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3 EDSA busway stations repaired

By Josiah Antonio

The newly rehabilitated EDSA busway stations in Monumento and Bagong Barrio in Caloocan as well as North Avenue in Quezon City were opened yesterday, the Department of Transportation said.

22 hours ago

'Rosal' slightly intensifies in approach; Signal No. 1 still up in Luzon

16 hours ago

99 OFWs repatriated from Riyadh

16 hours ago

PNP records 9.2 million ordinance violations

By Mark Ernest Villeza

16 hours ago

QCPD probes DAR rally

By Janvic Mateo

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Palace defends Canlas’ appointment to PCUP

Palace defends Canlas’ appointment to PCUP

By Helen Flores | 16 hours ago

Saying President Marcos values honesty, competence and dedication to public service, Malacañang defended yesterday...

Complaint filed vs podcast hosts for mocking Josh Aquino

Complaint filed vs podcast hosts for mocking Josh Aquino

By Mark Ernest Villeza | 1 day ago

A lawmaker appeared at the National Bureau of Investigation yesterday to file a complaint-referral against the five hosts...

Ex-energy chief Cusi seeks travel furlough

Ex-energy chief Cusi seeks travel furlough

By Ghio Ong | 1 day ago

Former energy secretary Alfonso Cusi appeared before the Sandiganbayan yesterday to seek permission to travel to China and...

BOC to decide on row with HPG

BOC to decide on row with HPG

By Evelyn Macairan | 2 days ago

Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno is expected to make a decision within the week after obtaining the administrative...

10,000 balikbayan boxes found abandoned in ports

10,000 balikbayan boxes found abandoned in ports

By Bella Cariaso | 3 days ago

The Bureau of Customs has discovered 29 abandoned shipping containers with at least 10,000 balikbayan boxes in various ports,...

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NCRPO launches borderless policing system vs crime

NCRPO launches borderless policing system vs crime

By Mark Ernest Villeza | 16 hours ago

The National Capital Region Police Office has launched a “borderless policing” system, allowing NCRPO units in...

‘No proof Pasay judge ordered staff to receive P6 million bribe’

‘No proof Pasay judge ordered staff to receive P6 million bribe’

By Ghio Ong | 16 hours ago

There was no sufficient evidence that would prove that Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 108 Judge Albert Cansino directed...

1.5 million sea travelers expected on Undas

1.5 million sea travelers expected on Undas

By Evelyn Macairan | 16 hours ago

Up to 1.5 million people are expected to travel by sea to spend All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in the provinces,...

Ballot printing for Naga plebiscite completed

Ballot printing for Naga plebiscite completed

By Christine Boton | 16 hours ago

Printing of 120,720 official ballots for a plebiscite for the conversion of Naga in Camarines Sur into a highly urbanized...

Ilocos mayor suspended for illegal appointment

Ilocos mayor suspended for illegal appointment

By Artemio Dumlao | 16 hours ago

The mayor of this town has been suspended for 90 days along with the chief of the Office of the Senior Citizens’ Affairs...

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OVP budget hearing done in 16 minutes

OVP budget hearing done in 16 minutes

Despite a break in her impeachment trial, Vice President Sara Duterte snubbed her office’s budget hearing at the Senate yesterday and instead attended the inurnment of her longtime city planner in Davao.

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Second Senate resolution seeking China ambassador's expulsion filed

Second Senate resolution seeking China ambassador's expulsion filed

Sen. Risa Hontiveros has formally urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, or else ask Beijing to recall him.

1 day ago

CHINA

ERWIN TULFO

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NBI findings on Duterte properties came too late for trial

NBI findings on Duterte properties came too late for trial

The NBI says it found major discrepancies involving properties allegedly linked to Sara Duterte, including land it says has a mansion, pools and a helipad.

1 day ago

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SARA DUTERTE

Senate panel clears OVP budget in under 20 minutes as Duterte skips hearing

Senate panel clears OVP budget in under 20 minutes as Duterte skips hearing

The Senate finance committee endorsed on Tuesday, October 20, the proposed P785.2-million budget of the Office of the Vice President for 2027 after a hearing that ran less than 20 minutes, with Vice President Sara Duterte absent.

1 day ago

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DILG chief Remulla says he regrets not arresting Bato dela Rosa

DILG chief Remulla says he regrets not arresting Bato dela Rosa

Remulla said he regretted a past decision to honor a "gentleman's agreement" between him and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano that prevented Dela Rosa's arrest on Senate premises, admitting that trusting the arrangement was a mistake.

1 day ago

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CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

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