Former member of Quiboloy’s ‘angel of death’ in police custody

Nestor Corrales 09/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A confessed former member of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s supposed private army “angels of death” is now under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo told reporters on Friday that…

US Embassy to launch new Visa Application Center in PH

09/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The US Embassy in the Philippines will open a new Visa Application Center (VAC), launch an updated visa appointment system, and expand call center services to US citizens in the Philippines starting on Sept.…

Dengue surge spurs blood supply monitoring in hospitals

Ruchelle Denise Demaisip 09/08/2024

ILOILO CITY — The rapid rise in dengue cases across Western Visayas has sparked renewed efforts by the Department of Health (DOH) in the region to ensure that hospitals are well-equipped to handle the surge in patients,…

Alice Guo ‘celebrity’ selfies spark public outrage

Jacob Lazaro, Julie Aurelio 09/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The optics turned an otherwise successful law-enforcement operation into an outrage. Government announcements trumpeting the arrest of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in Indonesia were overshadowed by strong criticism over the visibly convivial way…

DOJ exec: No guarantee Quiboloy won’t be handed over to US

Julie Aurelio 09/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The government is unlikely to grant the request of fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy for a written declaration that he will not be turned over to the United States, where he is also a wanted…

National ID card supplier appeals termination of P2.1B contract

Alden Monzon 09/01/2024

The supplier of national identification cards under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) has asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for a “thorough review” of its performance as it sought reconsideration of the central bank’s decision to…

Sara Duterte’s secret fund spending ‘a violation twice over’

Krixia Subingsubing 08/31/2024

The notice of disallowance (ND) by the Commission on Audit (COA) against P73 million out of the P125-million confidential funds spent by Vice President Sara Duterte in 2022 brought out more questions than answers, as it was…

Alice Guo, over 30 others sued for money laundering

08/31/2024

Dismissed Mayor Alice Leal Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, now faces 87 counts of money laundering involving about P7 billion for almost five years in another case lodged against her in the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday.…

For endorsing Bongbong to KJC, Sara seeks ‘forgiveness’

08/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — In yet another sign she has definitely burned her bridges with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday apologized to members of Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) for seeking…

Cheaper fuel prices set on Tuesday

Lisbet K. Esmael 08/26/2024

The motoring public will see cheaper prices of petroleum products in the last week of August. In separate advisories, Seaoil, Cleanfuel, Caltex, and Shell Pilipinas said the per-liter prices of diesel would be slashed by P1.90 beginning…

PSA: P13,873/month budget for basic needs enough for family of 5

Mariedel Irish U. Catilogo 08/18/2024

The Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) said that a Filipino family of five members only needed nearly P14,000 per month to meet their minimum basic food and nonfood requirements last year. In its 2023 official poverty statistics, the…

Marcos moving ‘Ninoy Day’ violates 2007 law, says Lagman

Krixia Subingsubing 08/18/2024

An opposition lawmaker decried President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order moving the celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23, saying it “violated the law” since such a change affecting a public holiday should have…

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