Student’s suicide in Albay due to enrollment, financial problems – group
A mother said enrollment and financial difficulties caused her child to take his own life in Albay – opposing the claims of DepEd that such suicide incidents were not related …
Ombudsman suspends 44 BI employees tagged in ‘pastillas scheme’
Ombudsman Samuel Martires imposed Tuesday a 6-month preventive suspension to 44 Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel allegedly involved in the pastillas scheme. Under the scheme, Chinese nationals were allowed to …
Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway is now 61% complete
The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), which will connect mainland Cebu from Cebu City to the Municipality of Cordova in Mactan Island, is now 61 percent complete. The P30-billion project’s overall …
PhilHealth wants Red Cross to use ‘overpriced’ test kits – Gordon
Philippine Red Cross chairman and Senator Richard Gordon said Tuesday that PhilHealth is convincing the organization to lower its COVID-19 testing price and use the state insurer’s alleged overpriced test …
LPA outside PAR now a Tropical Depression
The Low Pressure Area located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is now a Tropical Depression and would be called “Rolly” when it enters the country, Pagasa said on …
Kalayaan Islands under signal no.1 as Quinta exits PAR
Typhoon Quinta will move generally west-northwestward or westward towards the central portion of Vietnam. The typhoon is expected to further intensify over the West Philippine Sea and reach its peak …
DOST: COVID-19 vaccine available in PH by mid-2021
The coronavirus vaccine will be available to the public in the first months of 2021, according to the secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). In the virtual …
Duterte creates task force to probe DPWH corruption
President Rodrigo Duterte has assigned a task force to investigate allegations of corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The Department of Justice (DOJ) will lead the …
Bong Go ready to probe PHISGOC over alleged SEA Games anomalies
Senate committee on sports chairperson Bong Go is ready to investigate the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) over allegations of corruption in the country’s hosting of the last …
Arci Muñoz now a sergeant of Philippine Air Force
Kapamilya actress Arci Muñoz is now sergeant of Philippine Air Force Reserve (PAFR) Command after completing military training. On its official Facebook page, PAFR announced Arci’s graduation this past Sunday …
Ramon Ang: Petron to shut down Bataan oil refinery ‘very soon’
Petron president Ramon Ang said the company would shut down its Bataan oil refinery “very soon” amid a “difficult” situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfair playing field. …
Tourism official Jeff Ortega calls Bongbong Marcos vice president
Tourism regional director Jeff Ortega drew flak after being caught on video calling former senator Bongbong Marcos vice president of the Philippines. Ortega trended on Twitter and was slammed by …
Almost 3000 overstaying Chinese ordered to leave PH
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente ordered almost 3,000 erring Chinese to leave the Philippines for overstaying and violating their visa conditions. Morente said that from January to October, …
CSC warns public against admin case scam
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Monday warned the public against “admin case scam,” wherein individuals pretend to be one of its personnel. In a statement, CSC said it had …
Michelle patched things up with Tekla
Live-in partners Super Tekla and Michelle Lhor Bana-ag already talked and settled their feud, which started last week. Michelle confirmed this herself in Raffy Tulfo’s program yesterday, but they will …
Netizen designs Miriam Defensor-Santiago paper bill
A netizen created a layout of a P2,000 paper bill featuring the late senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. The paper bill’s creator Mikel Sarate was inspired by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya …
SC affirms marital infidelity is considered ‘psychological violence’
According to the ruling upheld by the Supreme Court, marital infidelity or a husband having a mistress can be considered psychological violence against women. The Supreme Court affirmed the ruling …
Typhoon Quinta exits PAR; new LPA likely to enter tomorrow
Typhoon Quinta left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 8:00 AM today. The typhoon is expected to further intensify over the West Philippine Sea and reach its peak intensity …
Brazil reporter slams PH envoy’s abuse to helper
A reporter from Brazil slammed the Philippines’ Ambassador to Brazil after being caught on video assaulting her Filipino helper. According to Fabiano Andrade, Globonews tried to contact Marichu Mauro, the …
DepEd defends purchase of 166 Mitsubishi Strada for its field engineers
Department of Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua said DepEd procured 166 Strada 4×4 GLS MT trucks, which costs P1.5 million per unit, even before the COVID-19 pandemic so DepEd personnel could …
10% of P389-M dolomite sand swept to sea – DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Monday that around 10 percent of the P389-million worth of dolomite sand in Manila Bay had been swept to sea due to …
Names of lawmakers in DPWH graft to be submitted to Duterte
Malacañang said it would be up to President Rodrigo Duterte if he would reveal lawmakers’ names tagged in anomalies surrounding some projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways …
BI lifts antigen requirement for outbound travel
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) lifted the antigen test requirement for outbound travel following the ruling of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). Below …
PH ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro caught on video abusing Filipino helper
The Philippines recalled Marichu Mauro, its ambassador to Brazil, who was caught on video assaulting her Filipino household service staff several times, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday. …
Miss Universe PH Rabiya Mateo dedicates crown to single mother
New Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo dedicates her success to her single mother. According to the beauty queen from Iloilo, her mother raised her alone. “I offer the success …
Red Cross halts lab construction due to PhilHealth’s unsettled P1.1-B debt
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) would hold its “construction of new provincial molecular laboratories” in several provinces after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) failed to its P1.1-billion debt, PRC chairman …