NO OVERPRICING IN NEW SENATE BUILDING – CHIZ
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has expressed belief that there is no overpricing in the construction of the new Senate building. Escudero issued the...
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MARK VILLAR EYES INSIDE JOB IN ISSUANCE OF ILLEGAL DOCUMENTS TO POGO WORKERS
SENATOR Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusements, raised the possibility of an inside job in the issuance of illegal...
NBI RECOMMENDS SEDITION, GRAVE THREATS RAPS VS VP SARA
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday recommended to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the filing of inciting to sedition and grave threat...
DEPED CALLS FOR SWIFT JUSTICE AMID KILLING OF FEMALE SULU EDUCATION OFFICIAL
THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday called for a speedy justice as it condemned the fatal shooting of an assistant schools division superintendent in...
BETTER ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR PWDs PUSHED
SENATOR Win Gatchalian wants persons with disabilities (PWDs) to have easier access to public transport system to enable them to actively engage in their...
PH, CAMBODIA BOOST TIES IN AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, TRADE, INVESTMENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet have agreed to strengthen the ties between their countries through agriculture, education, trade,...
NBI RAIDS WAREHOUSE ALLEGEDLY HOARDING, REPACKING OLD IMPORTED RICE IN BULACAN
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night raided a warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan allegedly hoarding and reselling old, imported rice....
HOUSE LEADERS FACE GRAFT RAPS
HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and other lawmakers are facing graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged insertions in the 2025...
50 LGUS TO GET RICE STOCKS NEXT WEEK FOLLOWING EMERGENCY DECLARATION
THE government may release rice stocks next week following the declaration of a food security emergency, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday....
RICE TO COST P49 PER KILO BY MARCH 1 – DA
COMMERCIAL rice prices are projected to drop to P49 per kilo by March 1, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel announced on Monday. New stocks...
ESCUDERO: NO SPECIAL SESSION FOR VP SARA’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Saturday said there would be no special session to try the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte...
P750-M INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER TO RISE IN TACLOBAN
A 5,000-SEATER international convention center that will provide a world-class venue for events will soon rise in Tacloban City, Leyte. House Speaker and Leyte...
BI DEPORTS 26 MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS, VOWS CONTINUED DEPORTATION OF POGO WORKERS
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported 26 more illegal aliens involved in illicit POGO activities following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive to...
MITSUBISHI TO INVEST P7B IN PH IN 5 YEARS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has welcomed Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s (MMC) P7-billion investment plan in the Philippines in the next five years as this...
CAYETANO-SPONSORED BILL FOR NATIONWIDE INTERNET ACCESS GETS SENATE NOD
THE Senate on Wednesday approved the Konektadong Pinoy Bill on third and final reading, a measure authored and sponsored by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano...
PALACE NOT INVOLVED IN VP SARA’S IMPEACHMENT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday that the Executive Department was not involved with the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and...
OPERATIVES RAID HOUSE WHERE EXPIRED PRODUCTS ARE REPACKED
GOVERNMENT operatives on Tuesday night raided a house in Biñan City, Laguna where expired food and personal care products for sale were being repacked....
HOUSE IMPEACHES VP SARA
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte. At the House plenary session on Wednesday, 215 of the 306 House members...
MAYOR, 3 BODYGUARDS ARRESTED FOR GUN BAN VIOLATION
THE mayor of Nabalawag, Cotabato and three of his bodyguards on Tuesday were arrested for violating the prohibition on the unauthorized carrying of firearms...
PBBM NAMES NEW PDEA CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed retired Maj. Gen. Isagani Nerez as the new chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the...
SOLONS WANT ACCOUNTABILITY ON MISSING BALIKBAYAN BOXES
LAWMAKERS call for accountability from cargo forwarders and policy change in the Bureau of Customs amid missing and mishandled balikbayan boxes of overseas Filipino...
VLOGGERS, SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ‘SNUB’ HOUSE FAKE NEWS INQUIRY, FACE SHOW CAUSE ORDERS
THE House Tri-Committee (TriComm) on Tuesday issued show cause orders against several vloggers and social media personalities, including former Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)...
BARMM POLLS POSTPONEMENT GETS SENATE NOD
THE Senate has passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2942 which seeks to reset the regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous...
DA DECLARES FOOD SECURITY EMERGENCY ON RICE
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday declared a food security emergency on rice. The declaration was based on the...
SENATE OKAY OF RAW MINERAL EXPORT BAN TO GIVE RISE TO DEV’T OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES – CHIZ
THE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill imposing a ban on exports of minerals in their raw form to...
STATE-OF-THE-ART BIÑAN CITY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS UNVEILED
RYAN CAYABYAB GRACES BIÑAN CITY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS INAUGURATION. Musician and composer Maestro Ryan Cayabyab (center) graces the inauguration of the Biñan City...
LPG PRICES INCREASE IN FEBRUARY
HIGHER prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) greeted consumers this month. Petron and Solane, in separate advisories, announced that they will hike prices of...
TESDA BOLSTERS MOMENTUM TO ALIGN WITH EDCOM RECOMMENDATIONS
FOLLOWING the release of the EDCOM 2 Year Two report, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have expressed their support and readiness...
NBI ARRESTS 5 MORE SUSPECTED CHINESE SPIES
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Special Task Force arrested five more alleged Chinese spies in a series of operations in the country....
LTO SUMMONS DAREDEVIL RIDER IN MARILAQUE ROAD ‘SUPERMAN’ STUNT
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the motorcycle rider in the dangerous “Superman stunt” on Marilaque Road in Tanay, Rizal that left his...
REGISTRY OF DEEDS DIRECTOR IN ZAMBOANGA CITY SLAIN IN AMBUSH
THE director of the Registry of Deeds – Zamboanga City was killed in a broad daylight ambush on Friday. Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO...
FILIPINO POLICE COLONEL AMONG 67 FATALITIES IN US PLANE-CHOPPER COLLISION
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday confirmed that a Filipino policeman was among the 67 fatalities in the collision between a military helicopter...
BI RESCUES TWO FILIPINAS TRAFFICKED TO WORK AS CLEANERS IN MALAYSIA
IMMIGRATION officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 rescued two Pinays trafficked to work illegally abroad. Mary Jane Hizon, chief of...
HOUSE PANEL OKAYS P200 DAILY WAGE HIKE
A BILL seeking for a legislated across-the-board daily wage hike of P200 for workers in the private sector was approved in the committee level...
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