PHILHEALTH TO RECOMMEND REDUCED CONTRIBUTION AMID ‘EXCESS FUNDS’
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will recommend to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. the reduction of members’ contributions to the fund. PhilHealth president...
National
DPWH TO IMPLEMENT OVER 5,000 FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will implement more than 5,000 flood control projects as part of its engineering interventions in the...
SENATORS BACK TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF PUV MODERNIZATION
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo, along with his fellow senators, filed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of...
CROC IN BORACAY: ‘NO NEED TO WORRY,’ ISLAND REMAINS SAFE FOR TOURISTS, RESIDENTS — DOT
BORACAY remains a safe destination for tourists the Department of Tourism-Western Visayas (DOT 6) assured following the sighting of a crocodile on the island...
US OFFICIALS BLINKEN, AUSTIN PAY COURTESY CALL ON PBBM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
HOUSE OKAYS MOTORCYCLE-FOR-HIRE BILL ON FINAL READING
A MEASURE seeking to regulate motorcycles-for-hire is a step closer from becoming a law after the House of Representatives approved it on third and...
ROQUE WARNED THAT HE COULD BE CITED IN CONTEMPT AFTER CLASH WITH HONTIVEROS
Former Palace spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday engaged in a verbal clash with Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality chair...
HOUSE TO PRIORITIZE JOBS CREATION, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE IN 2025 BUDGET
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said job creation, quality education, expanded health care and social protection are among the priorities of the...
SENATE APPROVES BILL AMENDING MOTORCYCLE CRIME PREVENTION LAW
THE Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2555 seeking to amend the controversial Republic Act No. 11235 known as the...
PH CLIMBS IN GLOBAL ANTI-RED TAPE RANKINGS
THE government’s anti-red tape program gained a new milestone when it climbed in the global anti-red tape rankings, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) announced...
LTFRB ACCREDITS 14 NEW TRANSPORT NETWORK COMPANIES
FOURTEEN new transport network companies (TNCs) over the weekend were given the green light by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to...
EPIRA AMENDMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN LOWER POWER COSTS — GATCHALIAN
SENATOR Win Gatchalian said any amendment in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) should result in lower electricity prices for the benefit of...
PBBM TO SEEK CONGRESS OK OF P6.352-T 2025 PROPOSED NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is set to submit his proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for next year to the House of Representatives Monday...
25K JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN AWAIT FILIPINOS – DMW
SEEKING employment in Japan? The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said some 25,000 job opportunities are available for Filipinos who want to...
69 ALIEN SEX OFFENDERS BARRED FROM ENTERING PH
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers at the airports barred from entering the country a total of 69 foreigners for being sex...
DOST DEVELOPING MEDICAL RADIO NUCLEAR FACILITY TO TREAT CANCER PATIENTS
THE Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing a medical radio nuclear facility to treat cancer...
CAYETANO PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT AMID GROWING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
CAYETANO PROPOSES ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT AMID GROWING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to establish an Emergency Response Department (ERD) as a decisive action to bolster the nation’s resilience against...
CHIZ TO DPWH, MMDA: SEVERE FLOODING IN NCR MUST END
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
MARCOS ORDERS STUDY ON BUILDING OF WEIRS TO MITIGATE RIZAL, NCR FLOODING
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday directed a study on the building of weirs along tributaries to control the water flow from Sierra...
PHILHEALTH RAISES BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR MEMBERS
HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa revealed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased the health benefits package for its members this year. During the...
TANKER WITH 1.4M LITERS OF OIL SINKS OFF BATAAN; 1 DEAD, OIL SPILL DETECTED
A PHILIPPINE –FLAGGED tanker loaded with 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil early Thursday morning sank off Limay, Bataan. The Philippine Coast Guard...
DISPOSE YOUR TRASH PROPERLY, PBBM URGES PINOYS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged Filipinos to dispose their trash properly. According to the President, wastes must be disposed of properly...
16-YEAR-OLD HACKER NABBED
OPERATIVES of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested in General Santos City a 16-year-old boy accused of hacking activities. Alias “Jun” was...
SENATOR PADILLA IS NEW PDP PRESIDENT
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla formally assumed his post as president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), the party disclosed on Wednesday. Padilla, who...
ROBIN SETS UP HELP DESK FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TYPHOON CARINA
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Wednesday set up hotlines to help those affected by floods and other emergencies brought about by Typhoon “Carina”...
SENATE OKAYS DISCONTINUATION OF MOTHER TONGUE AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FROM KINDER TO GRADE 3
THE Senate of the Philippines on Tuesday approved on final reading Senate Bill No. 2457 which seeks to discontinue the use of the mother...
TULFO CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF PUV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo is set to file a Senate Resolution that will seek to suspend the PUV Modernization Program because of its failure...
FOREIGN POGO WORKERS GIVEN 60 DAYS TO LEAVE PHILIPPINES
BUREAU of Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that all foreign workers of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and Internet Gaming...
PNP PULLS OUT 75 POLICEMEN ASSIGNED TO VP SARA
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) pulled out the 75 police personnel assigned to provide security to Vice President Sara Duterte. The Vice President confirmed...
GOV’T ADDRESSING MALNUTRITION, HEALTH OF FILIPINOS — PBBM
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is doing research to develop healthy food and drinks in a bid to promote health awareness among...
CHIZ SHELVES CHA-CHA, PRIORITIZES PRACTICAL LEGISLATION IN FINAL CONGRESS SESSION
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero announced Monday that pending bills on Charter change (Cha-cha) will be set aside in the final regular session...
PH ECONOMY ‘STRONGEST’ IN SOUTHEAST ASIA PBBM’S GAIN IN PAST 2 YEARS — ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday declared that among the many accomplishments of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration is transforming the Philippine...
FIRM STANCE ON WPS, POGO BAN, BLOODLESS DRUG WAR HIGHLIGHT PBBM’S 3RD SONA
THE Philippines’ brave stance on West Philippine Sea (WPS), the total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), and the bloodless fight against illegal...
23,000 COPS TO SECURE MARCOS’ 3RD SONA
NATIONAL Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said a total of 23,000 police officers will be deployed to...
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