Photo courtesy of Maguindanao Sur PPO Police and military forces are tracking the gunmen who ambushed and killed five police officers and injured three others, including a police captain, on Saturday night in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur. Authorities condemned the attack against the officers, who were returning to their barracks after peacekeeping operations in…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that the number of gas stations temporarily closed due to supply shortages has fallen to 365 as of Monday. PNP data showed closures across regions, with the highest in the Cordillera Administrative Region at 69, followed by Cagayan Valley with 45, and Central Luzon at 39. Other affected areas…
Photo by Kimy Moto on Pexels.com The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reported that more than Php 651 million of the government’s Php 2.5 billion fuel subsidy has been distributed to public utility vehicle drivers and operators across the country. In a statement on Monday, LTFRB chairperson Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said he…
Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon – Photo courtesy of Terry Ridon/Facebook Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon expressed doubts over Vice President Sara Duterte’s statement that she was unaware of her allies filing a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the impeachment proceedings. “Una nagsabi ho yung Pangalawang Pangulo na wala…
House suspends session before Christmas break after historic 2026 national budget approval – Photo from House of Representatives/Facebook House Speaker Faustino Dy III directed several committees to hold joint hearings during the break to accelerate measures addressing the impact of rising fuel prices amid Middle East tensions. Dy said the hearings aim to align legislative…
Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon – Photo courtesy of Terry Ridon/Facebook The House committee on justice will examine the reliability of Ramil Madriaga, who offered to testify in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, Bicol Saro Representative Terry Ridon said. Ridon noted on Sunday that doubts about Madriaga’s credibility have mostly come…
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto – Photo from Ralph Recto/Facebook The initial shipment from the government’s diesel procurement is expected to arrive this week and is projected to cover about five days of domestic demand, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said. Recto said energy officials secured an order of 1.04 million barrels of diesel through ongoing supply…
United States Embassy in Qatar. Photo courtesy of Anadolu. The United States Embassy in Qatar reduced its operations on Sunday, limiting activities to emergency personnel as tensions continued to escalate across the Middle East. In an advisory, the embassy urged American citizens in Qatar to remain vigilant and prepare for possible emergency situations. It advised…
French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo courtesy of Anadolu. French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Israeli authorities on Sunday after a church leader was reportedly barred from entering a major Christian site in Jerusalem during Palm Sunday observances. Macron said the action taken by Israeli police added to what he described as growing concerns over restrictions affecting…
Chinese performers regal the audience at the Aliw Theater during the Cultural Shaanxi – Charm of the Silk Road Legacy’. (Photo from x.com) With nearly a thousand guests made up of a mixed Chinese and Filipino audience in attendance, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan hailed the success of the recent presentation of the ‘Cultural Shaanxi –…