MABALACAT MAYOR LEADS ARREST OF 2 DRUG SUSPECTS
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Mayor Crisostomo Garbo who was visiting bed-ridden constituents in Bgy. Poblacion in this city on Wednesday led...
MERALCO ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN JANUARY 2024 POWER RATES
THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Wednesday announced that customers in their franchise areas can expect higher electricity bills in the first month of...
ILOCOS NORTE STUDENTS WIN 3 GOLDS, 2 SILVERS IN WORLD MATH OLYMPIAD
FIVE students from Sarrat National High School (SNHS) in Ilocos Norte brought pride and honor to the Philippines after bagging three gold and two...
SOKOR PASSES BILL BANNING DOG MEAT
THE South Korean Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to ban the selling and eating of dog meat by 2027. The move will end...
LTFRB: GOV’T HAS NO SAY ON BRAND OF MODERN JEEPNEYS FOR PUV MODERNIZATION
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday said that the decision on the specific brand of the modern vehicles that will...
DA BANS POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM BELGIUM, FRANCE
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France. This was...
6.5 MILLION DEVOTEES JOIN TRASLACION 2024
MORE than 6 million devotees joined the Traslacion or the grand procession to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene Tuesday. According to the...
INDONESIAN PRESIDENT WIDODO ARRIVES IN PH FOR A 3-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo arrived in Manila on Tuesday evening for a three-day official visit to the Philippines aimed to deepen and strengthen the...
GERMAN NATIONAL FOUND HURT IN BATAAN FARM
BY KEVIN GALANG A GERMAN national on Monday was found unconscious and with head injuries in his farm in Dinalupihan, Bataan In a report...
PARCEL CONTAINING MARIJUANA INTERCEPTED AT DAVAO AIRPORT
A CARGO parcel containing packs of suspected imported marijuana on Monday was intercepted by the authorities at the Davao International Airport (DIA). According to...
KEY SUSPECT IN MISSING BEAUTY QUEEN YIELDS
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna — A key suspect in the case of missing Batangas beauty queen Catherine Camilon on Tuesday voluntarily surrendered...
GARBO PLANS TO BUILD ‘HUMANE, WITH LIVELIHOOD’ MABALACAT CITY JAIL
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo is planning to establish a “humane” city jail with a livelihood space...
MARCOS’ TRUST, APPROVAL RATINGS GO UP IN DECEMBER – PULSE ASIA SURVEY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s approval and trust ratings improved in December 2023, . according to a Pulse Asia survey released Monday. Based on...
FAMILY OF 7 SLAIN, BURIED IN SHALLOW GRAVE IN LANAO DEL NORTE
SEVEN persons who were reported missing were found buried together in a shallow grave in Sapad, Lanao del Norte, police said yesterday. The Lanao...
DISCOVER INNER STRENGTH, HOPE, PURPOSE IN FEAST OF NAZARENE — PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joins the Catholic faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Black Nazarene, urging Filipinos to discover their inner strength...
IMEE WANTS BAN ON BABY FOOD PRODUCTS WITH ADDED SUGAR
SENATOR Imee Marcos on Monday filed a bill seeking to prohibit baby food producers and manufacturers from adding sugar in their products. Marcos filed...
RETIRED ARMY GENERAL-VLOGGER SA FAKE NEWS KINASUHAN NI ACORDA
ISANG retiradong Army general na ngayon ay isa nang vlogger na nagpakalat umano ng litrato na may pekeng caption na humihiling na bumaba sa...
2 MORE JOURNALISTS KILLED IN GAZA
TWO more Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, bringing the death toll since October 7 to 109,...
POPE CALLS FOR GLOBAL BAN ON SURROGACY
ROME – Pope Francis on Monday called for the practice of surrogate motherhood to be banned worldwide. “The path to peace demands respect for life,...
MAGNITUDE 7.1 QUAKE HITS OFF SARANGANI ISLAND
A MAGNITUDE 7.1 earthquake early Tuesday morning struck off the coast of Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
AMERICAN NATIONAL HAULED TO JAIL FOR ATTACKING 2 MEN IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG AN American national was arrested by the police after he attacked two men in Angeles City, Pampanga. In his report to...
MOST WANTED FELON NABBED IN BATANGAS
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna – Joint operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Batangas Provincial Field Unit and the local...
MAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE IN MANAOAG, PANGASINAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A 55-YEAR-OLD man committed suicide by setting himself on fire in a pilgrimage area in Manaoag, Pangasinan, police said yesterday. PSSg...
ALL SET FOR TRASLACION 2024 – ORGANIZERS
ALL preparations are in place for Tuesday’s (January 9) Traslacion or grand procession of the Black Nazarene in Manila. Quiapo Church rector Fr. Jun...
DMW SHUTS DOWN CONSULTANCY FIRM PROMISING JOBS IN GERMANY
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) early this year has ceased the operations of another consultancy firm based in Manila for alleged illegal recruitment...
DBM APPROVES RELEASE OF P3-B FOR REPAIR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting to P3.049 billion to cover...
DUTERTE DENIES LINK TO DESTABILIZE MARCOS ADMINISTRATION
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte said only “stupid people” would associate him with the supposed destabilization plots against the Marcos administration. In an interview with...
FEMALE LAWMAKER PUSHES FOR NATIONWIDE E-BOOK PROGRAM
LAS PIÑAS Rep. Camille Villar pushed for the establishment of a nationwide program that would provide all barangays free access to digital learning resources....
GATCHALIAN URGES SWIFT ACTION TO ELEVATE STUDENTS’ READING SKILLS
AS students return to school, Senator Win Gatchalian urgently calls for swift action to enhance reading proficiency, citing that a nationwide reading program will...
11TH VILLAR AWARDS RECOGNIZE COOPERATIVES’ ROLE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
THE Villar Foundation recognized 19 outstanding cooperatives and community enterprises which models of good practice in poverty reduction for the year 2023. The awarding...
TULFO SLAMS MOVE TO IMPORT MODERN JEEPNEY FROM CHINA
SENATOR Idol Raffy Tulfo slammed moves to import modern jeepney units from China to replace the old passenger jeepneys in the country as part...
GUNS, LIQUORS BANNED DURING TRASLACION
POLICE on Sunday announced that guns and liquors are banned for three days in the city of Manila during the Traslacion 2024. National Capital...
DTI OKAYS PRICE HIKE ON SARDINES, INSTANT NOODLES, OTHER BASIC GOODS
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has approved the request of some manufacturers to increase suggested retail prices (SRPs) of products under basic...
TOP FEMALE DRUG SUSPECT IN CENTRAL VISAYAS NABBED IN MANDAUE BUY-BUST
A TOP female drug suspect in Central Visayas on Saturday was arrested by the police after she sold more than P20 million worth of...
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