LONGEST NAZARENO PROCESSION ENDS AFTER NEARLY 31 HOURS
Devotees try to get close to the glass-encased image of Jesus Nazareno during the annual Traslacion in Manila Jan. 10, 2026. Photo courtesy of EARL...
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JINGGOY PROPOSES P10B CANCER FUND FOR INDIGENT FILIPINOS
WITH the high cost of cancer treatment pushing many Filipinos into debt or worse, forcing them to forgo life-saving care, due to the heavy...
SCRAPPING VAT ON ELECTRICITY TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS, BUSINESSES – CHIZ
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero said electricity sales should be exempt from the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT), saying this targeted relief in the power sector...
OVER 5,000 TAKERS PASS 2025 BAR EXAMS
THE Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday announced that a total of 5,594 examinees passed the 2025 Bar Examinations, representing a passing rate of 48.98%....
PNP, DILG ASSURE TIGHT SECURITY FOR TRASLACION 2026 AS ‘PAHALIK’ STARTS JAN. 7
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have assured the public of heightened security and extensive...
DOH: ‘SUPER FLU’ DETECTED IN PH NOT ALARMING
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said the so-called “super flu” recently detected in the Philippines is not a cause for alarm, even...
NO NEED FOR GUARANTEE LETTERS IN DOH-RUN HOSPITALS – HERBOSA
DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa clarified that it is not a government policy to use guarantee letters issued by political figures...
MAYON VOLCANO NOW ON ALERT LEVEL 3; OVER 2K LIVING WITHIN 6-KM PERMANENT DANGER ZONE ORDERED EVACUATED
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday placed the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Level 2 or increasing unrest to...
LACSON WELCOMES VETO OF NON-ESSENTIAL ALLOCATIONS, PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT IN ‘AYUDA’ IN 2026 BUDGET
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson welcomed on Monday President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of non-essential funds under the unprogrammed appropriations as...
MARCOS SIGNS PEOPLE-ORIENTED P6.793T NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 2026
“We are committing to implement a budget that serves the people.” Thus said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as he signed on Monday the...
PBBM VETOES P92.5B UNPROGRAMMED APPROPRIATIONS IN 2026 NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday announced his decision to veto several items under Unprogrammed Appropriations (UAs) totaling nearly P92.5 billion in the...
TORRE IS NEW MMDA GENERAL MANAGER, SPOKESPERSON
FORMER Philippine National Police (PNP) chief now Undersecretary Nicolas Torre III was appointed as the new general manager and spokesperson of the Metropolitan Manila...
LAWMAKER URGES PUBLIC TO WATCH ‘I’MPERFECT’
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS FOR 2 WEEKS. I’mPerfect casts are joined by Mamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima (center), Sylvia Sanchez-Atayde (extreme left), Earl Amaba...
AFTER SECURING CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS, PNP SHIFTS SECURITY FOCUS TO TRASLACION 2026
FOLLOWING the successful handling of security measure for the Christmas and New Year revelries, the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday shifted its full...
CLASSES IN SOME AREAS SUSPENDED ON JAN. 5, 2026 DUE TO BAD WEATHER
SOME areas have declared suspension of classes on Monday, January 5, 2026, due to bad weather. The declaration was after the Philippine Atmospheric Geopbysical...
DFA ISSUES TRAVEL, SAFETY ADVISORY TO FILIPINOS IN VENEZUELA
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a travel and safety advisory to Filipinos in Venezuela amid the escalating political tension in the...
NAIA SETS RECORD; PASSENGER VOLUME REACHES 52 MILLION IN 2025
NINOY Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recorded its highest annual passenger traffic in 2025, reflecting sustained demand for air travel and increased airport activity. New...
MAYON VOLCANO NOW UNDER ALERT LEVEL 2 AMID INCREASED ROCKFALL, SWELLING
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1...
VICE MAYOR DIES IN ACCIDENTAL GUN DISCHARGE
VICE Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan of Dueñas, Iloilo on Wednesday died after she allegedly shot herself by accident at a residential area in Iloilo...
PBBM URGES FILIPINOS TO WELCOME 2026 WITH DISCIPLINE, UNITY, SHARED PURPOSE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on Filipinos to welcome the New Year with discipline, confidence, and a shared commitment to national...
PALACE BEGINS REVIEW OF RATIFIED PROPOSED P6.79T BUDGET FOR 2026
MALACAÑANG said the Executive Branch has begun a comprehensive review of the Congress-ratified proposed P6.793 trillion 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) to ensure its...
CHECKS ISSUED TO LEGISLATORS NOT CHRISTMAS BONUS – PALAWAN SOLON
PALAWAN 2nd district Representative and Bicameral Conference Committee member Jose C. Alvarez on Wednesday rejected claims that the House of Representatives’ budget is being...
HOUSE TO GO PAPERLESS STARTING 2026 – SPEAKER DY
HOUSE Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III announced that the House of Representatives will shift to a paperless system and adopt blockchain technology beginning...
LAGUNA GOV JOINS 129TH RIZAL DAY COMMEMORATION
LAGUNA Gov. Sol Aragones on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, joined the city of Calamba in commemorating the 129th Anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr....
HOUSE RATIFIES 2026 BUDGET BILL.
THE House of Representatives on Monday, December 29, 2025, ratified via viva voce vote the conference committee report of the bicameral conference committee convened...
PBBM DECLARES SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS IN 5 MUNICIPALITIES, 3 CITIES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed eight proclamations declaring special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities to mark local celebrations and...
RESOLVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM WOES, GATCHALIAN TELLS DEPED
SENATOR Win Gatchalian has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) anew to address issues hounding the senior high school voucher program (SHS-VP), including...
‘I’M PERFECT’ MAKES HISTORY AT MMFF 2025
PHOTO CAPTION: The Cast of ImPerfect starring Krystel Go and Earl Amaba, Nathan Studios producer Sylvia Sanchez-Atayde and director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo IN...
LACSON: ‘CABRAL FILES’ SHOW 5 CABINET SECRETARIES WITH BILLIONS IN ALLOCABLES IN 2025 BUDGET
DOCUMENTS from the camp of the late Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Catalina Cabral and from the DPWH itself showed at...
LEYTE PRIEST REPORTED MISSING
POLICE have intensified its search operations for a parish priest in Leyte who was reported missing. According to the Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO),...
LACSON CALLS FOR PROBE INTO CLAIMS LINKING CABINET OFFICIALS TO BUDGET INSERTIONS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson called for a genuine inter-gency investigation into claims linking Cabinet officials to multibillion-peso budget insertions for...
LACSON: NO HOLIDAY FURLOUGH FOR DISCAYA, 3 FORMER DPWH ENGINEERS
DUE to security concerns, there will be no holiday furlough for contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and three former Department of Public Works and...
STAY HEALTHY, SAFE THIS CHRISTMAS – PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday reminded Filipinos to be mindful of their health and safety to ensure a joyous Christmas celebration. In...
PCG ON HEIGHTENED ALERT FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was placed on a heightened alert status nationwide starting Saturday in preparation for the influx of people who will...
116 SUSPECTS, FUGITIVES IN CENTRAL LUZON CAPTURED IN MONTH-LONG CIDG RFU 3 OPERATIONS 
ALLEGED SUBSTANDARD APPLIANCES SEIZED IN NUEVA ECIJA BUY-BUST 
SM SAN PEDRO JOINS BRIGADA ESKWELA 2026