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...
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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...
MARCOS EYES MONTHLY JOB FAIRS ACROSS PH
TO further bring down unemployment rate, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed plans to hold monthly job fairs across the country. President...
MERALCO TO REFUND P19-B TO CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) can expect a refund in the coming months. According to Meralco, their customers will get a refund...
MARCOS GRANTS EX-ILOILO CITY MAYOR MABILOG EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted executive clemency to former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, citing his longstanding commitment to good governance...
JANUARY 27, 2025 IS NOT A NATIONAL HOLIDAY — PALACE
MALACANANG on Sunday clarified that January 27, 2025 is a holiday only in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM) and other Muslim...
GLORIA ROMERO, QUEEN OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA, PASSES AWAY AT 91
VETERAN actress Gloria Romero, also known as the “Queen of Philippine Cinema,” on Saturday passed away at the age of 91. Her daughter, Maritess...
BROKENHEARTED GRADE 6 STUDENT HANGS SELF
BY KEVIN GALANG A GRADE 6 female student suffering from a heartbreak on Thursday was found hanging and dead in the comfort room of...
17 FILIPINO SEAFARERS FINALLY HOME
THE 17 Filipino crew members of cargo ship MV Galaxy Leader are finally home after 428 days in captivity by Houthi rebels Department of...
17 PINOYS HELD HOSTAGE IN YEMEN FREED – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday announced that the 17 Filipino crew members of M/V Galaxy Leader who were held captive in Yemen...
NBI ARRESTS SUSPECTED CHINESE SPY, 2 PINOY COHORTS
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday said it arrested a Chinese national and two Filipino cohorts believed to be involved in espionage...
‘LOVE BUS’ RETURNS TO METRO MANILA; OFFERS FREE, COMMUTER-FRIENDLY RIDES 
PH EMBASSY CONTINUES SEARCH FOR MISSING FILIPINO DOCTOR IN NEPAL 
2 HVIS NABBED, OVER P908-K SHABU SEIZED IN BATAAN, BULACAN STINGS 
RIDON: MAN’S CARPIO MAY BE CALLED AS HOSTILE WITNESS IN VP SARA UNEXPLAINED WEALTH