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No delays in salary hikes, pensions of gov't workers, MUP - DBM

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has refuted claims that salary hikes and pensions for teachers, government workers, and uniformed personnel will be delayed under the 20... Read More


EDSA busway fully reopened after asphalt overlay

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The innermost lanes of both the northbound and southbound sections of Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), from Roxas Boulevard to Orense, are now open to authorized passenger buses ... Read More


Fireworks-related injuries drop by 14%

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported a 14-percent decrease in fireworks-related injuries nationwide during the recent holiday season, based on surveillance data from 62 ... Read More


Sabungeros kin ask prosecutors to indict Gretchen Barreto, others

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The families of the missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts) on Monday filed a partial motion for reconsideration, asking prosecutors to include individuals who had not been amo... Read More


PCG rescues 23 from sinking boat off Masbate

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 23 people after a recreational boat began sinking off Sombrero Island in San Pascual, Masbate on Jan. 3. In a statement Monday, the PCG said... Read More


DMW starts 2026 with pledge for faster, compassionate OFW support

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has reiterated its commitment to continue providing fast, compassionate, and people-centered services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and... Read More


Filipino injured in deadly Swiss ski resort fire

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Philippine Embassy in Switzerland on Monday confirmed that a Filipino was injured in the deadly New Year's Eve fire that gutted a ski resort in Crans-Montana, citing information ... Read More


Torre to lead daily MMDA operations, act as spokesperson

Manila, Jan. 5 -- Newly appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III will oversee the agency's day-to-day operations and serve as its primary spokespers... Read More


P80-B SAGIP already removed by Senate before PBBM veto

Manila, Jan. 5 -- A "source of abuse and corruption" under the proposed 2026 national budget was removed by the Senate even before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. exercised his veto power, Senator S... Read More


2 hurt in 3 indiscriminate firing incidents in Ilocos Region

Malasiqui, Jan. 5 -- The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 (Ilocos Region) recorded three indiscriminate firing incidents from Dec. 21 last year to Jan. 4 this year, injuring two victims. In a ph... Read More