Palace saddened by SWS report on Filipinos’ quality of life
Malacañang is saddened by Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results which showed that four out of five or 82 percent of adult Filipinos said their quality of life worsened in …
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Pangilinan wants to investigate dolomite beach
Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Thursday filed a resolution aiming to investigate the “wasteful and unnecessary” P389-million spent on the dolomite white sand beach along the portion of Manila Bay. The …
Gov’t will pay OWWA’s P241-M debt to quarantine hotels
Malacañang assured that the government would pay the P241 million debt of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to some hotels that provided quarantine accommodations to returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW). …
Gordon reacts to Duterte’s ‘mukhang pera’ remark on PRC
Senator Richard Gordon, the Philippine Red Cross chairman, blamed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III for President Rodrigo Duterte’s “mukhang pera” (greedy remark) against the humanitarian organization. “I think he was …
Quarrying suspension in Albay will affect gov’t infra projects – Escudero
Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said Friday that the suspension of the quarrying operations in Albay towns would slow down the government’s Build, Build, Build projects. Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s …
Signal no. 2 remains over Batanes due to Siony
Severe Tropical Storm Siony maintains its strength while moving over Bashi Channel. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no 2. is still raised over Batanes. At 10:00 AM today, the center of …
War on drugs gov’t data: Nearly 6k suspects killed, over 250k arrested
The government data showed that a total of 5,903 had been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte launched his administration’s war on drugs in 2016. The records also showed that a …
Killing of shooting victim inside hospital ‘isolated case’ – Angono police chief
The chief of police in Angono, Rizal, said Friday the killing of a shooting victim while getting treatment inside a government hospital is an “isolated case.” “Medyo isolated case ‘to, …
IATF suggests banning Christmas caroling amid pandemic
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) suggests banning Christmas caroling amid the threats of COVID-19 during the holiday season. Based on Raffy Tima’s report on …
DOH cautions public in attending holiday activities
The Department of Health (DOH) cautioned the public in attending different activities during the holiday season amid the ongoing threats of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOH-Health Promotion Policy and Technology …
Some motorists complain about missing Easytrip load
Some motorists complain of lost or reduced load on their Easytrip Radio-frequency identification or RFID stickers even when they do not use them. Even an official of the Toll Regulatory …
French Australian dies in gyrocopter crash in Argao
A French Australian died after the gyrocopter he was flying crashed in Barangay Jampang, Argao, Cebu, Thursday, November 5. The foreign national was identified as 65-year-old Ferris Kauley. He was …
P6.5-M worth of shabu seized from Nigerian in Las Piñas
A Nigerian was jailed after being caught with P6.5 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation by the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) in Las Piñas City Thursday …
Duterte calls Philippine Red Cross ‘mukhang pera’ amid debt issue
President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “mukhang pera” (greedy) after the government paid half of its nearly P1-billion debt to the humanitarian organization. During Duterte’s meeting with …
Duterte warns DPWH officials tagged in ‘ghost projects’
President Rodrigo Duterte has warned the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials involved in “ghost projects.” According to Duterte, ghost projects are the most frequent form of corruption …
Carl Lentz fired from Hillsong church; admits being unfaithful to his wife
Carl Lentz, a prominent Christian pastor to celebrities, was fired Wednesday from Hillsong East Coast due to “leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures.” …
New LPA may enter PAR tonight; Siony nears Batanes
The new Low Pressure Area (LPA) outside the PAR was estimated at 1,515 km East of Mindanao, Pagasa reported on its latest severe weather bulletin, Friday, November 6. The LPA …
AFP to follow Duterte’s decision on VFA abrogation
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said it would abide by President Rodrigo Duterte’s final decision on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). “We will abide fully by …
Signal no. 2 still up over Batanes, Babuyan Islands due to Siony
Severe Tropical Storm Siony slightly intensifies as it moves closer towards Luzon Strait, raising tropical cyclone wind signal no.2 over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands. At 4:00 PM today, the …
Some Catanduanes residents walk for about 4 hours to get relief goods
Some people from Virac, Catanduanes, are already hungry and cannot be reached by relief goods operations because some roads in the area are still impassable following typhoon Rolly’s ravages. About …
PACC supports publicizing lawmakers’ SALNs
Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Commissioner Greco Belgica supported House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco’s challenge to lawmakers in making their Statement of Assets Liabilities and Networth (SALN) public as part of …
NBI files raps vs. 86 Immigration personnel over ‘pastillas’ scheme
The NBI Special Action Unit (NBI – SAU) filed on Thursday the second batch of graft complaints involving 86 personnel of the Bureau of Immigration allegedly involved in the so-called …
Aga Muhlach, Charlene Gonzales celebrate twins’ 19th birthday
Celebrity couple Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales greeted their twins Atasha and Andres a happy birthday. Their twins are celebrating their 19th birthday on Thursday, November 5. Charlene shared a …
Arjo Atayde celebrates birthday with Maine Mendoza
Arjo Atayde celebrated his 30th birthday in an intimate gathering with his family and girlfriend, Maine Mendoza. The actor spent his birthday today, November 5, at home, as seen in …
African swine fever ‘worse’ than COVID-19 – group
A group of hog raisers in Pampanga is appealing for additional government assistance while there is no vaccine yet for African Swine Fever (ASF), which is said to be more …
‘Sugar babies’ complain of being scammed by ‘sugar daddies’
Some sugar babies in the Philippines complained of being scammed by their “sugar daddies” in the online luxury dating website “Sugarbook.” Manal Sugadol interviewed some of these sugar babies on …