Brazil’s Neymar in trouble again
The football megastar – full name Neymar da Silva Santos Junior – went to the station in an attempt to defend himself, sitting in a wheelchair after spraining his ankle…
Duterte orders PhilHealth: File raps over bogus dialysis scheme
President Duterte has instructed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to file charges against officials and employees involved in the "ghost" dialysis treatment scheme. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo made the announcement…
Sandigan suspends former Buguias, Benguet Mayor Apolinario Camsol
The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has imposed a 90-day preventive suspension on former Buguias, Benguet Mayor Apolinario Camsol, now a provincial board member of Benguet, due to his pending graft charge…
Gov’t offers to add P15 M more to hajj budget
As part of investing in peace, the government is planning to sponsor the pilgrimage of more Muslim Filipinos to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. President Duterte has offered to add P15 million…
5,721 ‘ghost’ PVAO pensioners discovered
A total of 5,721 “ghost” pensioners received regular monthly pensions totaling P70,250,300 despite being reported to have died as of Dec. 31, 2018, the Commission on Audit has revealed. In…
Duterte: PH not dumping ground of foreign garbage
President Duterte reminded other countries Thursday that the Philippines is not a dumping ground of their garbage and said that they should have this basic respect to sovereign nations. Duterte,…
P3 per liter oil price cut next week
Consumers will benefit from a big-time price rollback at petroleum pumps next week with a scale hitting up to P3.50 per liter based on the estimates of the oil companies.…
PhilHealth probing 8,000 fraud cases
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. said yesterday that it is investigating more than 8,000 cases of fraudulent activities committed by some of its partner health institutions. PhilHealth spokersperson Dr. Shirley…
Not guilty, Silawan murder suspect pleads
CEBU CITY – The 43-year-old man who admitted to have brutally killed a 16-year-old girl in Lapu-Lapu City pleaded not guilty to the murder case filed against him. The legal…
BI nabs wanted US pedophile in Davao City
Bureau of Immigration officials in Davao City have arrested an American pedophile wanted by authorities in Connecticut for child molestation and child pornography. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 33-year-old Jason…
Pork meat products from China worth P600,000 seized in Subic port
A shipment of pork meat products from China worth P600,000 was seized at the Port of Subic recently for possible African Swine Fever contamination, the Bureau of Customs said. The…
DoH advises public to be ready for wet season diseases
The Department of Health has advised the public to prepare against the onset of illnesses that are common during the rainy season. The DoH said that the common diseases associated…
PNP orders Erwin Tulfo to surrender firearms
The Philippine National Police yesterday disclosed that it has ordered radio and TV personality Erwin Tulfo to surrender all his firearms after his License to Own and Possess Firearms has…
Smartmatic must be replaced, Duterte insists
Smartmatic must be replaced as the country’s technology provider in the automated elections before another revolution erupts in the country, President Duterte said. At the Eid’l Fitr celebration in Davao…
NBI arrests 6 Chinese for kidnapping compatriots
Six Chinese nationals have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation in connection with the kidnapping of three of their compatriots who owed them P7 million in gambling…
PNP: Poll violent cases down by 55 percent
The number of election-related violent incidents recorded in the May 13 midterm polls went down by 55 percent compared to the 2016 presidential elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP)…
