KEEP YOUR GUARD UP VS NIPAH VIRUS, CHIZ TELLS HEALTH, BORDER AUTHORITIES
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday urged health and border authorities to maintain strict vigilance and ensure that preparedness systems remain fully operational amid...
CHILD PLAYS WITH LIGHTER ACCIDENTALLY ROASTS BABY BROTHER TO DEATH
BY KEVIN GALANG A FOUR-MONTH old baby on Tuesday was roasted to death following a fire that razed a nipa hut triggered...
PBBM ORDERS STRICT MONITORING VS NIPAH VIRUS, OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES
FOLLOWING President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive, the Department of Health (DOH) has intensified its surveillance against the Nipah virus and other infectious diseases...
DSWD URGED TO FAST-TRACK ‘ANTI-EPAL’ GUIDELINES TO SHIELD CASH AID FROM POLITICS
SENATOR Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expedite the issuance of new guidelines on the distribution of...
ONLY SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE CAN INITIATE SANCTIONS ON DELA ROSA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE EXPULSION – LACSON
ONLY the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges can initiate appropriate sanctions on Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa – including possible expulsion – for...
PH READY FOR NIPAH VIRUS – DOH
PHILIPPINES is prepared to respond to the Nipah virus, the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday assured. The DOH said the country has dealt...
PRESIDENT MARCOS ASSURES PUBLIC HE IS OKAY, BACK AT WORK IN THE PALACE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured the public that he is in good health, has fully resumed his official duties, and has...
NARTATEZ TAKES OATH AS PNP CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday administered the oath of office to General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. as full-fledged Chief of the...
PBBM ADMIN PROMOTES AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR STUDENTS THRU PROJECT BALAY
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. continues to strengthen its support for Filipino students by institutionalizing Project BALAY (Building Access to Learning...
SUSPECT DEAD, 2 CIVILIANS HURT AFTER A DRUG BUY-BUST ENDS IN ENCOUNTER IN CAVITE
A SUSPECT was killed while two civilians were injured when a drug buy-bust operation on Tuesday ended in a gunfight in Kawit, Cavite. Prior...
REVILLA JOINS 6 INMATES IN QUEZON CITY JAIL CELL
AFTER undergoing medical quarantine for a week, former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Tuesday joined in one cell six other inmates at the...
LACSON WON’T BE PART OF RECOMMENDATION TO SANCTION DELA ROSA
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson will not be part of any possible recommendation to sanction Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa...
HOUSE OPENS DELIBERATIONS ON ANTI-DYNASTY BILLS
THE House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reform, chaired by Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto-Adiong, began deliberations Tuesday on 20 House measures seeking...
TULFO SLAMS FDA AMID RAMPANT SALE OF ALLEGED FAKE HEALTH PRODUCTS ONLINE AND IN BINONDO, QUIAPO STORES
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lack of concrete action amid the widespread sale of illegal, counterfeit,...
ABDUCTED BUSINESSMAN RESCUED IN CABANATUAN; EX-COP COUSIN AMONG 3 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES rescued a 59-year-old businessman who was kidnapped in Cabanatian, Nueva Ecija on Monday and arrested three suspects, including...
LEA SALONGA CONFIRMS SEPARATION FROM HUSBAND ROBERT CHIEN
BROADWAY icon Lea Salonga has confirmed that she and her husband, American businessman Robert Charles Chien, have separated after more than two decades together. ...
PARAÑAQUE BANS WEARING OF HELMET, MASK IN ESTABLISHMENTS . PUBLIC AREAS
WEARING of helmet or mask inside establishments and public areas n Parañaque City is now prohibited. The Sangguniang Panlungsod of the Parañaque City government has...
DBM IMPLEMENTS THIRD TRANCHE OF SALARY INCREASE FOR CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
AS promised by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has begun implementing the third tranche of the updated...
