VP’S HUSBAND, BROTHER, MICHAEL YANG LINKED TO DRUG SMUGGLING
A FORMER intelligence officer of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday linked lawyer Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, her brother...
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BAN TOXICS URGES CAUTION IN USE OF ‘KATOL,’ INSECTICIDES AMID RISING DENGUE CASES
BAN Toxics, an environmental organization, cautioned the public on health hazards posed by mosquito coils and insecticides amid the rising cases of dengue. A...
URGENT CARE, AMBULATORY SERVICE CAN BE AVAILED VIA BUCAS CENTERS – DOH
THE country now has 28 Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) centers, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Friday. According to Herbosa, BUCAS...
NEGROS LAWMAKER IS NEW TESDA CHIEF
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Bantug Benitez as the new Director General of the Technical Education...
FISH, SHELLFISH FROM CAVITE STILL NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION — BFAR
FISH and shellfish from the coastal areas of Cavite are still unsafe for human consumption following the oil spill, the Bureau of Fisheries and...
PH, SINGAPORE EXCHANGE MOUS ON PROTECTION OF HEALTH WORKERS, ENVIRONMENT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Thursday witnessed the exchange of two memoranda of understanding aimed at protecting Filipino...
DA TO OPEN 800-1,000 KADIWA STORES
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has revealed it will open Kadiwa franchising to private operators or cooperatives as the agency gears toward establishing more...
PNP FILES MURDER RAPS VS 5 SUSPECTS IN BEAUTY QUEEN, ISRAELI BF SLAY CASE
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) has filed murder charges against five individuals allegedly involved in the gruesome killing of Pampanga...
ROMUALDEZ BATS FOR SSS MEMBERSHIP. LIFE INSURANCE, PENSION FOR BARANGAY OFFICIALS
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez told thousands of barangay officials throughout the country that they may soon become members of the Social Security System...
OBSERVANCE OF NINOY AQUINO DAY MOVED TO AUG. 23
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 665 moving the observance of the Ninoy Aquino Day from August 21, 2024, Wednesday, to...
SINGAPORE PRESIDENT IN PH FOR 3-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos welcomed Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse, Mrs. Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam at Malacañan...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW CREATING MORE SHARI’A JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, CIRCUIT COURTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12018, creating three additional Shari’a Judicial Districts and 12 circuit courts across the...
ASF VACCINE ROLLOUT NEXT WEEK – DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to roll out vaccines for African Swine Fever (ASF) on Tuesday next week, according to Agriculture Secretary...
CAYETANO PUSHES FOR STREAMLINED ‘AYUDA’ DISTRIBUTION
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday pushed for a more efficient approach to distributing government aid, saying administrative costs are eating up on the...
OMBUDSMAN ORDERS DISMISSAL FROM SERVICE OF ALICE GUO
SUSPENDED Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was ordered dismissed from the service by the Office of the Ombudsman for grave misconduct. In an order...
PBBM HONORS PINOY OLYMPIANS, GRANTS P50-M CASH, MEDAL OF MERIT, PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday honored 22 Filipino Olympians in a solemn ceremony at Malacañan Palace, where he awarded a total of...
SENATOR PADILLA WANTS STIFFER PENALTIES, INCLUDING DEATH, VS RAPE
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla is pushing heavier penalties against sexual assault by strengthening the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 to make the offense punishable...
PBBM HOPEFUL ON POTENTIAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP WITH UAE POWER FIRM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is hopeful the Philippines could successfully partner with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) as the country explores the...
1ST TRANCHE OF GOV’T WORKERS’ SALARY HIKE LIKELY THIS MONTH — DBM
THE Department of Budget Management (DBM) announded that th first tranche of salary increase for qualified government workers would likely be released this month....
LAPID SLAY SUSPECT KILLS SELF – POLICE
ONE of the suspects in the killing of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa on Sunday allegedly shot himself dead while about to be arrested...
PBBM CONDEMNS AIR INCIDENT OVER BAJO DE MASINLOC; URGES CHINA TO ACT RESPONSIBLY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday strongly condemned the air incident over Bajo de Masinloc as he expressed support to the brave men...
PRC ASSURES ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF BLOOD AMID RAISING DENGUE CASES
THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has assured that there is enough supply of blood and medical support are readily available following alarming cases of...
PBBM TO HONOR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CARLOS YULO, OTHER PINOY OLYMPIANS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will honor 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Carlos Yulo, along with other outstanding Filipino Olympians, at the Malacañan Palace...
ROMUALDEZ VOWS TO INCREASE SOLDIERS’ ALLOWANCE
THE House of Representatives would raise the daily subsistence allowance of the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from P150 to...
MARCOS BACKS PH HOSTING OF 22ND ASIAN KARATE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on all government agencies, instrumentalities, and local government units to support the Philippines’ hosting of the 22nd Asian...
PHILIPPIINE NAVY SHOWS NEW DEFENSE CAPABILITIES
Philippine Fleet commander Rear Admiral Renato David shows Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez a Spike NLOS (non-line of sight) missile system as well as...
MARCOS URGED TO DECLARE NATIONAL STATE OF CALAMITY AMID ASF SPREAD
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was urged to declare a national state of calamity amid the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country....
PBBM APPROVES LLFC, ULFC MERGER
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order No. 65 approving the merger of United Coconut Planters Bank Leasing and Finance Corporation (ULFC) and the...
ANGARA WANTS PISA-LIKE EXAMS FOR STUDENTS
EDUCATION Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Friday stressed the need to develop examinations in schools that would match the Program for International Student...
MARCOS’ PARTIDO FEDERAL FORGES ALLIANCE WITH VILLAR’S NACIONALISTA PARTY
IN a move that further broadens the grand coalition under the banner of Bagong Pilipinas, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas...
POLICE OPERATIONS NOW AS ‘HUMANE, BLOODLESS AS POSSIBLE’ – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos on Thursday recognized the reforms and achievements of the country’s police force, stressing that it has made their operations “as...
LAKAS CMD NOW AT 103, ONE-THIRD OF TOTAL HOUSE MEMBERS
THE total number of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party members in the House of Representatives is now at 103 as two more senior...
NBI URGED TO PURSUE PROBE INTO ISSUANCE OF FAKE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
SENATOR Win Gatchalian urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to pursue its investigation over the issuance of fake birth certificates to ensure that...
6.3% GDP GROWTH REFLECTS SUCCESS OF PBBM’S STRATEGIC ECONOMIC POLICIES – ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Thursday hailed the 6.3% annual growth of the Philippine economy in the second quarter of 2024 as an...
PBBM’S SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION BASIS FOR HONORARY DEGREE BY PLM 
6 DEAD, 3 MISSING AFTER BOAT SINKS IN ZAMBALES 
2 MEN ROB CONVENIENCE STORE IN PAMPANGA 
FREE HOUSING THROUGH USUFRUCT TO BENEFIT MILLIONS OF LOW-INCOME FILIPINOS – ESCUDERO