5-YEAR VALIDITY OF PRC ID PUSHED IN SENATE
FROM the current three-year validity, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants all Professional Identification Cards (PICs) issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) renewable after...
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TOLENTINO BACKS PLAN TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL SCHOOL IN WMSU
SENATE Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino on Friday (June 28) expressed full support for initiatives to build a college of medicine at the Western...
TIMOR LESTE GRANTS PH’ REQUEST TO EXTRADITE TEVES — DOJ
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday confirmed that the Court of Appeals of Timor Leste granted the Philippines’ extradition request against former Negros...
CAVITEX TOLL COLLECTION SUSPENDED FROM JULY 1-30 — PBBM
STARTING Monday, July 1, 2024, toll collection via Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and cash transactions are temporarily suspended until July 30, President Ferdinand R....
NBI RECORDS SHOW THERE’S ANOTHER ALICE GUO
ARE there two Alice Leal Guos? Or is this a case of stolen identity?. Senator Risa Hontiveros, chairman of the Senate Committee on Women,...
MEASURES IN PLACE TO GUARD FREE WI-FI SITES FROM ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES – DICT
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has put in place measures to ensure its free Wi-Fi program is not used for illegal...
P8.5M LIQUID COCAINE SEIZED FROM COLOMBIAN NATIONAL
BY KEVIN GALANG A COLOMBIAN national on Tuesday night was arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency following the confiscation of at...
10 LGUS WITH BEST ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM GET AWARDS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday recognized Local Government Units (LGUs) with exceptional anti-hunger initiatives. In his speech during the “Walang Gutom Awards”...
HEMODIALYSIS CENTER TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF KIDNEY PATIENTS – ROMUALDEZ
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday said the government can save thousands of indigent Filipinos suffering from kidney problems who have to undergo...
BIG-TIME OIL PRICE HIKE EFFECTIVE JUNE 25
OIL firms will implement another hefty upward adjustment starting Tuesday, June 25, 2024. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, Shell,...
DE LIMA ACQUITTED ON LAST OF 3 DRUG RAPS
FORMER senator Leila de Lima on Monday has been cleared of her third and final illegal drugs-related case. Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 206...
CAYETANO PRODS SAF IN ITS TRANSFORMATIVE ROLE IN THE COUNTRY
FILIPINOS can draw inspiration from the Bible on how to foster a purpose-driven mindset and achieve transformative change for the nation. This was Senator...
MARCOS SALUTES TROOPS IN DANGEROUS AYUNGIN RESUPPLY MISSION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hailed the Western Command troops for exercising restraint when they were engaged by hostile Chinese sailors during their recent...
BAMBAN MAYOR ALICE GUO REMOVED FROM LIST OF NPC MEMBERS
THE Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) has ordered the removal of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from the roster of its members, adding to...
PBBM INAUGURATES PHILIPPINES’ BIGGEST HOTEL IN PARAÑAQUE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Alliance Global Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tan unveil the marker of the Grand Westside Hotel in...
PH CONCERNED OVER CHINA’S LATEST AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS IN AYUNGIN
THE Philippine government on Friday expressed concern over China’s latest aggressive actions on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Maritime...
PH WILLING TO WORK WITH CHINA TO RESOLVE DISPUTE – BERSAMIN
THE Philippines is not elevating to a higher international body the latest Ayungin Shoal incident, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday, as he...
PBBM ORDERS MORE FUNDING FOR PH ATHLETES COMPETING IN 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed on Friday the Office of the Executive Secretary to provide additional funding to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)...
CHIZ CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY IN AYUNGIN
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Thursday expressed deep concern over the escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Ayungin Shoal,...
ROMUALDEZ-LED DELEGATION SECURES JAPANESE VOW TO HIRE MORE FILIPINOS IN CRUCIAL SECTORS
A PHILIPPINE congressional delegation led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday secured a firm commitment from top Japanese parliamentarians to facilitate the...
MARCOS VOWS TO TURN BUTUAN CITY INTO TRADE, INDUSTRY, GOVERNANCE HUB
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. committed on Thursday to develop Butuan City into center of trade, industry and governance in Caraga. The President also...
SENATE PROBE ON PROLIFERATION OF FAKE BIRTH CERTIFICATES SOUGHT
SENATOR Win Gatchalian wants to probe the proliferation of fake birth certificates which allow unscrupulous individuals, including foreign nationals, to secure government-issued identification, evade...
TEVES’ BROTHER ARRESTED OVER TERROR FINANCING RAPS
FORMER Negros Oriental Gov. Pryde Henry Teves on Thursday was arrested by agents of the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group...
VP SARA RESIGNS AS DEPED SECRETARY
VICE President Sara Duterte resigned as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), Malacañang on Wednesday announced. Duterte also stepped down as vice chairperson...
JULY 17-23 IS NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS WEEK
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared July 17 to 23 of every year as the “National Disability Rights Week.” The move is part...
MARCOS SIGNS LAW CREATING 2 SCHOOLS IN BACOOR, CAVITE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act Nos. 12007 and 12008, establishing a senior high and elementary schools in Bacoor City, Cavite. The...
PHILIPPINES, JAPAN SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN LEGISLATION
SENIOR officials of the House of Representatives of both the Philippines and Japan engaged in a productive exchange of best practices in legislation late...
ROMUALDEZ MEETS JAPAN NATIONAL DIET SPEAKER IN TOKYO
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Japanese Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga meet at the National Diet Building in Tokyo late Tuesday morning (June 18, 2024)....
21 RESCUED PINOY SEAMEN BACK IN MANILA
TWENTY-ONE Filipino crew members of MV Tutor, who were rescued after a recent attack by Houthi rebels in the southern Red Sea, on Monday...
REMAINS OF 3 OFWS ARRIVE FROM KUWAIT
THE remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a fire that hit an apartment building in al-Mangaf, Kuwait arrived on...
HONTIVEROS SOUNDS ALARM OVER LINK OF EX-GOV’T OFFICIAL TO POGO
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Monday sounded the alarm over the reported link of convicted former Technology and Resource Center Director General Dennis Cunanan to...
PBBM TO FILIPINO MUSLIMS, PH CITIZENS: GROW IN WISDOM, FORTITUDE AMID CHALLENGES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday joined Muslim Filipinos in the observance of Eid’I Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, encouraging all citizens...
MUSLIMS IN CEBU SHARE MEALS TO CELEBRATE EID’L ADHA
AN Imam (prayer leader) in Cebu on Monday said Muslim community in the province celebrated the Eid’l Adha by sharing meals with people from...
IGNORE TRAFFIC VIOLATION MESSAGES FROM SCAMMERS, MOTORISTS TOLD
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) advised all motorists to ignore all text messages and other notifications sent through messaging apps of the supposed traffic...
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