P6.2M ‘HIGH-GRADE’ MARIJUANA FROM CALIFORNIA INTERCEPTED AT CLARK FREEPORT CARGO WAREHOUSE
BY KEVIN GALANG ANTI-NARCOTICS agents intercepted an estimated P6.2 million worth of the “high-grade” marijuana derivative called Kush smuggled from California, USA...
OVER 4K RUNNERS JOIN ‘RUN FOR 3Ps’ IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — More than 4,000 runners on Sunday took part in the “Run for...
2 LUCKY BETTORS TO SPLIT P284M ULTRA LOTTO 6/58 JACKPOT
TWO bettors on Sunday night won the P284 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced. According to the PCSO,...
FERRY SINKS OFF BASILAN; 18 DEAD, 10 MISSING
A FERRY with 332 passengers on Monday sank in the waters off Basilan leaving at least 18 people dead and 10 others missing. The...
PRO3 JOINS NATION IN REMEMBERING SAF 44
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) on Sunday joined the nation in...
MAGUINDANAO SUR MAYOR SURVIVES AMBUSH, 3 SUSPECTS KILLED IN GUNFIGHT WITH RESPONDING COPS, SOLDIERS
SHARIFF Aguak, Maguindanao Mayor Akmad Ampatuan on Sunday survived an ambush that left two of his security escorts wounded and the ambushers dead. Ampatuan...
120 HAND GRENADES FOUND BURIED IN QUEZON CEMETERY
A CACHE of live hand grenades was discovered buried in a public cemetery in Lucban, Quezon. A report from the Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry...
BOC VOWS TO DELIVER ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXES TO FAMILIES OF OFWs
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is looking to deliver thousands of “balikbayan” boxes abandoned in a Manila port to the families of overseas Filipino...
‘KASAMBAHAYS’ IN METRO MANILA TO RECEIVE P800 PAY HIKE
GOOD news to all household helpers in Metro Manila. The Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board-National Capital Region has approved Wage Order No. NCR-DW-06,...
PAKISTANI IN ‘BUDOL-BUDOL’ SCAM ARRESTED IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A PAKISTANI national on Thursday was arrested by the police while his two alleged cohorts are being hunted following a...
PBBM UNVEILS NEW COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday fulfilled a promise to establish a college scholarship program for top senior high school graduates who will...
2 ELDERLY COUPLE DIE, 6 HURT IN MAKATI RESIDENTIAL FIRE
TWO elderly couple on Saturday died in a fire that hit a residential area in Bgy. Tejeros, Makati City. The Bureau of Fire Protection...
ESCUDERO URGES GOV’T TO ADVANCE DPWH-DEPED-DA DEAL TO EMPOWER LGUs
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero urged the national government to advance the proposed tripartite agreement among the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the...
2 MOST WANTED RAPE SUSPECTS IN BATAAN, ZAMBALES CAPTURED BY CIDG MEN
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO men tagged as most wanted rape suspects on Thursday were arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
POST-EXAM SWIM TURNS TRAGIC AFTER GRADE 9 STUDENT DROWNS IN PAMPANGA RIVER; CLASSMATE MISSING
BY KEVIN GALANG CANDABA, Pampanga — A post-exam celebration turned into tragedy when a Grade 9 student on Thursday drowned while his classmate...
CARGO SHIP SINKS NEAR SCARBOROUGH SHOAL; 2 FILIPINO CREWMEN DEAD
A SINGAPOREAN-FLAGGED cargo vessel sank near Scarborough Shoal leaving two Filipino crewmen dead while search and rescue operations continue for those still missing. The...
CIDG SMASHES 2 STL BOOKIES IN TARLAC 
TROPICAL STORM ‘HAGUPIT’ INTENSIFIES, TO ENTER PAR SATURDAY 
ASEAN OKAYS MARITIME CENTRE IN PH TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA – MARCOS 
7 PINOY SEAMEN HURT IN IRAN DRONE ATTACK IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ — DFA