DIESEL, KEROSENE PRICES UP BY OVER P10 STARTING JULY 21, 2026
THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced a big-time oil price hike starting Tuesday, July 21, 2026. In an online briefing, DOE Secretary...
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FUEL SUBSIDY PROGRAM FOR PUV DRIVERS TO CONTINUE – PALACE
UPON the orders of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the government will continue the fuel subsidy program for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and...
PROSECUTORS CLAIM WIN AFTER IMPEACHMENT COURT GRANTS BID TO SUBPOENA VP SARA’S BANK, TAX RECORDS
THE House prosecution panel said it scored a major legal victory on Monday after the Senate impeachment court granted most of its requests to...
CHIZ PUSHES REVIEW OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR SAFER SCHOOLS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged Congress to reassess the country’s juvenile justice laws in the wake of the recent school shooting in...
PNP TO DEPLOY OVER 20,000 COPS FOR MARCOS’ 5TH SONA
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to deploy more than 20,000 policemen to the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City for President Ferdinand R....
NO PROVINCE SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND AS HOUSE PUSHES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT – SPEAKER DY
HOUSE Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III reaffirmed the House of Representatives’ commitment to ensuring that every province benefits from national development. He said...
LACSON CONDEMNS CHINA’S DEPICTION OF FILIPINOS AS ‘MONKEYS’
SENATOR Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson condemned China’s depiction of Filipinos as monkeys in an AI-generated video, saying the racist portrayal reflects more on China’s...
‘WOW MALI:’ 3 COPS IN BALIWAG MISTAKEN IDENTIY INCIDENT FACE RAPS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez said that...
TAIWAN EXTENDS VISA-FREE TRAVEL TO FILIPINOS UNTIL JULY 2027
THE Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) on Friday announced that Taiwan has extended its visa-free entry privilege for Filipinos until July 31, 2027....
PRESIDENT MARCOS ANNOUNCES NEW P2,000 CASH AID FOR LOW-INCOME FILIPINOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday announced the expansion of the administration’s Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT), by providing...
PH, SINGAPORE AGREE TO DEEPEN TRADE, AI, INVESTMENT COOPERATION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, artificial intelligence (AI), investments, healthcare,...
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL TESTS VP SARA’S FITNESS FOR OFFICE, NOT CRIMINAL GUILT – HOUSE PROSECUTORS
THE House prosecution on Wednesday emphasized that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte is not a criminal proceeding requiring proof beyond...
SPEAKER DY PUSHES EXPANDED SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM
As the nation observes National Nutrition Month, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III stressed the importance of investing in child nutrition, highlighting the...
NBI CHIEF MATIBAG TO BE FINAL PROSECUTION WITNESS ON VP SARA THREAT CHARGE
THE House prosecution on Wednesday said National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag will be its final witness on the impeachment article accusing...
BEA ALONZO, BUSINESSMAN VINCENT CO NOW MARRIED
ACTRESS Bea Alonzo is now officially Mrs. Co. This after she and businessman Vincent Co on Monday night tied the knot in Makati City....
CHIZ SEEKS FDA OVERHAUL TO BETTER PROTECT CONSUMERS
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a measure proposing to overhaul the country’s product regulatory system by transferring several functions of the Food and...
PBBM INAUGURATES WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR FARM, PUSHES EXPANSION OF CLEAN ENERGY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inaugurated Phase I of the Meralco Terra (MTerra) Solar Project, touted as the world’s largest integrated solar...
LACSON SEEKS PROBE INTO CONTINUING POWE RATE HIKES, ‘BILL SHOCK’
SENATOR Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson has filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the continuing increase in electricity rates and the “bill...
GRADE 4 STUDENT DIES AFTER SCHOOL DEWORMING ACTIVITY IN CAVITE
A GRADE 4 pupil died of septic shock after a school deworming activity in Trece Martires City, Cavite, the Department of Education (DepEd) on...
DR. PUJALTE JR. NAMED NEW DOH SECRETARY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Dr. Jose S. Pujalte Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) to further strengthen the...
ALEX EALA RETURNS HOME, GETS HERO’S WELCOME
FILIPINA tennis star Alex Eala on Sunday, June 12, arrived in Manila following her historic campaign at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. The 21-year-old tennis...
HOUSE PROSECUTORS WARN VS GROWING ‘CULTURE OF THREATS’
HOUSE prosecutors on Friday warned against what they described as a growing “culture of threats,” saying public officials must set the example because their...
PH SENATOR HONORS ALEX EALA FOR HISTORIC WIMBLEDON FEAT
SENATOR Joel Villanueva lauded tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Eala for her historic performance at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, where she became the first...
DOLE EYES LABOR UPSKILLING, HIGHER PAY FOR PINOY WORKERS – PALACE
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is intensifying training and upskilling programs while pursuing measures to improve Filipino workers’ wages, following the directive...
PBBM ADMIN’S 4-YEAR GOCC DIVIDEND COLLECTION TO SURPASS PREVIOUS GOV’T RECORD
IN just four years, the Marcos administration’s projected cumulative dividend collections from government-owned or-controlled corporations (GOCCs) are expected to reach P501.431 billion by the...
MARCOS ORDERS INTENSIFIED PREPARATIONS AFTER TYPHOON ‘INDAY’ ENTERED PAR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed different government agencies to intensify preparations, especially after Typhoon Inday entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility...
BENHUR ABALOS APPOINTED AS CABINET SECRETARY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. as the country’s new Cabinet Secretary, Presidential...
PRESIDENT MARCOS LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM
“HUWAG na natin piliin kung sino ang dapat bigyan… lahat ay pakakainin na natin.” Thus said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday during...
PBBM: WAGE INCREASE TO CONTINUE NATIONWIDE
“MAGTUTULUY-TULOY na ang pagtaas ng sahod ng mga manggagawa sa Pilipinas.” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Officer Claire Castro quoted President Ferdinand...
BACKDOOR EXITS, ARRESTS REVEAL CRACKS IN PH BORDER SECURITY
LAWMAKERS had long warned that the Philippines’ aging border security infrastructure was ill-equipped to combat human trafficking, terrorism, and transnational crime. The warnings have...
DEFENSOR, 2 OTHER BUSINESSMEN IN MARCOLETA DONATION ARRESTED
FORMER lawmaker Mike Defensor and two businessmen who are co-accused in the P75-million plunder case of Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Monday were arrested by...
MARCOLETA SURRENDERS AFTER SANDIGANBAYAN ISSUES ARREST WARRANT OVER PLUNDER CASE
SENATOR Rodante Marcoleta on Monday surrendered to the authorities after the Sandiganbayan issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with the plunder case...
ESCUDERO ELECTED PRESIDING OFFICER IN VP SARA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday was elected by the Senate impeachment court to preside the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The...
1,000 4PH BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE LAND TITLES
A TOTAL of 1,000 beneficiaries under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship housing initiative, the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (4PH), have received...
FUEL SUBSIDY PROGRAM FOR PUV DRIVERS TO CONTINUE – PALACE 
PROSECUTORS CLAIM WIN AFTER IMPEACHMENT COURT GRANTS BID TO SUBPOENA VP SARA’S BANK, TAX RECORDS 
CHIZ PUSHES REVIEW OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR SAFER SCHOOLS