OVER 1,000 SECURITY DEPLOYED FOR 33RD ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP CAPTAIN JULIAN OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A total of 1,025 security personnel have been deployed across...
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MISA DE GALLO BEGINS TODAY, DEC 16
‘SIMBANG GABI.’ Thousands of parishioners attend the first day of the nine days Misa de Gallo or “Simbang Gabi” at the Diocesan Shrine and...
LEYTE COP FOUND POSITIVE FOR SHABU USE FACES DISMISSAL
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. has ordered the start of the dismissal proceedings against a policeman...
ZERO-BALANCE BILLING ONLY POSSIBLE WITH FULLY FUNDED PHILHEALTH – SEN. PIA CAYETANO
SENATOR Pia S. Cayetano stressed that the Zero-Balance Billing (ZBB) policy might just work as intended should the billions in legally earmarked PhilHealth funds...
MARCOS OKAYS 7K GRATUITY PAY FOR CONTRACT, JOB ORDER WORKERS IN GOV’T
RECOGNIZING the hard work of every government worker in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the release of a one-time gratuity...
SPEAKER DY, SANDRO MARCOS FILE ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III has taken a major step by filing a landmark Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, a reform he committed to pursue...
CSC OKAYS WELLNESS LEAVE FOR GOV’T WORKERS
TO further strengthen workplace strategies aligned with Republic Act No. 11036 or the Mental Health Act, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved the...
DOJ ORDERS FILING OF MULTIPLE KIDNAPPING WITH HOMICIDE CHARGES VS ATONG ANG, 21 OTHERS OVER MISSING ‘SABUNGEROS’
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday ordered the filing of criminal charges against businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang and 21 others for their alleged...
SOLON PUSHES FOR P2,000 MONTHLY ALLOWANCE FOR PWDs
A LAWMAKER from Quezon City has filed a proposed measure pushing for a P2,000 monthly allowance for all persons with disabilities (PWDs) regardless of...
SC ORDERS RETURN OF P60B TO PHILHEALTH
THE Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously ordered the government to return P60 billion in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) funds that were previously...
9 FILIPINO SEAFARERS HELD HOSTAGE BY HOUTHI REBELS BACK IN PH
THE nine Filipino seafarers from the M/V Eternity C who were held hostage by Houthi rebels last July on Thursday arrived in the...
KIM CHIU FILES QUALIFIED THEFT COMPLAINT VS SISTER LAKAMBINI
ACTRESS and television host Kim Chiu on Tuesday filed a qualified theft complaint against her sister Lakambini Chiu in connection with “serious financial discrepancies”...
CONGRESS SUSPENDS CAVITE REP. BARZAGA FOR 60 DAYS WITHOUT PAY
THE House of Representatives on Monday suspended Cavite 4th district Rep. Kiko Barzaga for 60 days without pay after finding him guilty of...
FIRE HITS SENATE BUILDING
THE Senate building in Pasay City on Sunday morning was hit by fire, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. The fire broke out...
QUARREL OVER P50 DEBT LEADS TO DEATH OF MAN IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A HEATED argument over a P50 debt ended in the death of a 44-year-old man in Bgy. Camaya, Mariveles, Bataan. A...
MARCOS INAUGURATES SOCIALIZED CONDOMINUM PROJECT IN MANILA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday inaugurated a socialized vertical housing project in Sta. Cruz, Manila, which he hoped could be replicated by...
11 DIE AS 10-WHEELER TRUCK RAMS UV EXPRESS VAN IN ALBAY
ELEVEN people on Wednesday were killed after a 10-wheeler truck rammed a passenger van in Camalig, Albay. The names of the victims were being...
P807K ‘HIGH-GRADE’ MARIJUANA FROM HONGKONG HIDDEN IN ‘LABUBU’ TOYS INTERCEPTED AT PORT OF CLARK
ALERT operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted some 538 grams of “high-grade” marijuana or “kush” worth P807,000 at the Port of Clark...
