LAOAG CITY – A kilo of shabu approximately worth P6.8 million was recovered in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte on Monday morning, police said. The Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) said a 44-year-old fisherman noticed a floating plastic package about two miles from the Pasaleng shoreline at...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has appealed to the incoming new set of lawmakers on the 20th Congress to continue investigating online gaming activities in the country. Cayetano made the call noting that despite the passage into the law of the banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in...
ACT Teachers Party-list has slammed the Marcos administration for its supposed band-aid solutions to the deepening education crisis in the country, which include the implementation of hybrid classes and running two or more shifts in congested schools. Both the party-list 's outgoing and...
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Thousands of beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program will be mobilized to support the expanded P20-per-kilo rice distribution through Kadiwa centers nationwide by 2026, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday, Jun....
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will request for a P733-million budget for 2026, similar to its budget this year, since Congress will reject a higher proposal anyway, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, June 16. During a press conference in Davao City, the official disclosed that...
President Marcos reminded government officials that they are all “on probation,” saying his administration will no longer tolerate a “business-as-usual” mindset that has long plagued public service delivery in the country. In the second episode of his weekly podcast, the President stressed...
The New Zealand Embassy in the Philippines and Education New Zealand (ENZ) hosted a special media information session on May 27 at the New Zealand Official Residence in Makati to highlight the growing number of Filipino students choosing New Zealand. The roundtable session marked the launch of...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) membership in the House of Representatives has grown to 110, after two more solons were sworn into the dominant political party on Monday, June 16. Bolstering the Lakas-CMD membership in the House were Davao de Oro 2nd district Rep. Jhong Ceniza and...
The opening of School Year (SY) 2025–2026 on Monday, June 16, unfolded mostly without major hitches across the country, according to Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, who credited improved coordination and prompt responses to local issues. However, teachers’ groups—while...
Prior to moving to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), former Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said that the country’s energy situation has somehow improved under his wing, even as other problems have yet to find their solutions. During his final press briefing as...
The city government of Las Pinas will hold a series of “Lab for All Caravans” to address the medical needs of city residents, particularly those who have limited access to health care. Las Pinas Mayor-elect April Aguilar said more than 600 residents availed of the free medical and social...
