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Estrada hurts knee, rushed to hospital
DETAINED Sen. Jinggoy Estrada suffered a knee injury inside the Quezon City jail and was taken to hospital as …
US country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80
NASHVILLE — Dolly Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhine…
Comelec: BARMM polls on track
COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday that the holding of the Bangs…
Marcos to boost Asean integration, push regional growth – Palace
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will continue to strengthen regional integration and resilience as the Associat…
Chinese presence in Masinloc surges
CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) presence around Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) has surged to unprecedented level…
Revilla wants Sandigan justice to inhibit
FORMER senator Ramon Revilla Jr. again sought the inhibition of Sandiganbayan Justice Karl Miranda from his ma…
Leptospirosis cases focus of DOH efforts
MALACAÑANG said that the Department of Health (DOH) has been actively dealing with the spike in leptospirosis …
DTI: 93% of vape brands unregistered
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Thursday that 93 percent of e-cigarette brands being sold i…
Go urges vigilance as Pasay fire kills 4
SEN. Bong Go urged Filipinos to remain vigilant against fire hazards and strengthen household preparedness aft…
Third 8-car trainset for NSCR arrives
THE third 8-car Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trainset for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Malolos-Tutu…
DPWH turns to Japanese tech for fast bridge repairs
JAPANESE engineering expertise is being tapped to strengthen a rockfall protection system along a major Bengue…
Tulfo pushes passage of ‘Bagong Balikbayan Act’
SEN. Raffy Tulfo called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill 2423 or the Bagong Balikbayan Act, a measure…
House tackles DPWH budget
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday started deliberating the proposed P644 billion budget of the Depart…
Crackdown on online 'groomers' urged
SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday called on the government to act swiftly against online predat…
Escudero asks senator-judges to be fair, neutral, issues '2-strike rule' on disclosure
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero on Wednesday urged fellow se…
Akbayan slams San Jose del Monte Mayor Robes over alleged harassment of councilor
MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Party-list on Tuesday slammed San Jose del Monte Mayor Rida Robes over the alleg…
Castro accuses Imee Marcos of shielding VP Sara
PRESIDENTIAL Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro accused Senator-Judge Imee Marcos of attemptin…
OVP staff: No official receipts for confidential purchases
OFFICE of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio on Tuesday testified he did not see…
Pag-IBIG Fund’s housing assets top P1T milestone
THE Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), or commonly called the Pag-IBIG Fund, said on Tuesday that its gross …
Senate committee OKs BSKE postponement
THE Senate Committee on Local Government has approved the bills postponing the November 2026 Barangay and Sang…
Gun owner faces charges for shooting
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is supporting the recommendation to press charges against PSSg Arla Ra…
Aquino pushes school safety bill
SEN. Bam Aquino called for the immediate passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2390, or the Comprehensive School Safety…
Court urged to end NCR wage hike impasse
LABOR groups called on the Supreme Court on Wednesday to issue a final ruling on the disputes over the Nationa…
‘BRP Sierra Madre to remain in Ayungin’
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that BRP Sierra Madre will remain in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Sh…
Majority of Filipinos feel safe, OCTA says
MORE than seven in 10 adult Filipinos feel safe in their neighborhoods, but confidence drops significantly whe…
Marcos eyes e-jeepney, e-trike production in PH
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. eyes all-Filipino electric tricycle and electric jeepney manufacturing by moder…
PH peace group gets grant
NEW DELHI — Kristiyano Islam Peace Library Inc. (KRIS for Peace), a Philippine peace advocate organization, h…
Marcos urges private hospitals to adopt 'no-copayment policy'
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. encouraged other private hospitals to “embrace the no copayment policy" to ensu…
Valenzuela launches student mental health program
MAYOR Wes Gatchalian revealed on Tuesday that a mental health program primarily for wellness support and acces…
Employers ask court to cut P10B bond over NCR pay hike
THE legal row over Metro Manila’s P85 minimum wage hike has intensified, with two construction firms asking a …