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Lacson reacts to death of whistleblower Sandra Cam

Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson admitted to being “saddened” on Saturday, April 12 upon learning about the passing of Sandra Cam. “She was our whistleblower,” the former senator said about Cam. “I felt saddened when I heard the news of …

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Month-long overseas voting starts

Comelec main office at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila (PNA file photo) MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that the majority of the registered Filipino voters abroad will participate as the month-long overseas voting begins on April 13. “I hope we can at least get 50 percent …

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2 Army Intel officers slain in Basilan ambush

Army Cpl. Richivie Flores, wounded in ambush in Tuburan, Basilan on Friday, April 12, 2025, is now confined in a hospital. Philstar.com / John Unson  ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two intelligence officers of the Army were killed while another was wounded in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Tuburan, Basilan …

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DOH activates nationwide ‘Code White Alert’ for Holy Week

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa (Courtesy: Ted Herbosa/Facebook)  The Department of Health on Sunday activated a nationwide ‘Code White Alert’ to ensure readiness for medical emergencies and urged Filipinos to observe a safe and healthy Holy Week, as millions travel to different places for religious activities and family gatherings. “Let us …

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Honeylet on Imee probe: Just pa-ekek

‘I don’t believe in her,’ Honeylet Avanceña says of Sen. Imee Marcos, who is leading a probe on the arrest and turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC.  MANILA, Philippines — After three hearings, the Senate inquiry on the arrest and turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to …

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