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...
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‘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,...
ZALDY CO NO LONGER IN CZECH CUSTODY, NOW IN FRANCE SEEKING POLITICAL ASYLUM — PALACE
MALACAÑANG on Tuesday said the Philippine government will coordinate with foreign counterparts to facilitate the return of fugitive and former Ako Bicol party-list Rep....
LACSON CONFIRMS ‘MILITARY-BACKED PEOPLE POWER’ PLOT
SOME groups are reportedly trying to seek support from members of the uniformed services for a possible military-backed “people power revolution” amid the controversies...
DA BRACES FOR ‘STRONG’ EL NIÑO
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing for a potentially severe El Niño later this year (2026), warning that a prolonged dry spell could...
5 DETAINEES DIE IN POLICE CAR CRASH IN QC
FIVE persons under police custody (PUPCs) on Friday died after a police mobile vehicle they were riding crashed into a concrete wall in Bgy....
ICC CONFIRMS CHARGES VS DUTERTE
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial for crimes against humanity after judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday confirmed all charges...
6 DIE IN PANGASINAN FIRE
SIX people died in a fire that hit a residential area in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, police reported on Tuesday. Authorities said among those who perished...
PISTON SEEKS P10 JEEPNEY FARE HIKE
TRANSPORT group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) on Monday filed a petition before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board...
MARCOS VOWS TO BRING ZALDY CO HOME
“WE will bring Zaldy Co home…to answer to the Filipino people.” Thus declared President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday and assured the public...
BIG FUEL PRICE ROLLBACK NEXT WEEK
A BIGGER rollback in fuel prices is set next week, with diesel expected to drop by more than P24 per liter, gasoline by P3.41,...
PRESIDENT MARCOS OPEN TO POSTPONING BARANGAY, SK ELECTIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is open to proposals to postpone anew the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) if it would benefit...
ZALDY CO ARRESTED IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
FUGITIVE former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic, Malacañang confirmed Thursday. Co was nabbed for alleged illegal...
PCO FILES COMPLAINTS VS 3 FB ACCOUNTS OVER FALSE CLAIMS ON PRESIDENT MARCOS’ HEALTH
THE Presidential Communications Office (PCO), through its Anti-Fake News Desk (AFND), submitted on Wednesday an endorsement of its narrative to the Department of Justice...
KIKO BARZAGA SURRENDERS AFTER MAKATI COURT ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR CYBER LIBEL
CAVITE 4th district Rep. Kiko Barzaga on Monday night surrendered to the police after a court in Makati City issued a warrant for his...
DIESEL DOWN BY OVER P20 PER LITER STARTING APRIL 14; GASOLINE, KEROSENE ALSO CUT PRICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday announced a major rollback in fuel prices starting Tuesday, April 14, 2026, with diesel set to drop...
GOV’T ORDERS META TO CURB ALL FAKE NEWS, WARNS OF LEGAL ACTION
THE Philippine government has required Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, to implement stricter measures to curb the spread of false and...
PH GOV’T ROLLS OUT TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES, FARE DISCOUNTS TO OFFSET RISING FUEL COSTS
“PATULOY ang biyahe, patuloy ang hanapbuhay.” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the government will roll out a nationwide transport assistance package...
DILG TO STRICTLY ENFORCE STREET DRINKING AND LATE-NIGHT VIDEOKE BAN, MINOR’S CURFEW
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla, in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP), has launched the Safer Metro...
2 COPS, BUCOR EMPLOYEE KILLED IN PALAWAN SHOOTOUT
TWO members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and an employee of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Good Friday were killed in a...
‘LOVE BUS’ RETURNS TO METRO MANILA; OFFERS FREE, COMMUTER-FRIENDLY RIDES 
PH EMBASSY CONTINUES SEARCH FOR MISSING FILIPINO DOCTOR IN NEPAL 
2 HVIS NABBED, OVER P908-K SHABU SEIZED IN BATAAN, BULACAN STINGS 
RIDON: MAN’S CARPIO MAY BE CALLED AS HOSTILE WITNESS IN VP SARA UNEXPLAINED WEALTH