PHOTO SOURCE: BUREAU OF CUSTOMS (BOC) The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is preparing a deportation case against Chinese national Cao Cheng, the alleged importer of the luxury vehicles owned by couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya. The BI said on Wednesday it received information from Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao that Cao was…
The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to return as counsel for the government in the petition filed by former President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa questioning Duterte’s arrest and the Philippines’ cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a press briefer released Thursday, the…
PHOTO SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday warned the public to stay vigilant against the growing circulation of counterfeit medicines and medical products being sold online and through unauthorized facilities. In an advisory, the DOH cautioned consumers to avoid purchasing products with suspicious packaging, incorrect labels, or misspelled information,…
PNP ACTING CHIEF PLT. GEN. JOSE NARTATEZ JR. | PHOTO FROM HIS OFFICE The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be on heightened alert for the 2025 holiday season, acting PNP chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said on Wednesday night. Nartatez announced that no police personnel will be allowed to take holiday leaves as…
REP. ALFREDO GARBIN JR. | PHOTO FROM HIS FACEBOOK PAGE Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. has resigned as a member of the Commission on Appointments to assume what he described as a more independent role in the House of Representatives. Garbin said in a statement on Wednesday that his move was a personal…
Photo source: Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson resigned as commissioner of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) so he can use his technical expertise to help implement major projects at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Secretary Vince Dizon said. Singson’s resignation, effective December 15,…
Taal Volcano in Batangas recorded two minor phreatic to phreatomagmatic eruptions early Thursday, producing ash plumes and incandescent ejecta but prompting no change in alert status. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the eruptions occurred at 12:58 a.m. and 1:04 a.m., each lasting around two minutes based on seismic and camera monitoring….
Photo source: PAGASA The low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) developed into Tropical Depression Wilma on Thursday morning, the state weather bureau said. Pagasa said the weather system intensified into a tropical cyclone at 8 a.m. The former LPA was last spotted over 700 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas at 4…
Photo source: Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) YouTube livestream | December 3, 2025 Pasig lone district Rep. Roman Romulo on Wednesday requested a closed-door hearing before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), with his lawyer warning that the information he would disclose could endanger his life and safety. Romulo was earlier named by contractor Pacifico…
Nueva Vizcaya has been placed under a state of calamity following widespread destruction caused by Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong). The storm left more than P3 billion in combined agriculture and infrastructure losses in the Cagayan Valley region. In Nueva Vizcaya alone, agricultural and infrastructure damage was initially assessed at P307.5 million, according to…