CHINESE KIDNAP VICTIM ESCAPES FROM CAPTORS
BY KEVIN GALANG A CHINESE national snatched in Pasay City escaped from his captors by jumping out of a small window on New Year’s...
Month: January 2024
FAMILY OF 6 DIE AFTER VAN CRASHES INTO TREE IN CAVITE
THE supposed happy vacation of a family ended in tragedy when the L-300 van they were riding on Wednesday morning crashed into a tree...
AKTIBIDAD NG BULKANG BULUSAN TUMATAAS NA NAMAN — PHIVOLCS
PATULOY ang pagtaas ng seismic activities ng Bulkang Bulusan sa Sorsogon, ayon sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Kaugnay nito, pinaalalahanan ng...
TWIN BLASTS NEAR IRAN COMMANDER’S GRAVE LEAVE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE DEAD
MORE than 100 people on Wednesday were killed while 188 were injured following the twin blasts that occurred near a burial site of slain military...
5-ANYOS NA BATA DEDBOL SA PINAGLARUANG ALCOHOL
ISANG 5-anyos na bata ang nasawi makaraang paglaruan ang isang galon ng alcohol sa Ilocos Norte. Ang bata, na hindi na binanggit ang pangalan,...
2 ALIENS ACCUSED OF CHILD MOLESTATION PREVENTED FROM ENTERING PH
TWO foreigners accused of being sex offenders were prevented from entering the country at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco...
DOE ASKED TO EXPLAIN DELAY IN SUBMISSION OF NEW ENERGY ROADMAP
SENATOR Win Gatchalian asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to explain the delay in submitting a new energy roadmap to Congress and urged the...
3 MOST LUCKY ZODIAC SIGNS IN THE YEAR OF WOOD DRAGON
THERE are three most lucky signs in the year of the Wood Dragon (2024, according to the Chinese horoscope. These are the pig, monkey...
2 ‘TOURISTS’ ENROUTE TO BANGKOK, THAILAND INTERCEPTED AT CLARK AIRPORT
BUREAU of Immigration authorities at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga intercepted two passengers who were victims of human trafficking bound for Bangkok, Thailand....
284 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PANAY ISLAND SUSPEND CLASSES DUE TO BLACKOUT
TWO-HUNDRED-EIGHTY-FOUR public schools in Panay Island on Wednesday suspended face-to-face (F2F) classes due to a power outage affecting the island since Tuesday afternoon. Department...
MGA DEBOTO BAWAL SUMAMPA SA ANDAS NG NAZARENO
IPINAALALA ng pamunuan ng simbahan ng Quiapo sa Maynila sa publiko na hindi maaaring makaakyat ang mga deboto sa andas ng Nazareno sa gaganaping...
NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN CENTRAL LUZON GENERALLY PEACEFUL — PRO3 CHIEF
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. reported that the...
GARBO BOLSTERS MABALACAT CITY WASTE MANAGEMENT DRIVE
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY Mayor Crisostomo Garbo on Wednesday led a meeting with all the barangay chairpersons, including Liga ng mga Barangay president...
BURGLARS TUNNEL INTO OZAMIZ CITY MALL, STEAL P40-M JEWELRY, CASH
THIEVES tunneled into a famous shopping mall in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental and carted away some P40 million worth of jewelry and cash on...
5 DIE AFTER JAL JET COLLIDES WITH COAST GUARD PLANE AT TOKYO AIRPORT
FIVE coast guard members died while all 379 passengers of a commercial plane were all safe following a collision between a Japan Airlines Co....
FIRECRACKERS, STRAY BULLET VICTIMS NOW AT 443 — DOH
THE number of people injured from fireworks and stray bullets during the New Year’s eve revelry, rose to 443, the Department of Health (DOH)...
STRAY BULLET KILLS MAN IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A 51-YEAR-OLD man having drinks with friends died after he was hit by a stray bullet during New Year’s eve revelry...
SIBLINGS’ OLD GRUDGE LEAVES 2 DEAD IN TAYABAS CITY ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
BY LJ AMPELOQUIO TAYABAS CITY – An old grudge between two brothers ended up in a bloody confrontation resulting to death and injury in...
NO FILIPINO INJURED IN DEADLY JAPAN QUAKE – ENVOY
NO Filipino was injured in the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year’s Day, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Albano said...
PAGADIAN BISHOP DIES AFTER HEART BYPASS
BISHOP Ronald Lunas of Pagadian died on Tuesday (January 2, 2024) at a hospital in Davao City, where he had been in intensive care...
PACQUIAO ANNOUNCES REMATCH WITH MAYWEATHER IN 2024
FORMER world champion Manny “Pacman” Paccquiao announced that he is ready for a rematch with American rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. this year. Pacquiao made...
4.1-M MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS GET PAY HIKES IN 15 REGIONS – NWPC
THE National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said at least 4.1 million minimum wage earners have benefited from the salary adjustments in 15 regions...
MAGNITUDE 7.6 QUAKE HITS JAPAN, TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday hit Ishikawa in central Japan, triggering a tsunami warning. Residents were advised to evacuate to higher ground despite...
YEAR OF THE DRAGON
According to Chinese astrology, 2024 is a Wood Dragon Year, starting from February 10th, 2024 (Chinese New Year) and ending on January 28th, 2025 (Chinese...
2024 BUDGET ASSURES FUNDING FOR ALS, LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES — GATCHALIAN
THE 2024 national budget assures funding for the implementation of Alternative Learning System (ALS) programs and learning resources for learners with disabilities, Senator Win...
PBBM VOWS TO BUILD BETTER AND MORE IN 2024 AS HE WISHES FILIPINOS A HAPPY NEW YEAR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Family greeted everyone a prosperous 2024 as he looked forward “to build better and more” this...
4-YEAR-OLD BOY LOSES FINGERS TO FIRECRACKER
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported that a four-year-old boy from Central Luzon lost all five fingers due to a firecracker injury....
2024: MANILA ARCHBISHOP ENCOURAGES ‘PILGRIMAGES OF PRAYER’
THE head of Manila’s Roman Catholic Church is bringing in the new year with a call for what he called “pilgrimages of prayer.” Cardinal...
TACLOBAN SCHOOL SHOOTING LEAVES 3 DEAD, 7 WOUNDED 
2 ACTIVE-DUTY COPS ARRESTED FOR RAPE, DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGES 
6-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND DEAD IN TARLAC FARM LOT 
ESCUDERO PROPOSES FDA FUNCTIONS TRANSFER