Ramon Ang says he has no plans to enter politics in 2022
During the formal opening of the entire Skyway Stage 3 project this Thursday attended by President Rodrigo Duterte, businessman Ramon Ang was asked if he would run in the 2022 …
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Digong says Sara Duterte will not run for President
President Rodrigo Duterte said that there are people who are urging his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president in the 2022 elections to replace him in …
Child dead, 5 others hospitalized after eating frog adobo
One child died while five others were admitted to the hospital after eating a frog adobo in General Santos City, according to a report in Unang Balita on Friday. According …
EastWest Bank manager gone missing with money of 2 depositors
EastWest Bank said Thursday that one of its bank managers has gone missing along with the money of the two depositors. Meanwhile, Bangko Sentral said, “it is looking into reported …
Maria Ressa faces third cyber libel case over ‘thesis for sale’ article
A college professor filed a libel case against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa over an article of alleged “thesis for sale” at the De La Salle – College of St. Benilde. …
Police threaten to file perjury charges vs. Galido, Dela Serna for retracting statements
Police threatened to file perjury charges against Rommel Galido and JP Dela Serna, two of the suspects involved in the death of Christine Dacera. National Capital Region Police Office chief …
Basketball player Justin Rieta denies involvement in Dacera’s death
Basketball player Justin Rieta was one of the persons of interest in the Christine Dacera case who went to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Manila on January …
JP Dela Serna withdraws statement that there are ‘powder drugs’ at party with Christine Dacera
JP Dela Serna, one of the “respondents” in the death of Christine Dacera withdrew his earlier statement that one of the guests at Christine Dacera’s New Year’s Eve party at …
Full Skyway Stage 3 opens starting Jan. 15; free toll until Feb.1
All regular vehicles can now cross the entire seven lines of the 18-kilometer Skyway Stage 3 Elevated Expressway connecting South Luzon and North Luzon expressways from Friday, January 15. Also, …
Rommel Galido says Makati police forced him to lie
Rommel Galido, among the respondents in the death of Christine Dacera, announced that the Makati police forced them to lie in connection with the death of the 23-year-old flight attendant …
Disconnection exemption case to case basis – Meralco spox
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Thursday that they could offer a disconnection exemption for customers, but on a case to case basis. Meralco spokesperson Zoe Zaldarriaga said consumers who …
Philippines secures 137 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Up to 137 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been secured by the government, according to vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, and it comes from various vaccine brands that have …
Duterte willing to be last one to get COVID-19 vaccine
It is said that President Rodrigo Duterte no longer plans to be the first one to get vaccinated against COVID-19 once the vaccines arrive in the country. According to the …
Vaccine czar defends Sinovac deal
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. defended the government-sponsored Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine deal, even though some trials show that it has a lower efficacy rate – or level of …
20 buses violating distancing protocols in EDSA apprehended
Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) staff issued a ticket to at least 20 buses passing the EDSA-Santolan busway for violating distancing protocols. According to i-ACT Team Leader Col. Rosendo Borja, …
Search party launched for missing Filipina in San Diego, California
A search party is launched to find a Filipina in San Diego, California who has been missing for 5 days. The family of 39-year-old Maya Millete has not been able …
Meralco studies extending installment period on electric bills
Meralco will study the possibility of extending the installment payment scheme for consumers’ electricity bills as the pandemic continues. On Teleradyo, Meralco spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga said they will look at …
3 most wanted arrested in separate operations in Manila
Three people on the list of most wanted persons were arrested in separate operations conducted by the authorities in Manila. According to a report by GMA News reporter Jonathan Andal …
Gordon: Deport POGO workers who received ‘smuggled’ COVID-19 vaccines
Foreigners who received unregistered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines should be punished and sent home to their respective countries. This is the call of Sen. Richard Gordon, Wednesday, after it was …
DOH ‘not sure’ how long a COVID-19 vaccine can give immunity
The government has yet to guarantee how long the vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could provide immunity against the virus. This was confirmed by Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeiere, Wednesday, …
First week of BI annual report draws 15k aliens
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported that around 15,000 foreign nationals went to BI offices to register for the yearly report of aliens staying in the country. Below is the …
BSP governor: Philippines will be coinless by 2025
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday the Philippines would be a coinless society by 2025. He said that by that time, small transactions would be done …
‘Urine’ sample from Dacera’s embalmed body raises more questions – Fortun
A forensic pathologist said the alleged “urine” sample extracted by the National Bureau of Investigation from the embalmed body of Christine Dacera raised more questions regarding the flight attendant’s death. …
Dacera case update: Makati PNP ‘pressured’ 5 respondents to admit party drugs present in party – lawyer
The lawyer of five respondents claims they were “pressured” by the Makati PNP to admit that there were drugs during the party leading to the death of Christine Dacera. This …
8-year-old boy buys P100K worth of games using parent’s debit card
The parents of an 8-year-old boy in Davao were shocked when they found that the child bought P100,000 worth of mobile games using their debit card. According to Julmar Grace …
National gov’t to provide vaccines for poor LGUs – DILG
The national government ensured that poor local government units (LGU) would get COVID-19 vaccines for their residents, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday. “Hindi naman …