HOUSE CENSURES CONGRESSMAN ALVAREZ FOR ‘MISBEHAVIOR’
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez for “disorderly behavior” and for violating the...
HOUSE OKAYS DIVORCE BILL ON FINAL READING
PRIOR to the sine die adjournment, the House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday approved House Bill...
SUMMER FLING SCAM: LOVE SCAMMERS CONTINUE TARGETING PINAYS – BI
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco warned the public anew against con artists using the name of the agency to dupe people of...
MPT SOUTH KICKS OFF ’DRAYBERKS ALERTO KADA KILOMETRO’
AS part of its commitment to safety, Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), joins in the...
PBBM APPROVES JULY 29 OPENING OF SY 2024-2025; CLASSES TO END APRIL 15 NEXT YEAR
In response to public concerns on the schedule of classes, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved to start reverting the country’s school...
GOV’T WORKING ON NURSES’ HEALTH INSURANCE, HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
THE administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is working on its plan to provide additional healthcare subsidy, housing and education programs to Filipino...
NO NEED FOR BORDER CONTROL, MANDATORY FACEMASK AMID NEW COVID VARIANT – DOH
DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa does not see the need to implement border control and mandatory wearing of facemasks amid the reported...
COPS NET HVT, P400K SHABU IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG ANTI-ILLEGAL drugs operatives on Tuesday arrested a “high-value” target and seized at least P408,000 worth of shabu in a buy- bust...
WANTED KIDNAPPER ARRESTED IN ZAMBOANGA CITY
A WANTED kidnap-for-ransom suspect on Monday was arrested by the authorities in Zamboanga City. Police Regional Office 9 director Brig. Gen. Bowenn Joey M....
TULFO TO MAYOR GUO: DON’T TRY TO GET PUBLIC SYMPATHY BY PRESENTING SAD TELESERYE STORY
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo grilled controversial Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo for her inconsistent statements and discrepancies of the documents about her true identity,...
GATCHALIAN PUSHES ANEW FOR ‘BATANG MAGALING ACT’
FOLLOWING the issuance of the joint guidelines on the free assessment and certification for senior high school learners under the technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) track, Senator...
HOUSE APPROVES UNIVERSAL SOCIAL PENSION FOR SENIORS BILL
A MEASURE granting universal social pension to all Filipino senior citizens on Tuesday was approved on third and final reading by the House of...
PANEL GRILLS DUTERTE OFFICIALS ON ALLEGED ‘GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT’ ON WPS
THE House Committee on National Defense and Security led by its vice chairperson Iloilo Rep. Raul Tupas and Special Committee on the West Philippine...
DMW CHECKING CONDITION OF 5 PINOYS IN SINGAPORE AIRLINES THAT HIT ‘EXTREME’ TURBULENCE THAT LEFT ONE DEAD
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday said the government is coordinating with its Singaporean and Thai counterparts to determine the condition of...
GRADE 5 STUDENT DIES, 3 HURT AFTER FALLING INTO SCHOOL’S SEPTIC TANK
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl on Monday died while three others were injured when they fell into a septic tank in their school in Alfonso, Cavite....
BUSINESSMAN SLAIN IN CABANATUAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A 33-YEAR-OLD businessman on Monday was killed while his female companion was injured in a gun attack in Cabanatuan City. In...
ELECTRIC COOP ASKED TO EXPLAIN FREQUENT BROWNOUTS IN MABALACAT
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo has asked the Pampanga II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PELCO II) to explain the frequent unscheduled power...
PBBM CONGRATULATES SENATE PRESIDENT ESCUDERO; BANKS ON HIS LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. extended on Tuesday his support to the new leadership of the Senate as he banks on the legislative credentials...
HONTIVEROS FLAGS TIES OF MAYOR ALICE GUO TO CRIMINALS
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday revealed that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has ties with criminals, who were fellow incorporators of her company, Baofu...
SENATOR PIA CAYETANO BACKS GILAS PILIPINAS UNDER-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
SENATOR Pia S. Cayetano expressed her support for the Gilas Pilipinas Under-18 Women’s Basketball Team, as they prepare to compete in the Southeast Asian...
CYBER LIBEL RAPS FILED VS DOCTOR OVER STATEMENTS ON ALLEGED PHARMA SCHEME
PUBLIC health advocate Dr. Anthony C. Leachon on Tuesday was charged with cyber libel over his alleged malicious accusations against a pharmaceutical company. Bell-Kenz...
MAYOR’S SON KILLED IN BIG BIKE-SUV SMASHUP
THE son of a mayor on Saturday was killed in a motorcycle accident in Ilocos Sur. Police identified the victim as Jerome Jesus Bueno...
BULACAN STING NETS 5 DRUG SUSPECTS, P1.3M SHABU
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – An anti-illegal drugs operation on Sunday resulted in the arrest of five drug...
3 SENIORS DIE, 2 HURT IN LAGUNA CAR CRASH
THREE elderly people on Sunday night died while two others were seriously injured when the car they were riding crashed into a concrete post...
ZUBIRI STEPS DOWN; ESCUDERO IS NEW SENATE PRESIDENT
SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday (May 20, 2024) stepped down as Senate President, ending his two-year term. His resignation came days before the...
IRANIAN PRESIDENT EBRAHIM RAISI KILLED IN CHOPPER CRASH
IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday was killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains near the Azerbaijan border. Raisi was a hardliner and...
DILG ORDERS NAPOLCOM TO STRIP BAMBAN MAYOR GUO OF POWER OVER POLICE
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos has ordered the National Police Commission (Napolcom) to remove the police power of...
PREPARATIONS FOR PBBM’S 3RD SONA FORMALLY START
PREPARATIONS for the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formally kicked off with the first inter-agency coordination...
HOUSE OKAYS CONDOMINIUM REDEVELOPMENT ACT
THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Act providing for the redevelopment of condominiums amending for the purpose...
CHINA’S ‘REGULATION’ TO DETAIN TRESPASSERS IN WEST PH SEA UNACCEPTABLE – PBBM
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. condemned on Saturday the reported regulation of the Chinese government authorizing its coast guard to detain foreigners they perceived...
MARCOS TO PROBE CHINA’S WIRETAPPING
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. vowed on Saturday to investigate the alleged wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila against a ranking official of...
DOH TURNS OVER 4 SEA AMBULANCES TO ILOCOS LGUs
FOUR new sea ambulances were turned over by the Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region to local government units of Pasuquin, Currimao, Pagudpud...
PAG-IBIG RELEASES P101.5-M FOR PBBM’S PAMBANSANG PABAHAY PROJECT
PAG-IBIG Fund recently disbursed another P101.5 million worth of developmental loan – its fourth release – for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Pambansang...
AUSSIE LINKED TO MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL ARRESTED IN CEBU
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested an Australian national suspected of being a member of the notorious Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel. Nabbed...
TECH-ENABLED TRAFFICKING DEMANDS INNOVATION, EXPERTS WARN 
2 TEENAGERS IN TACLOBAN SCHOOL SHOOTING PLANNED THE ATTACK – PNP 
PEÑARANDA POLICE POSTS MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER NEW OIC 
PRO3 ARRESTS SUSPECTS IN MURDER OF SOUTH KOREAN TRADER; SOLVES CASE IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS