Nearly 1 million low-income members of the Social Security System (SSS) are next in line to receive their initial ₱2,000 assistance under the Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday,...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 has intensified its campaign against bomb threat hoaxes targeting schools in Central Luzon. PRO-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jess B. Mendez warned perpetrators will face arrest and criminal charges. Mendez said they are continuously...
Singapore-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) retained its 4.1-percent economic growth forecast for the Philippines this year while trimming its inflation projection, saying the economy continues to benefit from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom despite subdued private investment...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) will deploy 1,500 police personnel to Metro Manila to augment security operations for the fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marco Jr. on Monday. Police reinforcements from the Regional Mobile...
Severe Tropical Storm Kiyapo intensified further on Friday evening, July 24, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over parts of Babuyan Islands. As of the 8 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin,...
A female Grade 3 pupil was allegedly beaten to death by her three classmates in a public school in Davao City on Friday, July 17. Police Col. Peter Madria, Davao City police chief, said they have launched a full-scale, impartial investigation over the incident. "We extend our deepest condolences to...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, July 23, raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over 12 areas as Tropical Depression Kiyapo heads toward Luzon. In its Tropical Cyclone Bulletin No. 2 issued at 5 a.m., PAGASA said Kiyapo was...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) recorded a decline in the eight focus crimes during the implementation of the Department of the Interior and Local Government 's (DILG) Safer Cities and Communities Initiative. Data released by PRO-3 Sunday showed that...
Four police officers from the San Rafael Municipal Police Station in Baliwag, Bulacan – including their station commander – were relieved from their posts after a local businessman accused them of attempting to force him into a vehicle without a warrant on Thursday, July 16. The Police Regional...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Authorities seized approximately P22-million worth of illegally traded petroleum products and arrested eight suspects during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay San Benito, Dinalupihan, Bataan, early Thursday. In a statement, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3...
Following the rollout of contactless fare payments on Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), the government is targeting the launch of the same system on LRT-1 to ease payment bottlenecks and address ticket and Beep card shortages. Starting on Monday, July 13, LRT-2 commuters may use Visa or Mastercard...
If the first half of 2026 has proven anything, it 's that albums are having another moment. While streaming still rewards the quick dopamine hit of standalone singles, this year 's best records have reminded listeners that the album remains music 's greatest storytelling format....
