All Makati councilors no-show at Peña’s first flag raising as Mayor

MANILA – Not one of the 17 councilors of Makati City showed up at Mayor Romulo ‘Kid’ Peña’s first flag-raising ceremony Monday, July 13, at the Makati...

Escudero wants Senate to look into PhilHealth safeguard mechanisms

MANILA – Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero on Sunday said the Senate will look into the safeguard mechanisms in place at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)...

MMDA acknowledges 54 pumping stations mitigate flood in NCR

MANILA — With the aid of 54 pumping stations scattered in the metropolis it helps in mitigating the flood in Metro Manila during the heavy downpours...

Public school teacher released by ASG bandits in Jolo

MANILA — Military pressures brought about by Joint Task Group Sulu forced the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits to release a public school teacher they were...

CBCP reelects Archbishop Villegas as president

MANILA — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has been reelected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). A total of 82 out of the...

DoTC sheds light on alleged P17-B overpriced project at Davao City’s Sasa Port

DAVAO CITY — The Department of Transportation and Communication (DoTC) Secretary Joseph Abaya explained alleged overpricing of the Sasa Port Modernization project to P17 billion from...

Five suspected car thieves slain in Bulacan shootout

MARILAO, Bulacan — Five heavily-armed suspected members of a carnapping syndicate were killed in a running gun battle with Bulacan policemen and members of the PNP-Highway...

Veloso family welcome filing of charges v.s Mary Jane’s alleged recruiters

STO. DOMINGO, Nueva Ecija — The family of death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso expressed relief over the filing of three criminal cases against her alleged...

Palace welcomes WHO’s recognition to PHL for rapid strong response to MERS-CorV

MANILA – Malacanang welcomed on Sunday the recognition given by the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Philippines for its rapid strong response to a 36-year-old...

No power shortage for the rest of the year, Umali says