MERALCO ELECTRICITY RATES DOWN IN MAY
HOUSEHOLDS can expect lower power rates this month. This after the Manila Electric Co.(Meralco) announced a rate reduction in May. Meralco on Tuesday said...
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PBBM URGES FILIPINOS TO VOTE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to exercise their right to vote responsibly and protect the integrity of the country’s democratic process....
PBBM ORDERS P2,000 HIKE IN TEACHERS,’ POLL WORKERS’ HONORARIA — DBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved a P2,000 across-the-board increase in the compensation of teachers and other poll workers serving in the May...
SOLID NORTH BUS DRIVERS TEST POSITIVE FOR DRUGS — LTO
FOLLOWING the deadly SCTEX toll plaza crash, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday announced that two drivers from the Solid North bus company...
LEO XIV IS THE NEW POPE
CARDINAL Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV, the...
NEW POPE ELECTED
CARDINALS have chosen the next leader of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The next Pope will be the Catholic Church’s...
2 CHINESE KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT IN CAVITE
COMBINED operatives of the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group and the Police Regional Office 4-A last Sunday captured two Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping...
PAG-IBIG MEMBERS MAY NOW AVAIL OF HIGHER LOANS – PALACE
MEMBERS of the Pag-IBIG Fund can borrow more and qualify sooner for cash loans, following an upgrade of its Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL), Malacañang on...
LTO REVOKES LICENSE OF 98 DRIVERS WHO TESTED POSITIVE IN DRUG TEST DURNG HOLY WEEK
In line with the instruction of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to ensure the safety of all road users, the Land Transportation Office (LTO),...
5-YEAR-OLD GIRL AMONG 2 KILLED AS SUV CRASHES AT NAIA TERMINAL 1; 4 INJURED
A SPORTS utility vehicle (SUV) on Sunday rammed into the entrance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 departure area in Parañaque...
MARCOS ASSURES INTERNET ACCESS EVEN IN REMOTE, MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
WITH the ongoing expansion of the country’s digital infrastructure, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the Filipino people that internet access will reach all...
GOV’T TO LOWER SSS LOAN INTEREST RATES STARTING JULY 2025
THE government will lower interest rates for Social Security System (SSS) loans starting July 2025, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced. The President said...
MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION LEAVES 12 DEAD, OVER 20 WOUNDED AT SCTEX TOLL PLAZA ON LABOR DAY
BY KEVIN GALANG AT least 12 people died, including six children, while more than 20 others were injured in a multiple-vehicle collision at the...
PETRON, SOLANE, REGASCO ROLLBACK LPG PRICES STARTING MAY 1
PETRON, Solane and Regasco have announced a price reduction for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) effective Thursday, May 1, 2025. In separate advisories, Petron, Regasco, and Solane slashed...
PAPI EXEC SLAIN IN AKLAN; PTFOMS, NPC CONDEMN KILLING
VETERAN journalist and former Publishers Association of the Philippines ( PAPI) President Emeritus Juan “Johnny” Dayang on Tuesday night was shot dead in his home...
MARCOS ORDERS FREE RIDES ON MRT-3, LRT-1, LRT-2 FOR WORKERS FROM APRIL 30 TO MAY 3
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered free rides on MRT-3, LRT-1, and LRT-2 for all workers from April 30 to May 3 as...
KADIWA CENTERS TO START SELLING P20/KILO RICE STARTING MAY 2 – DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday announced that the P20-per-kilo rice will be sold at Kadiwa centers beginning May 2. However, Agriculture Secretary...
9 DEAD IN CANADA ‘LAPU LAPU’ STREET PARTY; PBBM EXPRESSES GRIEF
NINE were confirmed dead while scores were wounded when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) plowed into a crowd of Filipinos celebrating the Lapu Lapu...
POPE FRANCIS LAID TO REST AS 400,000 MOURNERS, INCLUDING WORLD LEADERS, ATTEND FUNERAL OF PONTIFF ‘WITH AN OPEN HEART’
POPE Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, was laid to rest at St. Mary Major Basilica...
PHILHEALTH COVERS HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES – PALACE
MALACAÑANG reminded the public on Friday that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is providing benefits for confined patients with severe heat-related illnesses at...
NO WINNER FOR P237.7-M GRAND LOTTO JACKPOT — PCSO
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has announced that no bettor has yet won the P237.7-million jackpot prize for the Grand Lotto 6/55 which...
DA TO SELL P20/KILO RICE IN VISAYAS
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced plans for the pilot rollout of the P20-per-kilo rice initiative, which will begin in the...
7 DEAD IN ANTIPOLO BAKERY MASSACRE
SEVEN people on Tuesday were found dead following a knife attack inside a bakery in Antipolo City, Rizal. The Police Regional Office 4A (PRO...
POPE FRANCIS DIES AT 88 – VATICAN
POPE Francis on Easter Monday died at the age of 88, the Vatican said in a statement. The Holy Father died a day after...
CLASSES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS START JUNE 16 FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026
THE Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that classes in public schools nationwide for school year 2025-2026 will start on June 16, 2025. The shift...
POPE CALLS FOR PEACE, WARNS AGAINST ‘LOGIC OF FEAR’ IN EASTER MESSAGE ‘URBI ET ORBI’
POPE Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the logic of fear” in his...
NORA AUNOR, SUPERSTAR OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA, DIES AT 71
NATIONAL artist and Philippine cinema’s superstar Nora Aunor has passed away at the age of 71. Her passing was confirmed by her children Ian...
PNP TO DEPLOY 58K COPS FOR HOLY WEEK, SUMMER BREAK
AROUND 58,000 police officers will be deployed in major places of convergence for Holy Week and the summer break, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief...
SMC EXPRESSWAYS ALL SET FOR HOLY WEEK RUSH
SMC Infrastructure said it has rolled out preparations for the anticipated surge in vehicular traffic along its expressways beginning Monday, April 14, as thousands...
GOV’T TARGETS 1,500 KADIWA NG PANGULO STORES NATIONWIDE BY 2028
THE government aims to set up 1,500 Kadiwa stores nationwide by 2028, Presidential Communications Udersecretary and Palace Press officer Claire Castro said Monday. In...
ALLEGED MASTERMIND IN KILLING OF BUSINESSMAN DOMINIC SYTIN REPATRIATED FROM MALAYSIA, NOW IN PNP CUSTODY
BY KEVIN GALANG The alleged mastermind in the murder of businessman Dominic Sytin in 2018 on Friday nighr was sent back to the Philippines...
2 STUDENTS STABBED DEAD BY SCHOOLMATES IN LAS PIÑAS
TWO Grade 8 students on Friday were stabbed dead by their schoolmates in Las Piñas City. Police identified the victims as Enzo and Joshua,...
KERWIN ESPINOSA SHOT WHILE CAMPAIGNING IN LEYTE
SELF-confessed drug lord and mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa on Thursday was injured in a gun attack in Albuera, Leyte. Espinosa, who is running for...
TRIKE DRIVER KILLS PREGNANT WIFE, DUMPS BODY AT GARBAGE DUMP
A TRICYCLE driver on Thursday, April 10, 2025, was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) for allegedly killing his pregnant wife...
4 NABBED FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF DIESEL IN TARLAC 
5 DETAINEES DIE IN POLICE CAR CRASH IN QC 
GATCHALIAN BILL SEEKS SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR MINORS UNDER 16 
PRESIDENT MARCOS TO MAKE STATE VISIT TO JAPAN IN MAY