VP Sara may have violated obligations with foreign trips – Palace

Luisa Cabato 06/21/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s recent consecutive foreign trips might violate her obligation to the Filipino people, Presidential Communications Secretary Claire Castro said on Friday. Castro was responding to a question about whether Duterte violated…

ICC prosecutor opposes bid to disqualify 2 judges in Duterte case

Luisa Cabato 05/26/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opposed an attempt by former President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team to disqualify two judges from his crimes against humanity case. The issue…

Marcos: smuggling, spoiled officials delayed P20/kilo rice plan

Luisa Cabato 05/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has blamed smuggling and “spoiled” government officials for the almost three-year delay of his promised P20-per-kilo rice program. Speaking in Episode 1 of the BBM Podcast on Monday, the president…

Task group formed to address San Juanico Bridge issues

Luisa Cabato 05/19/2025

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has established the San Juanico Task Group (SJTG) to manage security, safety, and operational coordination for the San Juanico Bridge, following concerns about its structural condition. This initiative follows a recent…

DepEd: No Grade 13 for senior high school

Luisa Cabato 05/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A Facebook post “announcing” that there will be an additional Grade 13 in senior high school for school year 2025–2026 is false, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). The clarification was made by…

DBM approves 16, 000 new public school teaching positions

Luisa Cabato 05/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Sixteen thousand new teaching positions for public schools have been approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for school year 2025–2026. This is the first tranche of the 20,000 positions targeted for…

Girl killed in NAIA Terminal 1 accident laid to rest in Batangas

Luisa Cabato 05/11/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The four-year-old girl who was one of two killed in the car-ramming incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 last week was buried on Sunday, the Department of Migrant Workers said.…

Comelec task force files disqualification raps vs 24 poll bets

Luisa Cabato 05/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Task Force Baklas has filed disqualification cases against 24 candidates for allegedly violating the guidelines on illegal campaign materials. Among the candidates facing charges are senatorial aspirant and Valenzuela…

Bong Go keeps lead in survey, one week before the May 12 polls

Luisa Cabato 05/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Reelectionist Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go has maintained his top spot in the Pulse Asia pre-election survey, with just a week before the national and local polls. In a survey conducted from April 20 to…

SUV driver in NAIA – 1 tragedy to undergo drug test, says DOTr

Luisa Cabato 05/04/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The driver of the sports utility vehicle (SUV) that rammed the west departure curbside area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 will be subjected to a drug test, the Department of Transportation…

2 killed, 4 injured as SUV crashes into NAIA Terminal 1

Luisa Cabato 05/04/2025

MANILA, Philippines — A sport utility vehicle rammed into several people at the departure entrance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Sunday morning, leaving two dead and four injured. Pasay Police Substation 8…

PH color not black due to hunger, criminality; it’s turning white – Palace

Luisa Cabato 04/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — “Papunta na po sa paputi. Konting kula na lang, medyo maputi na.” (It’s already getting whiter. Just a bit more washing and drying in the sun, and it’s already a bit white.) This was…

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