Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). Quiapo Church has released the program for this year’s Feast of the Black Nazarene, which will run from January 7 to 9. Preparations begin with Barangay Visitations in the Quiapo district from January 2 to 6, along with first Friday masses on January 2. On January 3, the…
Photo courtesy of House of Representatives of the Philippines/Facebook. Several House members raised concerns over the swift ratification of the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, citing unresolved issues on discretionary spending. Opposition and minority lawmakers said the General Appropriations Bill was approved with little debate despite questions over lump-sum allocations and so-called “soft pork”…
Turkish national Ercan Mutlu (left) and Mongolian national Battulga Ganbold. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it prevented two foreign fugitives from entering the country at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on New Year’s Day. The interceptions were made through the bureau’s Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS), which flagged the individuals…
Malacañang on Thursday rejected claims that officials under the Office of the President influenced the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget for 2025. The denial followed allegations by Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, who claimed that P8 billion worth of infrastructure projects were tagged to offices linked to the President. Leviste said the claim…
Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has intensified efforts to locate two South Korean nationals who escaped from custody earlier this week. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the fugitives as Lee Jingyu, 32, and Yang Heejun, 44, both facing deportation proceedings. The escape was discovered during a routine inspection…
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said flight restrictions around Mayon Volcano in Albay will remain in place until Saturday morning. The aviation regulator extended a Notice to Airmen covering airspace from the surface up to 11,000 feet in the vicinity of the volcano. The restriction took effect Friday morning and is set…
LOS ANGELES — The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total since 1992, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Dec. 30, a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases had been reported nationwide, with about 11 percent…
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Police shot dead one of two suspects in the New Year’s Eve grenade attack in Matalam, North Cotabato, during an operation Thursday night. Lt. James Warren Caang, spokesperson for the Cotabato Police Provincial Office, said the suspect died in a shootout with Matalam police in Barangay Kilada at about 8 p.m. Thursday. Pursuit…
WE’RE barely into the new year, but it seems we should be expecting an extension of fireworks display when Congress resumes session on Jan. 26. But of course, that would be limited to the halls of the House in the Batasang Pambansa. This was after Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon averred before 2025 ended that…
Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will strictly enforce a ban on electric tricycles along major roads in Metro Manila starting Friday, Jan. 2. Key thoroughfares covered by the restriction include Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, C-5 Road, Roxas Boulevard, and the Quirino Avenue to Magallanes–South Luzon Expressway stretch….