POE ALLAYS FEARS OF JOB LOSS OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS
SENATOR Grace Poe said the absence of a law should not result in the loss of jobs of over 60,000 motorcycle riders in the...
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DMW TO COMELEC: EXEMPT OFW FINANCIAL AID FROM POLL SPENDING BAN
DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Saturday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt from the election spending ban...
DA SEES LOWER FOOD PRICES IN COMING MONTHS
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) assured the public of much lower food prices in the coming months as a result of multiple factors affecting...
2 SOUTH AFRICANS TRYING TO SNEAK INTO PH P97-M SHABU ARRESTED AT NAIA
AUTHORITIES thwarted the attempt of two South African nationals to smuggle into the country some P97.8 million worth of shabu following their arrest at...
PBBM TURNS OVER 3K CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOUSING UNITS IN YOLANDA-HIT AREAS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday turned over 3,517 housing units in Yolanda-hit areas in Eastern Visayas as part of the administration’s recovery...
DTI APPROVES PRICE INCREASES FOR RICE, SARDINES, NOODLES OTHER BASIC GOODS, PRIME ITEMS
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday approved the request for price hikes by manufacturers for over 63 items of basic necessities...
REMAINS OF OFW WHO DIED IN KUWAIT ARRIVE IN PH
THE remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait have finally arrived in the Philippines on Thursday or almost a week...
COPS RAID POGO HUB INSIDE CAVITE RESORT, ARREST 29 FOREIGNERS
JOINT operatives on Wednesday raided a facility-cum-“scam farm” being operated by a group of Chinese nationals and arrested 29 foreigners in Silang, Cavite. Philippine...
ALICE GUO FACES 62 COUNTS OF MONEY LAUNDERING RAPS
FORMER Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping and 31 others are facing 62 counts of money laundering charges in connection with...
HONTIVEROS CALLS FOR DEFERMENT OF SSS CONTRIBUTION HIKE
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the Social Security System (SSS) to defer the implementation of the contribution hike as she noted that...
JAPAN WANTS STRONGER COOPERATION WITH PH PARTICULARLY ON SECURITY, GLOBAL AFFAIRS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.on Wednesday welcomed Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the Malacañan Palace. During the courtesy call, Iwaya called for strengthened...
MARCOS VOWS FUNDING FOR PH INSTITUTE FOR VIROLOGY, VACCINE PROJECT
RECOGNIZING the importance of preparing for another possible global pandemic, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed strong support for the continued construction of the...
VP SARA BARES PLAN FOR 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN
VICE President Sara Duterte on Tuesday bared her plan to run in the 2028 presidential elections. The vice president made the disclosure that she...
FAKE COP NABBED INSIDE GENSAN POLICE CAMP
A FAKE police officer on Monday was arrested inside a police headquarters in General Santos City. City police director Col. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr. identified...
COMELEC SUSPENDS PRINTING OF BALLOTS
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday suspended the printing of the official ballots amid a Supreme Court (SC) ruling stopping the poll body...
MARCOS ORDERS DOH TO ENSURE UNHAMPERED PHILHEALTH SERVICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of services by the...
SENATE APPROVES BILL SETTING 4-YEAR TERM FOR BARANGAY, SK OFFICIALS
THE Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the...
ESCUDERO MOVES TO AMEND COAST GUARD LAW
FOR A STRONGER PCG. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero during January 14, 2025 plenary session moves to reconsider the approval on second reading...
MERALCO CUTS ELECTRICITY RATES FOR JANUARY
CUSTOMERS of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can expect a slight reduction in their electricity bills this month. Meralco said electricity rate in January...
HOUSE REMOVES CO AS APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
THE House of Representatives on Monday removed Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations. Senior Deputy...
PH, US, JAPAN VOW TO DEEPEN TIES
THE Philippines, the United States and Japan on Monday vowed to continue working together to enhance and deepen trilateral ties, particularly in the areas...
VILLANUEVA BACKS PUSH FOR ALTERNATIVE WORK SETUP
SENATOR Joel Villanueva, principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 11165 or the Telecommuting Act, said the push to adopt alternative work setup...
FILIPINA BEATEN TO DEATH IN SLOVENIA, HUSBAND SUSPECT NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY
A 27-YEAR-OLD Filipina was murdered in Slovenia, reports on Saturday said. Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, 27, was allegedly beaten to death by her Slovenian husband, Mitja...
MARCOS EXPRESSES SYMPATHY FOR PINOY WILDFIRE VICTIMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday expressed his deepest sympathies to the victims of the devastating wildfires in California. In a statement released...
CDC RAMPS UP EFFORTS TO ATTRACT GLOBAL INVESTORS
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT — The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) is intensifying its efforts to lure more investors to the Freeport. CDC president...
AROUND 1,500 CHECKPOINTS SET UP NATIONWIDE AS ELECTION PERIOD STARTS
ALMOST 1,500 checkpoints across the country were set up by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the first day of intensified security measures for...
DSWD EYES ‘WALANG GUTOM’ KITCHEN IN COUNTRYSIDE
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday announced the plan to scale up the food bank program “Walang Gutom Kitchen” in...
GOV’T WORK, CLASSES IN MANILA, PASAY SUSPENDED ON JANUARY 13 DUE TO IGLESIA NI CRISTO RALLY
MALACANANG on Friday announced the suspension of government work and classes in all levels in the cities of Manila and Pasay on January 13...
2 CHINESE MEN NABBED, P46-M SMUGGLED ‘UKAY-UKAY’ SEIZED IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES on Wednesday arrested two Chinese nationals and confiscated an estimated P46 million worth of smuggled used clothing or “ukay-ukay” during separate...
VIC SOTTO FILES CYBER LIBEL RAPS VS FILMMAKER DARRYL YAP
VETERAN television host-actor and comedian Vic Sotto on Thursday filed 19 counts of cyber libel against Darryl Yap, the filmmaker of the upcoming controversial...
MILLIONS OF DEVOTEES JOIN TRASLACION 2025 THAT ENDS MORE THAN 20 HOURS
OVER eight million devotees of Jesus Nazareno joined the longest “Traslacion” since 2020. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC),...
ALLEGED MASTERMIND IN AMERICAN VLOGGER’S KIDNAPPING CAPTURED
OPERATIVES on Thursday announced the capture of the alleged mastermind in the abduction of American vlogger Elliot Eastman in Zamboanga del Norte. Police Regional...
FONTANA LEISURE PARK ORDERED CLOSED OVER UNPAID OBLIGATIONS
BY KEVIN GALANG THE Clark Development Corporation (CDC) on Tuesday closed down for the third time the 300-hectare Fontana Hot Spring and Leisure Park...
OVER 500 NAZARENO DEVOTEES RECEIVE MEDICAL AID
MORE than 500 devotees who joined the procession of the Feast of the Jesus Nazareno were given medical aid, authorities said. According to the...
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