NO NEED FOR BORDER CONTROL, MANDATORY FACEMASK AMID NEW COVID VARIANT – DOH
DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa does not see the need to implement border control and mandatory wearing of facemasks amid the reported...
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DMW CHECKING CONDITION OF 5 PINOYS IN SINGAPORE AIRLINES THAT HIT ‘EXTREME’ TURBULENCE THAT LEFT ONE DEAD
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday said the government is coordinating with its Singaporean and Thai counterparts to determine the condition of...
GRADE 5 STUDENT DIES, 3 HURT AFTER FALLING INTO SCHOOL’S SEPTIC TANK
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl on Monday died while three others were injured when they fell into a septic tank in their school in Alfonso, Cavite....
IRANIAN PRESIDENT EBRAHIM RAISI KILLED IN CHOPPER CRASH
IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday was killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains near the Azerbaijan border. Raisi was a hardliner and...
PBBM’S PFP FORGES ALLIANCE WITH SOTTO’S NPC
THE Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday night has signed an alliance with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC)...
CAR-FREE SUNDAYS ALONG ROXAS BOULEVARD STARTS MAY 26
STARTING May 26, a portion of Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard will be closed to motorists every Sunday. The move is to enable the...
PBBM TO NEW PMA GRADUATES: VIGOROUSLY DEFEND WHAT IS OURS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reminded the Bagong Sinag Class of 2024 of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to assert Philippine rights over its...
LAGUNA REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO RISE IN BAY
LAGUNA will soon have its own regional hospital to be constructed in the municipality of Bay. Gov. Ramil Hernandez on Thursday led the groundbreaking...
PBBM CALLS FOR MILITARY RETOOLING, RESKILLING TO COMBAT NEW FORMS OF WARFARE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on Philippine security forces to develop the skills and knowledge required to fight new forms of...
3-VEHICLE COLLISION LEAVES 6 DEAD IN QUEZON
SIX people, including an eight-month old baby, on Wednesday were killed in a three-vehicle smash-up in Lopez, Quezon. The names of the victims were...
LIGHTNING STRIKE KILLS 2 SOLDIERS IN KALINGA
A LIGHTNING strike on Sunday killed two soldiers and injured four others conducting security operation in Lubuagan, Kalinga. A report from the 54th Infantry...
SOLONS CALL FOR ‘STRICTER’ SCREENING OF 2025 POLL BETS AMID TARLAC MAYOR’S CASE
HOUSE members on Monday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to be on the lookout and improve its screening of candidates for the...
PCO TIES UP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS TO COMBAT FAKE NEWS
THE Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has joined forces with giant social media companies in the Philippines to collectively combat misinformation and disinformation. PCO Undersecretary...
DSWD TO FULLY IMPLEMENT FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IN JULY
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will fully implement nationwide the “Food Stamp Program” of the government in July this year, six...
P89-B BUDGET FOR SENIOR’S UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PENSION GETS HOUSE PANEL’S NOD
THE House Committee on Appropriations has approved the budget for the proposed measure that aims to provide universal pension to all senior citizens. This...
MARCOS WELCOMES FRANCE’S BID TO JOIN MILITARY EXERCISES IN WEST PH SEA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed intentions of the French government to join the military exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This development is...
LAKAS-CMD, PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS FORGE ALLIANCE FOR BAGONG PILIPINAS
THE Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to...
PAGASA ON SEVERE HEAT: THE WORST IS OVER
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the worst is over in terms of the record-high temperatures and extreme heat. According...
PBBM WANTS OLD SCHOOL CALENDAR BACK NEXT YEAR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants the return of the old school calendar as early as next school year to avoid cancellation of classes...
PBBM FORMS BODY TO CREATE MASTER LIST OF GOV’T LANDS
TO ensure optimal use of government lands, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered for the creation of an inter-agency coordinating council that will...
IBC EMPLOYEES GET RETIREMENT PAY AFTER 22 YEARS
A TOTAL of 145 employees of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) have received their retirement pay. The retirement pay came after over two decades...
INDIA’S BIGGEST PORT OPERATOR PLANS TO INVEST IN PH
AN official of India-based Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ Ltd.) is planning to invest in the Philippines because of the stability...
DENIECE CORNEJO, CEDRIC LEE, ET AL GET LIFE TERM OVER ILLEGAL DETENTION OF VHONG NAVARRO
MODEL Deniece Cornejo, businessman Cedric Lee and two others on Thursday were sentenced to life imprisonment for serious illegal detention with ransom filed by actor-host Vhong Navarro....
REVIEW, ADJUST WORKER’S PAY, PBBM ORDERS GOV’T WAGE BODIES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Labor Day ordered the wage policy making bodies of the government to immediately review and adjust the wages of...
DOLE TO SET UP JOB FAIRS, KADIWA STORES ON LABOR DAY
THE government is holding job fairs and setting up Kadiwa stores nationwide today (May1) Labor Day. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, in a radio interview,...
SENATE OKAYS CREATION OF SHARI’A COURTS
TO ensure Muslim Filipinos can avail of accessible, equitable, and speedy justice, the Senate on Monday, April 1, 2024, approved on third and final...
NCRPO READY FOR 3-DAY TRANSPORT STRIKE, DEPED SUSPENDS FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES
THE National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying around 8,000 policemen to secure areas in Metro Manila during the three-day transport strike...
BULACAN NOW BIRD FLU-FREE — DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared the entire province of Bulacan free of the highly- pathogenic avian influenza, particularly the H5NI strain. The...
PBBM LEADS INAUGURATION OF P1.3-B BATANGAS PORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, April 26, led the inauguration of the P1.3-billion new passenger terminal building (PTB) at Port of Batangas....
PBBM EYES PERMANENT POSITIONS FOR CONTRACT OF SERVICE, JOB ORDER WORKERS IN GOVERNMENT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered national government agencies to help contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers get permanent positions...
MANILA, CAVITE LGUs SUSPEND FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES ON APRIL 25, 26 DUE TO DANGEROUS HEAT
MANILA and some local government units in Cavite province have declared suspension of in person classes for public and private schools in all levels...
CAYETANO WANTS WELNESS HUBS FOR SENIORS
TO show appreciation and love for senior citizens, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is seeking the passage of a law that will provide holistic spaces...
RICE SUFFICIENT IN PH DESPITE EL NIÑO — PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday assured the public of sufficient food supply, particularly rice, despite the current El Niño phenomenon. This was...
PH, US BALIKATAN EXERCISES 2024 KICK OFF
THE Philippines and the United States on Monday launched Balikatan exercises 2024 amid tensions over Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. Of...
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