𝐏𝟓𝟔-𝐌 SHABU DECLARED AS DRY FOOD FROM CALIFORNIA SEIZED IN CAVITE
THE Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force (CAIDTF),...
DOH DETECTS 18 JN.1 CASES IN PH
THE Department of Health (DOH) has detected 18 cases of the new Covid-19 strain JN.1 in the Philippines. The Department, in a news release...
NATIONWIDE DAILY ARRIVALS ALMOST 60K A DAY
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that nationwide daily arrivals rose significantly during December. Figures released by the BI show that arrivals increased from...
BE INSTRUMENTS OF LIGHT, HOPE THIS CHRISTMAS, MARCOS TELLS FILIPINOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged the Filipino faithful to remember the genuine meaning of Christmas and become an instrument of hope and light...
PBA LEGEND SAMBOY LIM DIES AT 61
NINE-TIME PBA champion Avelino “Samboy” Lim died on Saturday at the age of 61. The Philippine basketball icon’s family confirmed his death in a...
PBBM CREATES SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LGBTQIA+ AFFAIRS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued an executive order (EO) creating a special committee on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual...
43 COMPLETE CDC, TESDA, WORLD LINK INSTITUTE FREE TRAINING
BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT — Government agencies and the private sector have joined forces to expand skills training and provide job opportunities to...
PRO3 INTENSIFIES POLICE PRESENCE IN TERMINALS, MALLS FOR HOLIDAYS
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. ordered a continuous...
BOY, 9, KILLED, SCORES HURT AS PASSENGER BUS PLOWS VEHICLES IN CAVITE
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy on Friday night was killed while more than 20 people were injured when a passenger bus went wayward and struck at...
FEMALE ‘BALIKBAYAN’ STABBED 15X IN SISTER’S HOME IN ANTIPOLO
A FEMALE overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who is on a vacation to spend Christmas with her family was found stabbed dead in her sibling’s...
MARCOS MEETS OFWS WHO SURVIVED CAPTIVITY, HAMAS ATTACKS ON ISRAEL
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. had a meet-and-greet in Malacañang with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Jimmy Pacheco and Camille Jesalva who survived the attack...
PBBM VETOES TWO PROVISIONS IN 2024 NAT’L BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has vetoed certain sections of the 2024 General Appropriations Act pertaining to the Department of Justice (DOJ) revolving fund...
MMDA: Number coding suspended on Dec. 25-26, Jan. 1
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday announced the suspension of the number coding traffic scheme on Christmas Day (Monday), December 26 (Tuesday-holiday),...
RAPS FILED VS 2 BOGUS THERAPISTS OFFERING SERVICES FOR SPECIAL KIDS
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed charges against two female suspects offering “therapy” services for children with special needs without proper government licenses....
SM FOUNDATION LAUNCHES 200TH HEALTH CENTER
SM Foundation recently launched its 200th health center located in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Underscoring its firm belief in the power of health centers to improve...
DRUNK MAN SHOOTS WOMAN DEAD IN TARLAC
BY KEVIN GALANG A WOMAN trying to save her husband from being shot by a drunk man was killed instead on Thursday in Tarlac....
‘PASTOR ORDERED ME TO KILL,’ TEENAGER TELLS POLICE
POLICE arrested a 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 7-year-old child in Iligan City. The young suspects told police that a pastor whom he...
MARCOS VOWS TO FURTHER REDUCE NUMBER OF POOR FILIPINOS
THE Marcos administration on Friday welcomed the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showing a decline in poverty incidence in the first semester...
STUDENT KILLS 15 PEOPLE IN PRAGUE UNIVERSITY
AT least 15 people on Thursday were killed when an armed student opened fire in a university building in downtown Prague. Reports said the...
LTFRB LAUNCHES ‘OPLAN BANTAY PASKO’ 2023 TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) launched “Oplan Bantay Pasko” 2023 road safety campaign to ensure safe and convenient travel during the...
LTO ARRESTS 18 TAXI DRIVERS FOR REFUSING PASSENGERS
EIGHTEEN taxi drivers were arrested by operatives of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for refusing passengers during a crackdown against “colorum” or unregistered public...
PH TO REMAIN UNDETERRED IN WPS – PBBM
THE Philippines will remain undeterred in the West Philippine Sea amid increased geopolitical tension, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Thursday as he...
KAPA MASTERMINDS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SYNDICATED ESTAFA
A BUTUAN City court has sentenced the masterminds of Kapa-Community Ministry International Inc. (KAPA) to life in jail after finding them guilty of operating...
MARCOS INCREASES GRATUITY PAY FOR MEDAL OF VALOR AWARDEES
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has granted the increase of lifetime monthly gratuity pay of existing Medal of Valor Awardees of the Armed Forces...
27 VIETNAMESE NATIONALS VICTIMIZED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING SENT BACK TO VIETNAM
TWENTY-SEVEN Vietnamese nationals who were victims of human trafficking were sent back to their home country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday. According...
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PBBM SIGNS INTO LAW P5.768 TRILLION 2024 NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, led the ceremonial signing of the P5.768-trillion 2024 national budget. The President called on...
TAKING SELFIE TURNS INTO TRAGEDY IN AURORA
BY KEVIN GALANG A MAN, who tried to rescue his live-in partner who was washed away by a strong wave while trying to take...
EX-OFW NABBED FOR P55-M IMPORTED SHABU
BY KEVIN GALANG TRECE MARTIREZ, CAVITE – A former overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Taiwan on Tuesday was arrested after claiming eight kilos of...
MAGNITUDE 6.2 QUAKE IN CHINA LEAVES MORE THAN 100 DEAD, 700 WOUNDED
A MAGNITUDE 6.2 earthquake struck northwestern China around midnight Monday leaving more than 100 dead and 700 wounded. A Chinese state-run media reported that...
MARCOS CALLS ON PINOYS TO CONSERVE ENERGY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged Filipinos to reflect on their habits on electricity use and to foster a culture of responsible...
PBBM’S VISIT TO JAPAN EARNS P169 BILLION INVESTMENTS
THE visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to Japan has actualized investments of about P169 billion, according to Presidential Adviser on Investment and...
P30-M SMUGGLED LUXURY CARS SEIZED AT MISAMIS CONTAINER TERMINAL
THE Bureau of Customs Port of Cagayan de Oro, in collaboration with the BOC Intelligence Group (IG), intercepted on December 15, 2023 two smuggled...
BI TO DEPORT KOREAN WANTED FOR SEX CRIME
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to deport a South Korean man wanted by authorities in Seoul for sex crimes. In a report...
NOVEMBER 16–18 SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS IN NCR FOR ASEAN SUMMIT 
CONGRESS RATIFIES MEASURE EXPANDING VOUCHER SYSTEM TO COVER KINDER TO GRADE 6 
HOUSE PROSECUTION SEES ‘STRIKING BALANCE’ IN VP SARA’S WEALTH, BUSINESS RECORDS 
MORE ‘QUALITY TIME’ WITH CHILDREN KEY TO PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE, OTHER YOUTH PROBLEMS – CAYETANO