LOS BAÑOS IS ANILAG’S ‘SAYAWIT’ COMPETITION CHAMPION, BAGS P2M IN GRAND PRIZE
THE municipality of Los Baños on Tuesday won the P2 million grand prize in the SAYAWIT (Sayaw at Awit) Sing and Dance Competition held...
SENATE MAJORITY, MINORITY JOIN FORCES TO PUSH PROACTIVE CRISIS RESPONSE PANEL – CAYETANO
THE Senate moved as one on Wednesday, swiftly adopting a leadership-backed resolution to create an ad hoc body that will craft proactive responses to...
317 MORE FILIPINOS FROM MIDDLE EAST RETURN HOME
AS part of the government’s continuing efforts to assist Filipinos affected by tensions in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), together...
COA: OVER P2B IN IRREGULARITIES IN BARMM LEARNING MATERIALS PROCUREMENT UNCOVERED IN SPECIAL AUDIT
THE Commission on Audit-Special Audit Team (COA-SAT) has found widespread irregularities and violations of the law in the procurement of learning materials worth P2.2...
‘IDOL’ SERENADES ‘FAN’
FORMER Laguna Gov. Joey Lina sings famous Sharon Cuneta’s song “Sana’y Wala Nang Wakas” to Laguna Gov. Sol Aragones during the “Gawad Parangal sa...
ARAGONES LEADS GRAND LAUNCH OF ANILAG FESTIVAL LEVEL UP 2026; SEX BOMB DANCERS THRILL CROWDS
LAGUNA Gov. Sol Aragones on Tuesday led the grand opening of the Anilag (Ani ng Laguna) Festival Level Up 2026 attended by at least 10,000...
CONSTRUCTION WORKER-TURNED-SHABU PEDDLER BUSTED
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Police on Tuesday night arrested a construction worker for allegedly selling shabu in an...
CIDG’S ‘OPLAN PAGTUGIS’ SENDS TO JAIL 2 MEN CHARGED OF PHYSICAL INJURIES IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG THE “Oplan Pagtugis” drive by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has hauled to jail two suspects in...
CHIZ PROPOSES CREATION OF NATIONAL OIL DEPOT
SENATOR Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed Senate Bill No. 1993 which seeks to establish a government-owned crude oil tank storage facility to better position...
SENATOR ALARMED BY TEENAGERS’ ALLEGED PLAN TO ATTACK SCHOOL; MULLS BAN OF MINORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday pushed to ban social media use for minors aged 16 and below. This following a foiled school attack plot...
SOTTO SEEKS TOTAL REPEAL OF OIL DEREGULATION LAW
SENATE President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III files for “Total repeal of Republic Act 8479”, which seeks to give the authority back to the...
PRESIDENT MARCOS ORDERS SUSPENSION OF FARE HIKE; ‘LIBRENG SAKAY’ TO ROLL OUT NATIONWIDE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered the suspension of the planned fare hike to ease the burden on commuters, while assuring transport...
FRASCO IS NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. administered the oath of office to former Tourism Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia-Frasco as Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and...
VILLAGE CHAIR, FARMER HURT IN ECIJA GUN ATTACK
BY KEVIN GALANG A BARANGAY captain and a farmer on Tuesday were injured in a gun attack in Bgy. Kabulihan, General Mamerto Natividad,...
PH GOV’T EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS IN CASE OF UAE AIRSPACE CLOSURE — PALACE
THE Philippine government is looking for alternatives in case the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) airspace closes down due to the ongoing conflict in the...
MANILA TRIKE DRIVERS GET 5K CASH AID
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday oversaw the distribution of P5,000 cash relief assistance to tricycle drivers and operators in Manila, part of...
SENATE APPROVES FREE OFW FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION ACT
COMMITTEE on Migrant Workers chairperson Sen. “Idol” Raffy Tulfo thanked his colleagues for their overwhelming support for Senate Bill No. 1910 or the ...
PBBM ROLLS OUT CASH AID, SUBSIDIES TO CUSHION IMPACT OF RISING OIL PRICES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, announced a series of government measures, including cash assistance and fuel subsidies, to cushion the impact of...
CIDG ARRESTS MAN FOR ILLEGAL LPG TRADE
BY KEVIN GALANG A MAN on Saturday was arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) for selling LPG cylinders...
TULFO CALLS FOR INCLUSION OF GASOLINE IN PROPOSED OIL TAX RELIEF
SENATOR Erwin Tulfo is calling on the executive branch to ensure that relief is equitable, urging that the policy must cover gasoline to protect...
3 MEN ARRESTED IN PANGASINAN FOR SELLING ILLEGAL GUNS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Police on Wednesday arrested three men in a gun...
ECIJA ROAD MISHAP LEAVES 2 DEAD, 1 HURT
BY KEVIN GALANG SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija — A road accident on Maharlika Highway in Bgy. Caanawan, this city on Saturday left...
ANOTHER BATCH OF REPATRIATES FROM MIDDLE EAST TO ARRIVE IN MANILA SUNDAY
ANOTHER batch of repatriated Filipinos from the Middle East amid ongoing regional tensions is scheduled to arrive in Manila on Sunday, March 15, aboard...
SINGAPORE ASSISTS IN EVACUATING 24 FILIPINOS FROM JEDDAH
THE Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has assisted in flying 24 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by deploying a...
LACSON: BLUE RIBBON DOOR NOT CLOSED TO 18 EEX-MARINES,’ BUT AFFIDAVITS MUST REFLECT REALITY
THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is not closing its doors to the 18 “ex-Marines” who claimed delivering kickbacks to certain personalities – so long...
SM CALAMBA 3-DAY SALE
The #SM3DaySale is happening this March 13–15 at your most loved mall, SM City Calamba . Enjoy up to 70% OFF on great finds...
ESCUDERO PUSHES STRONGER SUPPORT, LENDING ACCESS FOR MSMEs
THE surge in unemployment to 2.96 million Filipinos in January 2026 has led Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to press for urgent action to support...
BEDRIDDEN ELDERLY MAN, DAUGHTER DIE IN PASAY CITY FIRE
A FIRE on Thursday night hit a residential area in Pasay City leaving two persons dead. The fatalities were an 80-year-old bedridden man and...
SPEEDBOAT YIELDS P5.8-B SHABU IN MINDORO
TWO Chinese nationals on Tuesday were arrested while some P5.8 billion worth of shabu in a speedboat was seized in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. The...
PUV DRIVERS TO GET P5,000 FUEL SUBSIDY
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin distributing P5,000 financial aid to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers directly affected by rising...
MALACAÑANG DECLARES MARCH 20, 2026 REGULAR HOLIDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR
MALACAÑANG on Friday announced that March 20, 2026 has been declared a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr. President Ferdinand...
CIDG NABS 3 MEN FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG ABUCAY, Bataan – Police on Thursday arrested three men during a buy-bust operation targeting the illegal trade of petroleum products...
ILLEGAL LEAD RECYCLING: 11 CHINESE NATIONALS NABBED, P19.5-M AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES SEIZED IN PAMPANGA
ILLEGAL LEAD RECYCLING: 11 CHINESE NATIONALS NABBED, P19.5-M AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES SEIZED IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG SAN SIMON, Pampanga —Eleven Chinese nationals were arrested by the authorities for alleged violations of environmental and public health laws...
MARANTAN IS NEW CALABARZON TOP COP
POLICE Brig. Gen. Hansel Marantan is the new acting regional director of Police Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon). Marantan on Tuesday officially assumed his post...
ALLEGED SUBSTANDARD APPLIANCES SEIZED IN NUEVA ECIJA BUY-BUST 
SM SAN PEDRO JOINS BRIGADA ESKWELA 2026 
SENATE CONCLUDES FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE 20TH CONGRESS