SENATE TIGHTENS SECURITY AHEAD OF VP SARA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
THE Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, convened an inter-agency meeting to strengthen security preparations for the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara...
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OVER 3.8 M FAKE ‘MAGIC SARAP’ SEIZED IN ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, PAMPANGA
MORE than P3 million worth of counterfeit seasoning was confiscated by the authorities on June 5 and 10, 2026 in separate operations in Zamboanga...
PH TO OPEN NEW EMBASSIES, CONSULATES
UNDERSCORING the importance of fostering deeper and enduring partnerships with the international community, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday announced plans to expand...
CHAVIT ARRESTED; POSTS BAIL OVER CYBER LIBEL
FORMER Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson on Thursday was arrested over cyber libel charges. Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Police Station...
ATENEO CAGERS ‘DROWNING’ PURE ACCIDENT – PNP AURORA
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) Aurora Provincial Office on Tuesday said the drowning of Ateneo varsity players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili on Monday...
DEADLY 7.8 MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS MINDANAO
A STRONG magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday morning (June 8, 2026) struck off the coast of Sarangani province jolting many parts of Mindanao and...
3 FILIPINOS HURT IN KUWAIT AIRPORT DRONE ATTACK
THREE overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were injured in a drone strike at the Kuwait International Airport on June 3, 2026. According to the Kuwaiti...
55 ASPIRING OFWs RESCUED FROM UNSAFE, SUBSTANDARD SHELTERS IN CAVITE
SOME 55 Filipinos applying to work abroad were rescued on June 6, 2026 by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) from unsafe and substandard...
CHIZ ARRIVES AT THE PLENARY, COMPLETES REQUIRED QUORUM OF 12 SENATORS
THE two-day Senate impasse ended on Wednesday when Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero arrived at the plenary completing the required quorum of 12 senators....
HOUSE EXPELS CAVITE CONGRESSMAN KIKO BARZAGA
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 2, expelled Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga after finding him guilty of disorderly behavior, conduct...
JINGGOY ESTRADA SURRENDERS TO CIDG
SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada on Monday surrendered to the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) following a plunder warrant related to the flood...
SANDIGANBAYAN ORDERS ARREST OF JINGGOY ESTRADA, BONOAN
THE Sandiganbayan Second Division has issued an arrest warrant and hold departure order against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works secretary Manuel Bonoan...
PNP-CIDG, NBI FAIL TO FIND ICC-WANTED DELA ROSA IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG JOINT operatives of the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 3 (CIDG-RFU3) and the National Bureau...
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9-STOREY BUILDING IN ANGELES COLLAPSES; MALAYSIAN DEAD, 23 MISSING
BY KEVIN GALANG A NINE-STOREY building being constructed at a subdivision in Bgy. Balibago. Angeles City early Sunday morning collapsed leaving a Malaysian...
NO EBOLA CASE IN PH – DOH
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said there is no case of Ebola in the Philippines. The DOH issued the statement amid recent...
HOUSE PANEL SEEKS ADDED BENEFITS FOR SENIORS
THE House Committee on Senior Citizens on Wednesday reviewed several measures to strengthen the welfare, protection, and social support system for senior citizens through...
DOJ ORDERS NBI, PNP TO ARREST SEN. ‘BATO’
PHILIPPINE authorities are now starting their search for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. This after the Department of Justice (DOJ) has directed the National...
MAN TAKES WIFE HOSTAGE IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP CAPTAIN JULIAN OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A 31-year-old man on Tuesday took his wife hostage in...
‘THERE WAS NO ATTACK ON THE SENATE’– REMULLA
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday said that no attack took place against the Senate on May...
7 PNP-CIDG MEN DISMISSED FROM SERVICE OVER MISSING P13-M EVIDENCE MONEY
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has dismissed seven police officers from service over the disappearance of P13 million in evidence money seized following a...
GUNSHOTS HEARD AT SENATE WHERE DELA ROSA HAS TAKEN REFUGE AMID ICC ARREST WARRANT
VOLLEYS of gunshots on Wednesday night rang out inside the Senate building where Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sought protective custody following an arrest...
HOUSE ELECTS PROSECUTORS FOR VP SARA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday formally elected an 11-member prosecution panel that will represent the Chamber in the Senate impeachment trial of Vice...
SOTTO OUT, CAYETANO IN AS SENATE PRESIDENT
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday was elected Senate President replacing Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Thirteen senators voted in favor of the motion...
LEGARDA PUSHES 16 AS MINIMUM AGE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
CHILDREN’S exposure to cyberbullying, misinformation, harmful content, and compulsive use patterns on social media platforms continues to raise concerns over their safety and well-being...
SSS, GSIS URGED TO EXTEND LOANS FOR MEMBERS TO ACQUIRE E-VEHICLES
SENATOR Win Gatchalian urged the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to extend loans to enable their respective members...
TROPICAL STORM ‘HAGUPIT’ INTENSIFIES, TO ENTER PAR SATURDAY
TROPICAL storm “Hagupit” has intensified as it continued to move closer to the Philippines, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on...
PASS ‘GINHAWA’ BILL TO BOOST MIDDLE CLASS TAKE-HOME PAY – GATCHALIAN
SENATOR Win Gatchalian called for the immediate enactment of the “GINHAWA” measure, or the Granting Increase in Take-Home Pay for All Working Filipinos Act,...
SENATE BILL SEEKS P5,000 CASH AID FOR FRESH GRADUATES TO EASE JOB-HUNTING COSTS
With thousands of fresh graduates set to enter the workforce this graduation season, a bill seeking to grant fresh graduates of Philippine tertiary institutions...
PBBM EYES NEW PGH FACILITY IN CAVITE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday announced his plans to expand healthcare access through a new Philippine General Hospital (PGH) facility in the province...
LACSON SEES JUNE START FOR POSSIBLE VP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
THE Senate may convene as an impeachment court immediately after receiving the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, but the trial proper...
11 NCR COPS AXED OVER ABDUCTION OPERATIONS
ELEVEN police officers from the National Capital Region Police Office’s Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU-NCRPO) were ordered dismissed from the service over alleged charges...
PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND: 53 LAWMAKERS BACK IMPEACH COMPLAINTS VS VP SARA IN UNANIMOUS VOTE
THE House Committee on Justice on Wednesday found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on two remaining complaints, with 53 lawmakers...
PHILHEALTH EXPANDS, INCREASES MATERNITY BENEFITS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday announced the expansion and increase of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) maternity benefits starting April 30,...
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CEASEFIRE, REOPENING OF STRAIT OF HORMUZ AMONG ‘BEST NEWS’ WE COULD HOPE FOR – PRESIDENT MARCOS