UP LAW GRADUATE TOPS 2024 BAR EXAMS, 3,962 TAKERS PASS
Bar topnotcher Kyle Christian G. Tutor from the University of the Philippines (UP). A TOTAL of 3,962 law graduates passed the 2024 online Bar...
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MARCOS RENEWS VOW TO TURN AFP INTO A WORLD-CLASS FORCE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reiterated the strong commitment of his administration to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “To all the...
QUAD COMMITTEE CITES EX-PDEA CHIEF IN CONTEMPT OVER 2004 DRUG RAID TESTIMONY
THE House Quad Commitee cited former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva in contempt for allegedly refusing to answer questions from lawmakers...
PBBM INAUGURATES NLEX CANDABA 3RD VIADUCT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the inspection and inauguration of the NLEX Candaba 3rd Viaduct expanding the capacity of the 5-km bridge connecting...
BICAM OKAYS FINAL VERSION OF 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET
THE Bicameral Conference Committee on Wednesday approved the final version of House Bill No. 10800 or the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget. The...
KOKO TO DA: FILE CASES AGAINST COMPANIES BLACKLISTED FOR SMUGGLING AND PRICE MANIPULATION
While the Department of Agriculture’s blacklisting of 10 companies involved in illegal agricultural trade is commendable, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged...
GOV’T TO RUN DOWN ALL UNDERGROUND POGOS
THE government will run down underground Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed on Wednesday. “Guerrilla (POGO) operations...
PBBM OKAYS ONE-STOP SYSTEM FOR REPORTING CHILD RIGHTS’ VIOLATIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the establishment of a one-stop system for reporting incidents of child rights’ violations. Executive Order 79, signed...
BAGONG PILIPINAS CANCER CARE CENTER INAUGURATED IN PAMPANGA
Citing cancer as the second leading cause of death in the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Bagong Pilipinas Cancer Care Center...
PH WON’T DEPLOY WARSHIPS – MARCOS
THE Philippines will not be deploying Navy warships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the recent harassment by China, President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
MARCOS WANTS HIGHER CASH INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide public school teachers...
GOV’T EVACUATING 87,000 RESIDENTS AFTER KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTION
THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that an urgent evacuation operation is underway for around 87,000 residents following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon...
405 OF 677 OVP CONFIDENTIAL FUND RECIPIENTS NO PSA RECORDS – REP. CHUA
MANILA 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, on Monday revealed that 405 out of...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH OF TEACHERS, STUDENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law the “Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act.” The law aims to institutionalize...
KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTS, ALERT LEVEL 3 UP
KANLAON Volcano in Negros Island erupted Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs hoisted Alert Level 3 or magmatic unrest...
NAIA OPENS CENTRALIZED RIDE-HAILING, TAXI HUB AT TERMINAL 3
SAN MIGUEL-LED New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) has opened a centralized hub for ride-hailing services and metered taxis at the Terminal 3 (T3) of...
PBBM, FIRST LADY SPREAD JOY TO OVER 30K KIDS IN PALACE CHRISTMAS GIFT-GIVING
MORE than 30,000 children across the country received early Christmas gifts on Sunday from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Marie Louise...
BI ARRESTS ‘LEE MINHO,’‘ 4 OTHER FUGITIVES
A NAMESAKE of the popular South Korean actor Lee Minho was arrested by Philippine immigration authorities in Clark, Pampanga. Lee, 37, was nabbed by...
SPEAKER’S OFFICE DENIES ‘MALICIOUS RUMORS’ HE SUFFERED A STROKE
THE office of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Saturday denied “malicious rumors” circulating online that he has suffered a stroke and is confined...
LAW ON LOAN MORATORIUM TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO STUDENTS HIT BY CALAMITIES — ESCUDERO
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero said the legislation that will allow student loan payment moratorium during disasters is a timely intervention from the...
IMEE PROPOSES P500 ALLOWANCE FOR STRUGGLING PWDS
ON the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Senator Imee Marcos delivered a sponsorship speech advocating for her proposed amendment to the Magna Carta...
PADILLA FILES BILL PENALIZING DELIBERATE USE OF FAKE ADDRESSES IN SUBPOENAS
SENATOR Robin Padilla has filed a bill proposing heavy penalties against individuals who deliberately provide false addresses and fake information in the issuance of...
DA MULLS SELLING P40 PER KILO RICE NATIONWIDE
MORE Kadiwa ng Pangulo trade centers are expected to be established by the government to give Filipinos further access to the P40 per kilo...
TIMOR LESTE GRANTS ANEW PH’S REQUEST FOR TEVES’ EXTRADITION – DOJ
TIMOR-LESTE has granted again the request of the Philippine government to extradite former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., the Department of...
PRESIDENT MARCOS JR. RECEIVES ORIGINAL MURILLO VELARDE 1734 MAP
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday received the original Murillo Velarde 1734 Map at the Malacañan Palace. During the event, President Marcos described...
MARCOS INAUGURATES PH’S FIRST MOBILE SOIL LABORATORY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the inauguration of the country’s first mobile soil laboratory (MSL) in Malacañang. In his speech at...
PBBM SIGNS LAWS FOR BUILDING EVACUATION CENTERS, STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT MORATORIUM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday signed into law the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act and the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters Emergencies...
SENATE READY TO ACT AS IMPEACHMENT COURT
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero said the Senate, notwithstanding its very tight schedule, will have to convene as an impeachment court once the...
187 POGO WORKERS DEPORTED BACK TO CHINA
A TOTAL of 187 POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming) workers on Thursday morning, December 5, 2024, were deported back to China. The deported workers were...
ABDUCTED AMERICAN VLOGGER IS ALREADY DEAD, WITNESS TELLS PNP
POLICE on Thursday confirmed that kidnapped American vlogger Elliot Eastman is already dead. The Police Regional Office 9 reported that based on a witness...
CHIZ LEADS SIGNING OF MILESTONE CNA WITH SENATE EMPLOYEES’ UNION
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero led the signing of the four-year Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) between the Senate and its employees’ union, the...
13 PINAYS JAILED IN CAMBODIA FOR VIOLATING SURROGACY BAN
THE Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh confirmed that 13 Filipino women were meted a two-year sentence for violating the surrogacy ban in Cambodia. The...
SECOND IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT FILED VS VP SARA
ANOTHER impeachment complaint on Wednesday (Dec. 4, 2024) was filed against Vice President Sara Duterte in the House of Representatives. The complaint was filed...
AFP OFFICIALS REAFFIRM LOYALTY TO CONSTITUTION, MARCOS ADMINISTRATION
SENIOR officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed their loyalty to the Constitution and the duly-constituted government of President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
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