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DSWD ready to roll out First 1,000 Days program

by Sheila Crisostomo - October 2, 2024 - 12:00am

Households with pregnant members or children aged zero to two years and covered by the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program have been advised to update their profiles in order to be included in...

Amores brothers’ victim gets free legal aid

by Sheila Crisostomo - October 1, 2024 - 12:00am

To be able to pursue the attempted homicide case filed against Philippine Basketball Association player John Amores and his brother, a lawmaker said yesterday he is giving free legal assistance to the victim.

‘Garma a ruthless killer’

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 29, 2024 - 12:00am

Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel of the House quad committee branded former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma as a “ruthless killer” who hides behind “an innocent...

Cop claims Garma, Leonardo ordered killing of PCSO exec

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma and current National Police Commission (Napolcom) Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo have been tagged as masterminds in the fatal ambush of another...

DICT: SIM registration helped reduce scams

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 22, 2024 - 12:00am

Since the SIM Card Registration Law was implemented, there has been a “significant” drop in phishing and scamming activities reported, according to the Department of Information and Communications T...

Roque’s wife hits back at Barbers

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 22, 2024 - 12:00am

The wife of former presidential spokesman Harry Roque yesterday hit back at House of Representatives’ quad comm co-chair and Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, after the latter said that she has already...

Lawyer hits quad comm for abuse of contempt power

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 22, 2024 - 12:00am

The lawyer of Cassandra Ong has accused the House of Representatives’ quad committee of abusing the “contempt power of legislature” following the new contempt citation that the panel issued to his...

Lawmaker says Roque’s wife flew to Singapore

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 21, 2024 - 12:00am

The wife of former presidential spokesman Harry Roque has already left the country for Singapore amid an investigation by the House of Representatives’ quad committee on the couple’s alleged links to...

DSWD seeks more funds for elderly social pension

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 19, 2024 - 12:00am

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is hopeful that the social pension for senior citizens will be given additional funding by Congress for the program’s implementation in 2025.

39 SUCs want budget cuts restored

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 19, 2024 - 12:00am

Administrators of 39 state universities and colleges have signed a unity statement calling for the restoration of budget cuts in the 2025 allocation of educational institutions.

DSWD vows to regularize more contractual workers

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 18, 2024 - 12:00am

Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured senators yesterday that the DSWD would push for the regularization of employees who are under contracts of service and job orders and...

Quiboloy undeserving of house arrest for obstructing authorities, Remulla says

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 17, 2024 - 11:30am

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy is not deserving of house arrest because he “made it difficult” for authorities to take him into custody.

DOJ: Rody may be held liable for harboring Quiboloy

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 17, 2024 - 12:00am

Former president Rodrigo Duterte may be liable for obstruction of justice for harboring Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy, the Department of Justice said yesterday.

Romualdez leads ‘Handog ng Pangulo’ mission

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

Speaker Martin Romualdez led the House of Representatives in celebrating President Marcos’ 67th birthday with “Handog ng Pangulo,” a nationwide distribution of financial aid aimed at uplifting Filipinos...

Health advocate Willie Ong diagnosed with cancer

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

Health advocate, cardiologist and social media influencer Willie Ong announced yesterday that he is battling “sarcoma cancer” in his stomach and is now undergoing treatment in an undisclosed hospital...

House taps NBI to probe Davao prison murders

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

The House quad committee has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the death of three Chinese drug lords inside the Davao Prison and Penal Farm in 2016 during the war on drugs of former president...

House approves PCG upgrade

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill that will modernize the Philippine Coast Guard amid threats in the country’s maritime territories.

PNP joining manhunt for Roque – lawmaker

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 15, 2024 - 12:00am

Branding former presidential spokesman Harry Roque as a “fugitive,” the House’s quad committee said yesterday that the Philippine National Police is now “fully engaged” in hunting him...

Romualdez seeks governors’ help to fight poverty

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 8, 2024 - 12:00am

House Speaker Martin Romualdez met with 27 provincial governors Thursday night to enlist their help in a “whole-of-government approach” to fight poverty and other problems in the country.

Stronger penalties urged for agricultural smuggling

by Sheila Crisostomo - September 7, 2024 - 12:00am

Speaker Martin Romualdez is pushing for “more severe” punishment for agricultural smugglers and price manipulators, saying these acts are considered “economic sabotage” and “stronger...

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