‘Habagat’ dominant weather system until tomorrow
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will still be the prevailing weather system in the next two days. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said the habagat may bring…
Duterte, Singapore leader meet
Malacañang said yesterday President Duterte will discuss trade, cultural exchanges, and people-to-people exchanges in a bilateral meeting with Singapore President Halimah Yacob today. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo made the statement…
Palace defends transfer of witnesses vs De Lima
Malacañang said yesterday there is no irregularity in President Duterte's order to transfer 10 high-profile inmates who testified against Sen. Leila de Lima on her alleged involvement in the illegal…
DoJ: No convict has fled PH
Department of Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said yesterday that none of the prisoners released prematurely on account of the Good Conduct and Time Allowance law has left the country.…
3 dead, 4 hurt in bus crash in Zamboanga Sibugay
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three persons, including a septuagenarian, died while four others were injured when the bus they were riding in fell into a ditch on the Zamboanga-Pagadian Highway, a…
3rd suspect in forest ranger’s murder nabbed
Police have arrested the third suspect in the killing of a forest ranger last week in a follow-up operation in El Nido, Palawan. Police Brig. Gen. Tomas Apolinario, director of…
Set aside conflict – Duterte
President Duterte on Saturday assured that government will listen to the grievances of the newly established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, saying that the administration will fully support them…
Kawhi Leonard’s sister charged with murder
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – The older sister of Los Angeles Clippers player Kawhi Leonard has been charged with the alleged murder of an elderly California woman in a…
Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul…
3 drug suspects yield P3.4-M shabu
Police and members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three persons, including a female overseas worker, and confiscated some P3.4 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust…
Wanted crime gang leader arrested
An alleged leader of a criminal group listed as the most wanted person of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) was arrested Saturday in Tarlac City. NCRPO director…
NCRPO starts tracing convicts freed through GCTA
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has started sorting out the names of convicted criminals who were freed under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law but were…
House budget hearings end in record time
The House leadership's insistence on conducting four separate budget hearings daily has paid off, resulting in the completion of the per-agency deliberations of the proposed P4.1-trillion budget for 2020 in record time.…
Senators: Alright to move witnesses vs De Lima
Two senators see nothing wrong with President Duterte's order to move the high-profile inmates who testified against Sen. Leila de Lima from the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City to…
Drug suspect killed in Bacolod buy-bust
BACOLOD CITY – A drug suspect who had just been released from jail was killed following a buy-bust operation Friday morning in the middle of a sugarcane field in Barangay…
AFP to tap Interpol for Sison’s arrest
The Armed Forces of the Philippines will coordinate with the International Police Organization for the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria "Joma" Sison, who has been…
