BULACAN HOSPITAL ADMIN OFFICER WANTED FOR 94 COUNTS OF QUALIFIED THEFT ARRESTED
BY KEVIN GALANG GUIGUINTO, Bulacan — Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Saturday arrested a hospital official turned top...
LACSON WON’T SIGN BUDGET BICAM REPORT WITH QUESTIONABLE MEDICAL AID, FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD PROVISIONS
UNLESS the provisions granting the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) a massive budget increase and allocating billions for potentially unvetted...
PRO3 CONDUCTS REGIONWIIDE ‘OPLAN DISIPLINA’
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) has conducted a regionwide accounting of its...
MAN HAMMERS 2 SONS TO DEATH IN MISAMIS ORIENTAL
POLICE on Thursday arrested a man accused of beating his two sons to death in their home in Misamis Oriental. The victims, 20...
CPA-LAWYER SLAIN IN MANDAUE AMBUSH
RIDING-IN-TANDEM assassins on Thursday killed a CPA-lawyer in an ambush in Mandaue City. Slain was Duke Ramil Perral Lincuna. An investigation showed Lincuna was...
JINGGOY PROPOSES STANDARD RATES, FREE PARKING FEE FOR CUSTOMERS
FINDING a parking space — especially in Metro Manila — is difficult enough and paying exorbitant fees shouldn’t make it even worse. To promote...
DY BACKS GENUINE WORKERS’ REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Friday expressed support for reforms to the country’s party-list system, underscoring the need to strengthen its original...
ZERO-BALANCE BILLING ONLY POSSIBLE WITH FULLY FUNDED PHILHEALTH – SEN. PIA CAYETANO
SENATOR Pia S. Cayetano stressed that the Zero-Balance Billing (ZBB) policy might just work as intended should the billions in legally earmarked PhilHealth funds...
EX-QC MAYOR HERBERT BAUTISTA ACQUITTED OF GRAFT CHARGE
THE Sandiganbayan on Friday acquitted former Quezon City mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista of graft charge in connection with the P25.3 million solar power and...
SERVING OF ARREST WARRANT ENDS IN SHOOTOUT IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG ORION, Bataan – A suspect on Wednesday was injured in a shootout with officers serving a warrant for his arrest...
PBBM GRANTS GOV’T EMPLOYEES SERVICE RECOGNITION INCENTIVE OF UP TO 20K
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted government employees a Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for 2025 to acknowledge their continued hard work, loyalty, and...
MARCOS OKAYS 7K GRATUITY PAY FOR CONTRACT, JOB ORDER WORKERS IN GOV’T
RECOGNIZING the hard work of every government worker in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the release of a one-time gratuity...
SAN JUANICO BRIDGE REOPENS
THE iconic San Juanico Bridge is now open to two-way traffic after several months of repair work. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the...
7 CALOOCAN COPS DISMISSED FROM SERVICE OVER ALTAR BOY’S DEATH DUE TO LEPTOSPIROSIS
THE National Police Commission has ordered the dismissal from service of seven Caloocan City police officers over the death of an altar boy who...
MOST WANTED ILLEGAL RECRUITER ARRESTED IN ZAMBALES
BY KEVIN GALANG PALAUIG, Zambales – Joint operatives arrested a most wanted illegal recruiter in an operation in Bgy. Bulawen, this municipality. Criminal...
SPEAKER DY, SANDRO MARCOS FILE ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III has taken a major step by filing a landmark Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, a reform he committed to pursue...
BICAMERAL CONFERENCE FOR THE P6.793 TRILLION 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET SET ON DEC 13
THE Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to start the bicameral conference for the deliberation of the proposed P6.793 trillion 2026 national...
KIKO RAISES CONCERN ABOUT PRESENCE OF SMUGGLED, UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION FOOD PRODUCTS IN RESTAURANTS
SENATOR Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday expressed concern about the possible entry of smuggled, uninspected food products into the local food supply chain through...
BOMB THREATS ROCK 6 SCHOOLS IN TARLAC
BY KEVIN GALANG SIX schools in Tarlac City on Monday were rocked by bomb threats. The affected schools were placed on alert status after...
EX-CONGRESSMAN ZALDY CO’S PASSPORT CANCELLED – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed concerned government agencies to coordinate with the country’s embassies for the capture and immediate return of ex-Ako...
PBBM LEADS GROUNDBREAKING OF PH’S FIRST MAJOR AGRI-MACHINERY FACTORY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the groundbreaking of the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Complex (KAMIC) in Nueva Ecija, the country’s first...
BI INTERCEPTS SUSPECTED MAIL-ORDER BRIDE AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted a 25-year-old Filipino woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 suspected of being a mail-order...
CSC OKAYS WELLNESS LEAVE FOR GOV’T WORKERS
TO further strengthen workplace strategies aligned with Republic Act No. 11036 or the Mental Health Act, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved the...
MMDA BARES PLANS TO EASE TRAFFIC DURING CHRISTMAS RUSH
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has implemented several measures to alleviate the expected traffic congestion across Metro Manila during the Christmas season....
PURE CHRISTMAS WONDER AT SM MALLS IN LAGUNA
A swirl of shimmer, music, and holiday magic lit up the mall as Ribbons and Rhythms: The Musical took center stage at SM Center...
DOJ PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION RULING ‘FLAWED, UNFAIR — ATONG ANG LAWYER
A LAWYER for Charlie “Atong” Ang on Wednesday assailed the resolution of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to finally charge the businessman in court...
FASTFOOD RESTO IN PAMPANGA ROBBED
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — An outlet of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Capitol Boulevard, Bgy. Sto....
P6.793 TRILLION 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET GETS SENATE NOD
The Senate on Tuesday approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for next year. With 17 affirmative votes, no negative votes and zero abstention, senators...
DOJ ORDERS FILING OF MULTIPLE KIDNAPPING WITH HOMICIDE CHARGES VS ATONG ANG, 21 OTHERS OVER MISSING ‘SABUNGEROS’
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday ordered the filing of criminal charges against businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang and 21 others for their alleged...
MORE BANK ACCOUNTS, ASSETS, AIRCRAFT LINKED TO FLOOD CONTROL ANOMALIES FROZEN – PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday announced that the Court of Appeals has issued another freeze order on hundreds of bank accounts,...
TULFO RENEWS CALLS FOR CHEAPER DOMESTIC FLIGHTS TO BOOST LOCAL TOURISM
SENATOR Erwin Tulfo has urged anew the Department of Tourism to bolster efforts in lowering the ticket prices for domestic flights to compete...
BULACAN HOSPITAL FIRE LEAVES PATIENT DEAD
A FIRE on Monday hit a hospital in Pulilan, Bulacan leaving a patient confined in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) dead. A...
BROADCASTER STABBED DEAD IN SURIGAO DEL SUR
A MEDIAMAN on Saturday was stabbed dead in Bgy. Sta. Cruz, Surigao del Sur. Slain was Gerry Campos, a broadcaster-turned-municipal councilor in Marihatag, Surigao...
2 MEN SLAIN IN PAMPANGA GUN ATTACKS
BY KEVIN GALANG SEPARATE gun attacks on Friday left two men dead in Pampanga. A report submitted by Pampanga police director Col. Eugene...
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