It's unusual for a first-time congressman to rally colleagues in the plenary to get behind his or her pet measure in his or her first privilege speech, but that's exactly what Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto did. Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino visited on Saturday, Aug. 13 the earthquake-hit Abra province following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked various parts of Northern Luzon last month. Tolentino, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), personally turned...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested three wanted persons in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, and Zambales Monday, August 8. The suspects were identified as Warly Lacson, Noel Brudo, and Oliver David. Lacson, 22, was the third most wanted person in San Jose del Monte City,...
A new low pressure area (LPA) has formed 180 kilometers (km) east of Guiuan, eastern Samar and it will bring rains over southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in the next 24-hour period, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, Aug....
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga –Three minors were among the seven most wanted persons nabbed by the Central Luzon police in manhunt operations from August 1 to 2. Police identified four suspects – Israel Cacho, 28, the No. 2 MWP of Meycauayan City, Bulacan for robbery; Chris Lopez,...
The humanitarian sectors of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines pledged to aid the national government in providing humanitarian aid and relief to the victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of Northern Luzon on July 27. Photo from Abra Provincial Government FB...
There is a move in the House of Representatives to establish fully-equipped, fully-operational evacuation centers nationwide following the magnitude 7 earthquake that displaced over 33,000 people in northern Luzon. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
LUCBAN, Quezon – An advocate here wants the Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) be changed to Lucban State University through a municipal ordinance. Hobart Dator Jr. submitted a letter to the municipal council of Lucban, requesting it to ‘to pass an ordinance renaming Southern Luzon State...
PANGASINAN – An official of the PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) has advised the public to take precautions, especially monsoon season (July-Sept), because of lightning. Lightning strikes as seen in the municipality of Calasiao on June 10....
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) launched a digital literacy training for the Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of DICT) The five-day community-based training benefitted a...
More than 200,000 individuals were affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Abra and other areas in Northern Luzon this week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday, July 30. A day after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Northern Luzon, troops from...
In line with the Filipino spirit of giving and its mantra of "Finance for All," Philippine mobile wallet, GCash, has set up a donation drive to quickly help raise funds for the relief and recovery operations in areas devastated by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in North Luzon. GCash is encouraging its...