2 BARANGAY CHAIRMEN AMBUSHED IN PAMPANGA; 1 DEAD
BY KEVIN GALANG MASANTOL, Pampanga — A barangay captain on Tuesday was killed while another was injured in an ambush in this town....
‘SURRENDER NOW,’ REMULLA TELLS OTHER FLOOD CONTROL ACCUSED; 8 OF CHARGED INDIVIDUALS NOW IN GOV’T CUSTODY
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) led by Secretary Jonvic Remulla issued a strong call for the immediate surrender of individuals...
8 COPS NABBED, 6 OTHERS HUNTED FOR ALLEGED ROBBERY, RAPE OF GRADE 9 STUDENT IN CAVITE
EIGHT policemen on Sunday were arrested while six others are being pursued after they were accused by a Grade 9 student of alleged robbery...
TEACHER SHOT DEAD
BY KEVIN GALANG TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija — A public school teacher on Saturday night was shot dead in front of his friend...
ARREST WARRANTS OUT FOR ZALDY CO, 17 OTHERS IN FLOOD CONTROL SCANDAL — MARCOS
“AKO ang nagsimula nitong lahat. Ako ang magtatapos.” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday that former Ako Bicol Party-List Rep. Zaldy Co and...
ALICE GUO, 7 OTHERS GET LIFE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICIKING OVER TARLAC POGO
OUSTED Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and seven others were found guilty for qualified human trafficking by the Pasig City Regional Trial Court and...
ECONOMY REMAINS ON SOLID FOUNDATION, OPEN TO INVESTORS – PALACE
MALACAÑANG assured Tuesday that the Philippine economy remains stable and open to investors while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. undertakes reforms to rid public infrastructure...
NCRPO ON FULL ALERT AHEAD OF 3-DAY INC RALLY; OVER 16,000 COPS DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE SECURITY
THE National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) was placed on full alert status in preparation for the three-day rally of the Iglesia ni Cristo...
JUAN PONCE ENRILE PASSES AWAY AT 101
FORMER Senate President and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on Thursday afternoon has passed away at the age of 101, his daughter...
ENRILE IN ICU DUE TO PNEUMONIA — ESTRADA
FORMER Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile is currently in the ICU for pneumonia and has “slim chances of surviving,” Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday...
DILG PROBES LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO TRAVELLED ABROAD DURING ‘TINO,’ ‘UWAN’ ONSLAUGHT
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is conducting an investigation into reports that some local officials travelled abroad despite a ban...
THOUSANDS FLEE FROM ‘UWAN’ IN BICOL, AURORA
THOUSANDS of families in Bicol and Aurora have left their homes to safer grounds starting Saturday as typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung-Wong) threatens Philippines....
BRACE FOR UWAN, DILG TELLS LGUs
AS parts of the country are still reeling from Typhoon “Tino,” the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), on orders of the...
PBBM DECLARES STATE OF NATIONAL CALAMITY DUE TO ‘TINO’ DEVASTATION; P760M FINANCIAL AID RELEASED TO TYPHOON-AFFECTED AREAS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday approved the declaration of a state of national calamity due to the devastation caused by Typhoon “Tino”...
6 DEAD IN MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH
SIX people, including two pilots, were killed when a military chopper on Tuesday crashed in Loreto, Agusan del Sur. According to the Armed Forces...
CEBU COP SACKED OVER ‘BRING ME DRUG PUSHER CHALLENGE’ VIDEO
A POLICEMAN in Cebu was removed from his post after he put a controversial twist on the “bring-me” game in his vlog. The concerned...
POKWANG APOLOGIZES FOR BROTHER WHO SLAPPED MAN WITH CART IN ANTIPOLO 
BONDI BEACH SHOOTERS TRAVELED TO PH PRIOR TO THE ATTACK – BI 
ANA LIZA LOGAN NAMED NEW CHIEF PRESIDENTIAL LEGAL COUNSEL