-face classes in Laguna starting October 14, Tuesday, until October 31 in all...
DUMP TRUCK PLOWS INTO VEHICLES, HOUSES IN LUCENA CITY; 4 DEAD, 7 HURT
A WAYWARD dump truck on Saturday night plowed into vehicles and houses along Maharlika Highway in Bgy. Isabang, Lucena City, Quezon leaving four people...
MAGNITUDE 6.2 QUAKE SHAKES SURIGAO DEL SUR
A MAGNITUDE 6.2 earthquake late Saturday night shook Surigao del Sur, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake, which was...
MAGNITUDE 7.4, 6.8 QUAKES RATTLE DAVAO ORIENTAL
TWO powerful earthquakes on Friday rattled Davao Oriental. The first strong quake at magnitude 7.4 struck 44 kilometers northeast of Manay town at 9:43...
OVER P16B WORTH OF SEIZED DANGEROUS DRUGS DESTROYED IN CAVITE
OVER P16 billion worth of shabu and other dangerous drugs on Thursday were destroyed at the Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) facility in Bgy....
VLOGGER NABBED FOR ‘HEADSHOT’ POST ON PRESIDENT MARCOS
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation-Cybercrime Division (NBI-CCD) on Tuesday arrested a vlogger from Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur for uploading a photo...
MARCOS NAMES REMULLA AS NEW OMBUDSMAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla as the new Ombudsman following the completion of the term...
BRIDGE IN ALCALA, CAGAYAN COLLAPSES
A BRIDGE in Alcala, Cagayan on Monday collapsed. The Piggatan Bridge in Alcala town which was built in 1974 gave way while several 10-wheeler...
CAYETANO URGES ALL NATIONAL OFFICIALS TO RESIGN, PROPOSES SNAP ELECTION TO RESTORE PUBLIC TRUST
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday appealed to all sitting government officials — from Congress to Malacañang — to resign and give way to...
LACSON TO RESIGN AS SENATE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. This after some colleagues aired...
SK CHAIR SLAIN IN COTABATO CITY AMBUSH; BROTHER, COP HURT
A CHAIRMAN of the Sangguniang Kabataan on Saturday was killed while two others were injured in an ambush by riding-in-tandem armed men in Cotabato...
WOMAN NABBED FOR SELLING P15.5M RELIEF GOODS
OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), on Thursday arrested a...
168,000 STUDENTS DENIED ADMISSION TO STATE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES – GATCHALIAN
At least 168,000 students were denied admission to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) because of their capacity issues, Senator Win Gatchalian flagged. “For me,...
SENATE OKAYS RESOLUTION URGING ICC TO GRANT DUTERTE HOUSE ARREST
THE Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to hold former President Rodrigo Duterte under house arrest. The senators...
MARCOS ORDERS FULL GOV’T RESPONSE AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE IN CEBU
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday extended his sympathies to the families affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Cebu, assuring residents...
MAGNITUDE 6.9 QUAKE JOLTS CEBU; SCORES KILLED, OLD CHURCH BADLY DAMAGED
A POWERFUL earthquake on Tuesday night jolted Cebu, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor was initially recorded at...
PBBM LEADS REOPENING OF NEWLY RENOVATED PICC
ASIA’S first international convention center reopens its iconic doors Tuesday, September 30, after undergoing a major renovation to prepare for its 50th anniversary and...
ZALDY CO RESIGNS AS CONGRESSMAN AMID FLOOD CONTROL PROBE
AKO Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co on Monday resigned as a member of the House of Representatives amid allegations of massive corruption in connection...
OFW SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KUWAIT
AN overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was sentenced to death by hanging in Kuwait over the killing of her employer’s child, the Department of Migrant...
COLLEGE STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE INSIDE CHURCH
A 21-YEAR-OLD college student allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself inside a church in Iloilo. The victim was a resident of Calinog, Iloilo and...
AROUND 6K PASSENGERS STRANDED IN PORTS DUE TO ‘OPONG’ – PCG
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday reported that some 5,929 passengers were stranded in various ports in areas to be hit by severe...
4 CHILDREN DIE, 8 HURT IN VALENZUELA FIRECRACKER EXPLOSION
FOUR children, including a twin, on Wednesday died while eight others were injured in a firecracker blast in Valenzuela City. The fatalities were identified...
ICC PROSECUTOR CHARGES DUTERTE WITH 3 COUNTS OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has formally filed three counts of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte . Based on a...
CROATIA OPENS 435 JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR FILIPINO WORKERS
THE Croatian Employment Services, in partnership with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), has opened around 435 job opportunities for Filipino workers under a...
MARCOS: BRACE FOR SUPER TYPHOON ‘NANDO’
ON the orders of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Sunday mobilized concerned national agencies to assist local...
PNP ON FULL ALERT; OVER 50,000 COPS DEPLOYED FOR SEPTEMBER 21 ANTI-CORRUPTION RALLY
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) particularly in the National Capital Region (NCR) was placed on full alert status starting Friday to ensure public safety...
PBBM LAUNCHES 50 PERCENT DISCOUNT BEEP CARDS FOR STUDENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday led the launching of the 50 percent discount Beep card for students that can be used for...
CALABARZON WORKERS TO GET PAY HIKE
MINIMUM wage earners in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region are set to receive an increase in their daily pay. House Committee on...
GRETCHEN BARRETTO SUBMITS COUNTER AFFIDAVIT IN MISSING ‘SABUNGEROS’ CASE
ACTRESS Gretchen Barretto on Thursday submitted her counter-affidavit in the case of the missing cockfight afficionados. Barretto attended the preliminary investigation into the case...
PCO LAUNCHES DIGITAL STORYTELLING CHALLENGE FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
THE Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has launched “Sa Totoo Lang: A Digital Storytelling Challenge,” a nationwide short-form video contest for Grades 10 to 12...
ROMUALDEZ RESIGNS, DY IS NEW HOUSE SPEAKER
Leyte 1st district Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Romualdez stepped down from the post to...
METRO MANILA COUNCIL OKAYS STREET PARKING BAN
IN a bid to alleviate traffic congestion, local chief executives of Metro Manila approved street parking ban on national primary roads and prohibition of...
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