BBM SIGNS NEW PROCUREMENT, ANTI-SCAM LAWS
SIGNING INTO LAW. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. signs Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) and the New Government Procurement Reform Act Bills during...
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INSURGENCY-FREE PHILIPPINES ACHIEVABLE BY YEAR 2028 – PEACE ADVISER
ACHIEVING an insurgency-free Philippines by the end of 2028 is within reach of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration. The good news was delivered...
PBBM RESPECTS VP SARA’S DECISION NOT TO SERVE ANOTHER CABINET POST
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. respects the decision of Vice President Sara Duterte not to serve another Cabinet post after she resigned as secretary...
PALAWAN, MARINDUQUE FARMERS, FISHERFOLK GET AID
PBBM EXTENDS AID TO PALAWAN, MARINDUQUE FARMERS, FISHERFOLK. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., accompanied by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, receives a rousing...
CAYETANO UNCOVERS MORE ISSUES IN NEW SENATE BUILDING REVIEW
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday said the ongoing review of the skyrocketing cost of the New Senate Building (NSB) has uncovered more questionable...
JINGGOY SEEKS FOR INCLUSION OF HS STUDENTS IN SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM
SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is seeking the amendment of a law on school-based feeding programs to also include undernourished high school...
ROMUALDEZ THANKS FILIPINO PEOPLE FOR RISING APPROVAL, TRUST RATINGS
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to the Filipino people for the continued increase in trust and performance ratings as...
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR PBBM’S 3RD SONA
THE House of Representatives is more than ready for next week’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos...
HREP COMPLETES RENOVATION OF FACILITIES AHEAD OF SONA
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday finished renovations of its physical facilities ahead of the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President...
PBBM INAUGURATES PH’S BIGGEST DAM OUTSIDE LUZON
AFTER over 40 years, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inaugurated the largest water reservoir project in Iloilo. The inauguration of the water...
MERALCO POWER RATES UP IN JULY
HOUSEHOLDS served by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) should expect an increase in their electricity bill this month. In an announcement on Monday, Meralco...
NKTI PROBES ALLEGED KIDNEY TRAFFICKING
THE alleged cases of kidney trafficking is being investigated by the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI). According to the NKTI, it is conducting...
PDLS IN ABRA TOWN GET SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE
FIFTY persons deprived of liberty in Bangued, Abra will now have social security coverage from the Social Security System (SSS). This after the SSS...
SENATOR ‘TOL’ WANTS ‘FLOATING HOSPITAL’ FOR PH
IT is high time for the Philippines, an archipelagic nation, to have its own ‘floating hospital’ – just like other countries. The idea was...
ROBIN PADILLA FILES ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Monday filed an anti-political bill that seeks to finally fulfill the 1987 Constitution’s mandate to prohibit political dynasties....
𝟏𝟒 NIGERIANS NABBED FOR FRAUD
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested 14 Nigerian nationals suspected of being involved in fraud activities. The operation, led by BI intelligence operatives and...
ROBIN TO FILE ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL
SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla is set to file this coming week an anti-political dynasty bill amid mounting calls for an enabling law to...
PBBM SENDS WELL WISHES TO TRUMP
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. extended his well wishes to former US president Donald Trump, who was rushed offstage due to an assassination attempt...
VETERAN SPORTS JOURNALIST CHINO TRINIDAD DIES AT 56
VETERAN sports journalist Chino Trinidad has passed away at the age of 56. Trinidad reportedly suffered from a heart attack on Saturday night or...
3 CHINESE LINKED TO KIDNAP-FOR-RANSOM NABBED, ANOTHER KILLS SELF TO AVOID BEING ARRESTED BY POLICE, BI OPERATIVES
BY KEVIN GALANG THREE Chinese nationals, including a woman, on Friday were arrested while another killed himself to avoid being caught by operatives in...
ARREST BAMBAN MAYOR ALICE GUO, 7 OTHERS – SENATE
SUSPENDED Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and seven others were ordered arrested by the Senate amid the ongoing investigation into the illegal activities of...
NBI RECOVERS STOLEN AMORSOLO PAINTING
A PAINTING by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo which was stolen from the Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental last July 3 was successfully...
VP SARA WON’T ATTEND MARCOS’ 3RD SONA
VICE President Sara Duterte on Thursday confirmed that she will skip President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s third State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) on July...
AUSTRALIAN COUPLE, FILIPINA COMPANION FOUND DEAD IN POSH TAGAYTAY HOTEL
AN Australian couple and their Filipina companion on Thursday were found dead inside a hotel in Tagaytay City. The Tagaytay City Police Station identified...
COURT OF APPEALS FREEZES ASSETS OF SUSPENDED MAYOR ALICE GUO, OTHERS LINKED TO ILLEGAL POGO
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has frozen the assets of suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and other individuals allegedly involved in the illegal...
SEN. ROBIN WANTS STRICT PENALTIES VS HHC VAPE PRODUCTS
CITING health risks stemming from a new type of vaping through the so-called hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) vape, Sen. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla pushed for amendments...
MAJOR INFRASTRACTURE PROJECTS IN CAVITE TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY IN CALABARZON — PBBM
CAVITEÑOS will soon experience faster and more convenient travels to and from the province with various key infrastructure projects underway, according to President Ferdinand...
JULY 2024 DECLARED NATIONAL CENSUS, CBMS MONTH
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared July 2024 as “National Census and Community-based Monitoring System Month.” This is in support for the conduct...
PAGCOR CHAIR SAYS HARRY ROQUE LOBBIED FOR RAIDED POGO
FORMER presidential spokesperson Harry Roque lobbied for a recently-raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Porac, Pampanga in July 2023, Philippine Amusement and Gaming...
S. COTABATO GOV, 2 OTHERS CHARGED WITH FALSIFICATION OF PARTY DOCUMENTS
PHOTO CAPTION: Alexander Agustin (extreme left), Abubakar Mangelen(2nd left), and Assam Ulangkaya (3rd right) show the complaint-affidavit and other documents during the filing of...
MARINA EXECS FACE GRAFT, PLUNDER RAPS
THE United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) on Tuesday filed graft and plunder charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against former and current officials of the...
OVER 2,000 GUESTS TO ATTEND PBBM’S 3RD SONA – HOUSE SECRETARY GENERAL
HOUSE Secretary General Reginald Velasco on Tuesday said attendance to this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) could be the biggest based on...
DOLE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE POGO PHASEOUT
THE government is already in a state of “transition” to prepare the labor front for the possible phase out of the Philippine Offshore Gaming...
DILG OFFERS P10-M BOUNTY FOR ARREST OF PASTOR QUIBOLOY
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has offered a P10 million reward for the arrest of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC)...
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 
BAM AQUINO PUSHES TO INCREASE SENIOR CITIZEN’S SOCIAL PENSION TO P1,000