Baguio logs lowest temperature in PH for Saturday at 14.6°C
MANILA, Philippines — Baguio City, also known as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines,” recorded the lowest temperature in the country on Saturday, December 27, the st…
2025-12-27
2025-12-27
Marcos declares special non-working days in 8 areas
MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared several days in January 2026 as special non-working days in five municipalities and three cities to give local co…
2025-12-27
Early Saturday morning fire kills mother and 2 children in Leyte town
TACLOBAN CITY — Three members of a family, including two children, died after fire razed their home in Barangay District I, Babatngon, Leyte in the early hours of Saturd…
2025-12-27
Authorized firecracker, fireworks display zones in Central Luzon marked
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office in Central Luzon (PRO-3) has released the official list of authorized community firecracker selling zones and firework…
2025-12-27
PITX draws over 50,000 travelers on Saturday morning
MANILA, Philippines — Over 50,000 travelers passed through the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) on the way to their home provinces or back to Metro Manila o…
2025-12-27
MRT-3 to offer free rides for four hours on Rizal Day
MANILA, Philippines — Free rides will be offered to all passengers at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Rizal Day, December 30, Tuesday next week. In a Facebook a…
2025-12-27
Amihan, easterlies to trigger light rains across PH Saturday
MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy and wet weather may persist across the country, as the continued effects of the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, and easterlies a…
2025-12-27
Benguet project opens home-based opportunities for women
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Stay-at-home women in Benguet are set to gain new income opportunities through the Elevate Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation (AIDA) project …
2025-12-27
Parking space for PWDs in Laoag not for seniors
LAOAG CITY — The Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO) in this city in Ilocos Norte is urging commercial establishments here to observe the proper use of parki…
2025-12-27
Torre moving to MMDA brings ‘clarity’ to PNP issues
MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police chief Nicolas Torre III on Friday took his oath as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development…
2025-12-27
Fuel price hike seen next week
MANILA, Philippines — Pump prices of fuel products may rise slightly in the coming week, with diesel expected to post the bigger increase, according to Jetti Petroleum p…
2025-12-27
SWS: Marcos trust rating declines; VP Sara Duterte rating improves
MANILA, Philippines — The net trust rating of President Marcos dropped to -3 in November from +7 in September, while Vice President Sara Duterte’s net trust rating sligh…
2025-12-27
Jinggoy Estrada’s perjury complaint vs ex-DPWH engineer junked
MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City prosecutor’s office has dismissed the perjury complaint filed by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada against former Bulacan district engineer Bric…
2025-12-27
House asked to bare public works funding per district, party list
MANILA, Philippines — Before the House of Representatives votes to ratify the proposed 2026 national budget, it must first disclose all public works allocations for ever…
2025-12-27
Lawmakers: ICI ‘effectively defunct’; President must explain
MANILA, Philippines — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is now “effectively defunct” after Commissioner Rossana Fajardo announced she would step down a…
2025-12-27
ICI winding up probe as another exec quits
MANILA, Philippines — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Friday said that it was wrapping up its investigation into the alleged irregularities in pub…
2025-12-27
Dagupan firecracker blast kills 2; tight curbs set
DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN, Philippines — Just three days after the city government and police launched a citywide campaign against firecrackers, an explosion on Christmas…
2025-12-27
In Cagayan, 100 improvised cannons seized
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — Two minors were injured in separate firecracker-related incidents during Christmas Eve celebrations in Cagayan province, amid an …
2025-12-27
Search intensified for missing Leyte parish priest
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Policemen in Eastern Visayas are intensifying efforts to locate a parish priest from Babatngon town in Leyte who has been missing sin…
2025-12-26
Año dismisses Day 2 truce marking CPP’s 57th anniversary
MANILA, Philippines — National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Friday dismissed the unilateral ceasefire declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as t…
2025-12-26
Año dismisses Day 2 truce marking CPP’s 57th anniversary
MANILA, Philippines — National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Friday dismissed the unilateral ceasefire declaration of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as t…
2025-12-26
STAR Tollway announces new toll fees effective Jan. 1, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) on Friday announced that the toll adjustment at the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway will be effective…
2025-12-26
STAR Tollway announces new toll fees effective Jan. 1, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) on Friday announced that the toll adjustment at the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway will be effective…
2025-12-26
Agri groups ask SC to stop implementing EOs 105, 62
MANILA, Philippines — Two agricultural groups have urged the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the implementation of Executive Orders (EO) 105 and 62, which adjust rice tariffs…
2025-12-26
Agri groups ask SC to stop implementing EOs 105, 62
MANILA, Philippines — Two agricultural groups have urged the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the implementation of Executive Orders (EO) 105 and 62, which adjust rice tariffs…
2025-12-26
Dec. 26: No jackpot winners in Ultra, Mega lotto draws
MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the top prizes in Friday night’s Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said. The Ultr…
2025-12-26
Pagasa looks into possible LPA formation in the first week of January
MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) may form inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and has a low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone ov…
2025-12-26
Leviste: Alleged Dizon agent called about his district allocations
MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste’s reason for releasing the documents containing data on infrastructure allocations was because there was an o…
2025-12-26
Pagasa: Amihan to bring rains on Saturday in parts of Luzon
MANILA, Philippines — Northeast monsoon or amihan will bring rains in parts of Luzon while the rest of the country will experience a generally fair weather on Saturday, …
2025-12-26
OSG will no longer appeal SC decision on PhilHealth funds
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Friday said it will no longer appeal the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision returning the P60 billion in Ph…