GOV’T PREPARED FOR EXTREME HEAT
THE government is ready to address the rising heat index, particularly its impact on the country’s economy, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Malacanang Press...
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‘KASAMBAHAYS’ IN CALABARZON TO RECEIVE PAY HIKE STARTING MARCH 7
DOMESTIC workers or the “kasambahays” in Calabarzon are set to receive higher take-home pay beginning March 7. This after the Regional Tripartite Wages and...
3 VIETNAMESE NATIONALS ARRESTED FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
AGENTS of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) arrested three Vietnamese nationals accused of illegally practicing medicine in the country. PNP-CIDG...
BRIDGE IN ISABELA COLLAPSES, 6 HURT
SIX people, including a boy, on Thursday night were injured when a newly-opened bridge connecting Cabagan and Santa Maria towns in Isabela collapsed. According...
8 DIE IN QUEZON CITY FIRE
EIGHT people, including three minors, on Thursday died in a fire that hit a three-storey apartment in Bgy. San Isidro, Galas, Quezon City. The...
PBBM DISTRIBUTES CASH GIFTS TO SENIORS UNDER EXPANDED CENTENARIAN ACT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the distribution of cash gifts to qualified beneficiaries of Republic Act (RA) 11982 or the Expanded...
PIMENTEL TO TOLENTINO: ‘SET THE STAGE FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS’
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III pressed Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino to start the ball rolling on the impeachment complaint against...
DICES DECLARES FEB. 25 HOLIDAY IN CAVITE
THE Diocese of Imus Catholic Educational System (Dices), in solidarity with other Catholic educational institutions, declared Feb. 25 a special non-working holiday in all...
ELECTRICITY RATES TO HIKE IN MARCH
EXPECT an increase in power rates next month. This after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved higher rates for the Feed-In Tariff allowance (FIT-All)....
ATTEMPTED RESALE OF P270-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES: ‘HEADS WILL ROLL’ – BOC CHIEF
BUREAU of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio on Saturday vowed that “heads will roll” if reports are confirmed that some of the agency’s...
PH NO LONGER IN FATF’S ‘GREY LIST’
THE Philippines is finally out of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list or list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. The FATF is...
OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY SERVICES NOW COVERED BY PHILHEALTH
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that is now covering all outpatient emergency services in accredited Levels 1, 2, and 3 hospitals nationwide....
JINGGOY SEEKS SENATE PROBE ON ALLEGED GHOST STUDENTS
SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has called for a Senate investigation into the reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high...
LEGAZPI DIOCESE CREATES OWN TRIBUNAL FOR MARRIAGE NULLITY CASES
THE Diocese of Legazpi is set to formally establish its own ecclesiastical tribunal that will primarily handle marriage nullity cases. According to a circular...
6 KOREANS, 15 FILIPINOS NABBED IN PASAY HOTEL BASEMENT POGO RAID
JOINT operatives on Monday arrested six South Korean nationals and 15 Filipinos allegedly operating a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City....
MISSING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND DEAD INSIDE SUITCASE IN BULACAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who was reported missing for over a week was found dead inside a luggage in San Jose del Monte City,...
QUEZON CITY DECLARES DENGUE OUTBREAK
THE Quezon City government on Saturday declared a dengue outbreak after cases increased by 200 percent from Jan. 1 to Feb. 14. Quezon City...
P3.9M WORTH OF ‘KUSH’ DECLARED AS HANDCRAFTED ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS SEIZED AT PORT OF CLARK
JOINT operatives seized at the Port of Clark in Pampanga some P3.9 million worth of high-grade marijuana or kush declared as handcrafted artificial flowers....
VILLANUEVA URGES VIGILANCE VS ONLINE LOVE SCAMS
SENATOR Joel Villanueva urged the public to stay vigilant against the rise of online love scams, while also calling on tech experts and scammers...
2 FILIPINAS RECRUITED AS COURIERS OF AFRICAN DRUG SYNDICATE RESCUED IN MALAYSIA
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rescued in Malaysia two Filipinas who were recruited by a suspected African Drug Syndicate to become drug mules....
NBI RECOMMENDS SEDITION, GRAVE THREATS RAPS VS VP SARA
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday recommended to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the filing of inciting to sedition and grave threat...
NBI RAIDS WAREHOUSE ALLEGEDLY HOARDING, REPACKING OLD IMPORTED RICE IN BULACAN
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday night raided a warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan allegedly hoarding and reselling old, imported rice....
HOUSE LEADERS FACE GRAFT RAPS
HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and other lawmakers are facing graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged insertions in the 2025...
FEMALE CHINESE, SON SNATCHED IN ALABANG IN 2023 FOUND BURIED IN CAVITE
A CHINESE woman and her 11-year-old son abducted in a posh subdivision in Alabang. Muntinlupa in 2023 on Friday were found buried in Bgy. San...
P750-M INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER TO RISE IN TACLOBAN
A 5,000-SEATER international convention center that will provide a world-class venue for events will soon rise in Tacloban City, Leyte. House Speaker and Leyte...
CAYETANO-SPONSORED BILL FOR NATIONWIDE INTERNET ACCESS GETS SENATE NOD
THE Senate on Wednesday approved the Konektadong Pinoy Bill on third and final reading, a measure authored and sponsored by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano...
4 KILLED AFTER US-MILITARY CONTRACTED PLANE CRASHES IN MAGUINDANAO
(Photo courtesy of Bhengs Salinogen) FOUR persons were killed when a plane contracted by the US military on Thursday crashed on a rice field...
HOUSE IMPEACHES VP SARA
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte. At the House plenary session on Wednesday, 215 of the 306 House members...
POLICEWOMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING COP-HUSBAND DEAD IN ANGELES CITY HOME
BY KEVIN GALANG A FEMALE cop on Tuesday was arrested for allegedly shooting her husband, also a policeman, dead in their home in Angeles...
METEOR GARDEN STAR BARBIE HSU DIES AT 48
TAIWANESE star Barbie Hsu who played the role of Shan Cai in the 2001 popular drama show Meteor Garden on Monday died of pneumonia....
FEMALE PILOT DIES IN NUEVA ECIJA CHOPPER CRASH
BY KEVIN GALANG A FEMALE pilot on Saturday died when the helicopter she was flying crashed in Guimba, Nueva Ecija police said Sunday. A...
LPG PRICES INCREASE IN FEBRUARY
HIGHER prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) greeted consumers this month. Petron and Solane, in separate advisories, announced that they will hike prices of...
FILIPINO POLICE COLONEL AMONG 67 FATALITIES IN US PLANE-CHOPPER COLLISION
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday confirmed that a Filipino policeman was among the 67 fatalities in the collision between a military helicopter...
PASSENGER PLANE COLLIDES MID-AIR WITH MILITARY CHOPPER IN WASHINGTON DC, OVER 60 FEARED DEAD
Over 60 people are feared dead after an American Eagle passanger plane on Wednesday night collided mid-air with a Black Hawk military helicopter before...
PRESIDENT MARCOS ORDERS DMW TO EXTEND ALL POSSIBLE AID TO FAMILIES OF 2 PINOY SEAFARERS KILLED IN BLACK SEA DRONE ATTACKS 
PBBM: UPGRADES AT PORT OF LUCENA GOOD FOR REGIONAL GROWTH 
DIESEL, KEROSENE PRICES UP BY OVER P10 STARTING JULY 21, 2026 
FUEL SUBSIDY PROGRAM FOR PUV DRIVERS TO CONTINUE – PALACE