Police arrested a man in Quezon City after he allegedly threatened to leak an intimate video of a 22‑year‑old woman he met online following their motel encounter. The suspect, identified only as alias "JC," 36, was nabbed on July 27 by operatives of the Talipapa Police Station in front of a...
Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. was among the handful of House members whose "SONA wish" got fulfilled. For this reason, Momo expressed his gratitude to President Marcos on Wednesday, July 29 for acknowledging the urgent need to amend the obsolete Philippine Building Code. “We...
President Marcos ' recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) tickled the fancy of Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto not as a legislator, but as an engineer by profession. "It was a comprehensive record of accomplishments and the President’s concrete plans for the remainder of his...
Senator Mark Villar on Friday, July 24, welcomed the early gains of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA), saying the law is now delivering concrete results in the country 's campaign against online financial crimes. Citing data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Villar...
The Department of Education (DepEd) assured on Thursday, July 23 that it is committed to deliver the needed classrooms to address the current backlog nationwide as its partnership with local government units (LGUs) are expected to expand steadily as the agency’s project milestones progress....
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Thursday, July 23 urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to work double time in the last half of 2026 to deliver the targeted 25,000 classrooms on time, saying that further delays in the construction of these buildings continue to burden Filipino students and...
Victims of certain unauthorized digital transactions in the country could soon see their money returned, as banks and e-wallet providers face new potential obligations to reimburse account holders following the expiration of the fraud-prevention deadlines. One year since the Anti-Financial Account...
The chairman of the House Committee on Public Works and Highways is prodding President Marcos to announce in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) the inclusion of the New Philippine Building Act (PBA) in his list of priority measures. “We appeal to His Excellency to certify as urgent the...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes is crossing his fingers that President Marcos would use his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a venue to advance elderly Filipinos ' interests. Ordanes said this would make President Marcos ' penultimate SONA one to...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will file two separate complaints for preliminary investigation against former House speaker Martin Romualdez, former lawmaker Elizaldy Co for alleged plunder and violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act in connection with its investigation into alleged...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he supports a fresh and evidence-based congressional review of the country’s juvenile justice system especially if it is no longer responsive to current realities. Escudero, who co-authored Republic Act No. 9344 in 2006 and its amendatory law, Republic...
A dismissed Philippine National Police (PNP) officer was arrested for the fourth time after allegedly stealing a tricycle that served as the sole livelihood of two ailing siblings in Barangay San Isidro, Quezon City, on July 17. The 54-year-old suspect, identified only as alias “Ram,” was...
