HOUSE EYES 1-YEAR SUSPENSION OF PHILHEALTH MEMBERS’ PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS
THE House of Representatives is eyeing a one-year suspension of PhilHealth members’ monthly premium contributions, pending an inquiry to determine if the agency’s financial...
MARCOS DEFERS SIGNING OF NATIONAL BUDGET
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has deferred the signing of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) to allow more time for “a rigorous and comprehensive...
CARWASH BOY FROM CALOOCAN DROWNS IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG A CARWASH boy on Tuesday drowned in a beach resort in Bataan. The Bataan police reported to Police Regional Office 3...
MARY JANE VELOSO IS FINALLY HOME
OVERSEAS Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso who was convicted and has spent 14 years in prison in Indonesia for alleged drug trafficking is finally...
PH’S BIGGEST POGO FACILITY SHUT DOWN
AUTHORITIES on Tuesday padlocked the biggest offshore gaming hub in the country located at the former Island Cove Resort in Kawit, Cavite. Interior Secretary...
ESCUDERO: NO VETO NEEDED, PBBM CAN TAP DEPED’S P36-B UNSPENT FUNDS TO AUGMENT ITS BUDGET
THE Department of Education (DepEd) has over ₱36 billion in unused funds that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can tap to augment the agency’s budget...
CAYETANO URGES DTI, DA TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICAL MEASURES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) to implement practical measures to...
CONGRESS LEADERS BACK PROPOSED MEGA TASK FORCE VS RICE CARTELS
HOUSE leaders expressed support for the proposed creation of a mega task force to run after market manipulators and bring down the prices of...
HOUSE OKAYS BILL POSTPONING BARMM POLLS
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill postponing the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...
‘BAWAL BASTOS’ IN CALABARZON PUV’S LAUNCHED
POLICE Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon) on Monday launched the “Bawal Bastos” drive in the region. PRO4A director Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas led the ceremonial...
MARY JANE VELOSO RETURNING TO PHILIPPINES ON DECEMBER 18
MARY Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker who was sentenced to death 14 years ago in Indonesia, is set to return home to the...
PBBM OPENS MALACAÑANG FOR PINOYS TO ENJOY YULETIDE FESTIVITIES
MALACAÑANG has opened to the public the traditional Misa De Gallo and other holiday activities for Filipinos to enjoy the Christmas display with joyful...
TAIWAN NEEDS MORE FILIPINO WORKERS — MECO
THE Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on Saturday said more Filipino workers are needed in Taiwan. MECO chairperson Cheloy Garafil, in a Saturday...
SUSPECTED FOOD POISONING DOWNS 16 IN OLONGAPO CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG SIXTEEN people attending a despedida party on Sunday were brought to the hospital due to suspected poisoning in Bgy. East Tapinac,...
34 HOUSES DAMAGED AFTER GROUND RUPTURES IN LOPEZ, QUEZON
SOME 34 houses sustained damage when the big part of the ground at Purok 2 in Bgy. Matinik, Lopez, Quezon suddenly ruptured on Saturday...
PBBM LEADS DISTRIBUTION OF CONFISCATED MACKEREL TO BASECO RESIDENTS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of confiscated mackerel to residents of Baseco Port Area in Manila on Saturday. During the event,...
24 WOMEN, INCLUDING 2 MINORS, RESCUED FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES on Friday rescued 24 women, including two minors, from a human trafficking ring in Porac, Pampanga. A report to Police...
5 DIE IN NAVOTAS FIRE
FIVE people, including four minors, on Saturday were killed in a fire that hit a house in Bgy. San Roque, Navotas City. The Bureau...
BI EXPECTS 110,000 TRAVELERS DURING HOLIDAY SEASON
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that they are expecting more than 110,000 travelers during the holiday season. Viado said that...
CMC OPENS FIRST AMBULATORY CARE CENTER IN CABUYAO, LAGUNA
CALAMBA Medical Center (CMC) officially opened its first Ambulatory Care Center at the Light Industry and Science Park I (LISP I) in Cabuyao, Laguna,...
ROMUALDEZ URGES NEW LAWYERS TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS, PROMOTE JUSTICE
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday urged the country’s new lawyers to help protect the rights of other Filipinos, promote justice, contribute to...
UP LAW GRADUATE TOPS 2024 BAR EXAMS, 3,962 TAKERS PASS
Bar topnotcher Kyle Christian G. Tutor from the University of the Philippines (UP). A TOTAL of 3,962 law graduates passed the 2024 online Bar...
MARCOS RENEWS VOW TO TURN AFP INTO A WORLD-CLASS FORCE
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reiterated the strong commitment of his administration to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “To all the...
MABALACAT CITY BAGS 8th SEAL OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AWARD
BY KEVIN GALANG THE city government of Mabalacat in Pampanga under the leadership of Mayor Crisostomo Garbo once again bagged the Seal of Good Local...
QUAD COMMITTEE CITES EX-PDEA CHIEF IN CONTEMPT OVER 2004 DRUG RAID TESTIMONY
THE House Quad Commitee cited former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva in contempt for allegedly refusing to answer questions from lawmakers...
3 BOY SCOUTS ELECTROCUTED DURING JAMBOREE IN ZAMBOANGA CITY
THREE senior scouts on Thursday died while 10 others were hospitalized after being electrocuted during a jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines...
FOREIGNER IN OLONGAPO CITY FACES COMPLAINTS
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested a foreign national over a string of complaints in Olongapo City. In a report to Police Regional...
PBBM INAUGURATES NLEX CANDABA 3RD VIADUCT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the inspection and inauguration of the NLEX Candaba 3rd Viaduct expanding the capacity of the 5-km bridge connecting...
BICAM OKAYS FINAL VERSION OF 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET
THE Bicameral Conference Committee on Wednesday approved the final version of House Bill No. 10800 or the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget. The...
KOKO TO DA: FILE CASES AGAINST COMPANIES BLACKLISTED FOR SMUGGLING AND PRICE MANIPULATION
While the Department of Agriculture’s blacklisting of 10 companies involved in illegal agricultural trade is commendable, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged...
GOV’T TO RUN DOWN ALL UNDERGROUND POGOS
THE government will run down underground Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed on Wednesday. “Guerrilla (POGO) operations...
2 NABBED, P1.7-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES SEIZED IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE on Tuesday arrested two men and seized over P1.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at a checkpoint in Bgy. Carmen,...
BATANGAS TOWN MAYOR FACES COMPLAINTS AT OMBUDSMAN OVER ALLEGED DELAYED INFRA PROJECTS
THE People’s Coalition Against Crime and Corruption Group (PCACC) on Tuesday filed charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against a local chief executive...
PBBM OKAYS ONE-STOP SYSTEM FOR REPORTING CHILD RIGHTS’ VIOLATIONS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the establishment of a one-stop system for reporting incidents of child rights’ violations. Executive Order 79, signed...
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