ELECTRICITY RATES TO HIKE IN MARCH
EXPECT an increase in power rates next month. This after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved higher rates for the Feed-In Tariff allowance (FIT-All)....
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ATTEMPTED RESALE OF P270-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES: ‘HEADS WILL ROLL’ – BOC CHIEF
BUREAU of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio on Saturday vowed that “heads will roll” if reports are confirmed that some of the agency’s...
DA PARTNERS WITH PNP, AFP TO EXPAND KADIWA NG PANGULO PROGRAM
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday signed agreements with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to...
PH HAS ALWAYS CHOSEN A PATH OF PEACE—PBBM
THE Philippines has always chosen peace despite the tension in the South China Sea. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made the assertion during the...
TASK FORCE FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS PUSHED
THE President sees the need to form a national task force composed of vital government agencies, along with local government units, to formulate a...
12 FILIPINOS ILLEGALLY RECRUITED, BEATEN, EXPLOITED TO WORK AS ONLINE SCAMMERS SAFELY REPATRIATED FROM MYANMAR
TWELVE Filipino victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking in Myanmar were safely repatriated by the Philippine government and are now being assisted by...
124 RUDE ALIENS BARRED FROM ENTERING PH IN 2024
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers in the different ports of entry barred 124 aliens from entering the country last year for...
BI HAILS ARREST OF FAKE STAMP SYNDICATE LEADERS
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado hailed the recent arrest of three individuals involved in falsifying departure stamps. Viado stressed that safeguarding...
GOV’T TO BUILD AGRI PORTS ALL OVER PH TO LESSEN COST OF GOODS, TRANSPORT SERVICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expand the port systems, particularly the agricultural ports, to lessen the...
PBBM TELLS DOTR TO PRIORITIZE METRO MANILA SUBWAY, NORTH-SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY PROJECTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to push for the implementation of priority transportation projects as part of his...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW POSTPONING BARMM ELECTIONS
PRESIDENT Marcos has signed into law a proposal to postpone the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from...
PH NO LONGER IN FATF’S ‘GREY LIST’
THE Philippines is finally out of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list or list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. The FATF is...
BATO TO TRICOM: INVESTIGATE FAKE NEWS NOT DDS VLOGGERS
If the House of Representatives Tri Committee (TriCom) investigating the prevalence of fake news is really interested in addressing the issue, it should also...
P1.37-M ‘HIGH-GRADE’ MARIJUANA FROM THAILAND INTERCEPTED IN CLARK
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — Operatives of the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark intercepted “high-grade” marijuana worth P1.37 million declared as food...
CHAVEZ RESIGNS AS PCO CHIEF
CESAR Chavez has resigned from his post as Acting Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Chavez on Thursday made the confirmation, saying he...
OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY SERVICES NOW COVERED BY PHILHEALTH
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that is now covering all outpatient emergency services in accredited Levels 1, 2, and 3 hospitals nationwide....
JINGGOY SEEKS SENATE PROBE ON ALLEGED GHOST STUDENTS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has called for a Senate investigation into the reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high...
VP SARA’S SC PETITION ‘DESPERATE’ BID TO EVADE ACCOUNTABILITY – HOUSE LEADERS
HOUSE leaders described Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to halt her looming impeachment as a desperate and baseless...
HOUSE TRI COMM SEEKS WAYS TO FIGHT FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ISSUES SUBPOENA TO SOCMED PERSONALITIES, VLOGGERS
THE House Tri Committee resumed its joint inquiry on Tuesday into checking the proliferation of misleading and malicious contents on social media. According to...
BI ANNOUNCES JOB OPENINGS
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced job openings as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen border security and improve immigration services. The...
MARCOS LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS
THE government has introduced new social welfare programs to create more opportunities for Filipinos and uplift their lives. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced...
LRT-1 FARE HIKE SET ON APRIL 2
THE Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) will implement a fare increase starting April 2. This after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued...
CIDG CHIEF FILES RAPS VS FORMER PRESIDENT DUTERTE OVER ‘KILL’ SENATORS REMARK
PHILIPPINE National Police -Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Monday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
LEGAZPI DIOCESE CREATES OWN TRIBUNAL FOR MARRIAGE NULLITY CASES
THE Diocese of Legazpi is set to formally establish its own ecclesiastical tribunal that will primarily handle marriage nullity cases. According to a circular...
PIMENTEL COMMENDS SIGNING OF NEW PH-UAE TREATIES
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III commended the recently signed agreements between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including the Treaty...
TAXPAYERS URGED TO AVAIL OF ESTATE TAX AMNESTY EXTENSION
AS the country observes Tax Awareness Month this February, Senator Win Gatchalian reminded taxpayers to avail of the government’s estate tax amnesty program which...
2 PINAYS ILLEGALLY RECRUITED FOR CALL CENTER JOBS IN LAOS STOPPED AT NAIA
OFFICERS of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport rescued two Filipinas who were illegally recruited to work as call...
CHIZ: BILL UPHOLDING MUSLIM BURIAL RITES, TRADITION UP FOR PBBM’S SIGNATURE
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero said a measure recognizing the rights of Muslims to bury their departed ones in accordance with their beliefs...
BOC SEIZES LUXURY VEHICLES WORTH P1.4B IN PASAY CITY, PARAÑAQUE
SOME P1.4 billion worth of imported luxury vehicles, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maybach, and Maserati, on Thursday were seized by operatives of the Bureau of...
P3.9M WORTH OF ‘KUSH’ DECLARED AS HANDCRAFTED ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS SEIZED AT PORT OF CLARK
JOINT operatives seized at the Port of Clark in Pampanga some P3.9 million worth of high-grade marijuana or kush declared as handcrafted artificial flowers....
MARCOS TO PINOYS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOV’T JOB FAIRS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the government’s job program with the upcoming launch of...
VINCE DIZON NAMED NEW DOTR SECRETARY
FORMER Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) chief Vivencio “Vince” Dizon was appointed by President Fedinand Marcos Jr. as the next head of the...
VILLANUEVA URGES VIGILANCE VS ONLINE LOVE SCAMS
SENATOR Joel Villanueva urged the public to stay vigilant against the rise of online love scams, while also calling on tech experts and scammers...
2 FILIPINAS RECRUITED AS COURIERS OF AFRICAN DRUG SYNDICATE RESCUED IN MALAYSIA
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rescued in Malaysia two Filipinas who were recruited by a suspected African Drug Syndicate to become drug mules....
HVI NABBED, P519-K SHABU SEIZED IN BATAAN BUY-BUST 
SENATORS SLAM CONTENT CREATORS OVER MOCKERY OF PERSONS WIITH AUTISM 
ONLINE THREAT HITS UP DILIMAN; STUDENTS EVACUATED 
PRESIDENT MARCOS JOINS PRAYERS FOR POPE LEO XIV’S FULL RECOVERY