President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. speaks to reporters after discovering a ‘ghost’ flood control project during his visit to Baliwag, Bulacan on August 20, 2025. (Courtesy: Presidential Communications Office) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered lifestyle checks on government officials as part of a widening probe into alleged irregularities in …
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Members of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), responsible for confirming or rejecting presidential appointees, swore in and elected officers during its first plenary session on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for the 20th Congress. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero presides over the first organizational meeting and plenary session of the Commission …
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(MB FILE PHOTO) All rivers and streams in Metro Manila may be affected by flooding as light to moderate rains and thunderstorms are expected in the region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned Monday night, August 25. In its General Flood Advisory No. 1 issued at …
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Jhon Paul Magat was arrested by police on Aug. 5 for reportedly destroying some of the items inside a convenience store in Barangay 75. (STAR / Jesse Bustos) MANILA, Philippines — Twelve officers allegedly involved in the fatal strangulation of a 29-year-old man with mental illness while being held at …
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(Top) Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic’ Remulla swears in Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. on August 26, 2025 during an official turnover ceremony at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. (Bottom) Then PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III greets …
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PARLIAMENTARY POLLS. The first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2025 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) on Nov. 4, 2024. The Independent Election Monitoring Center said Tuesday (Aug. 26, 2025) it supports the Commission on Elections for pushing the conduct of the BPE as scheduled. (Comelec photo) MANILA – …
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Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Facebook) Manila 2nd district Rep. Ronaldo Valeriano is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to plot a clear timeline regarding the United States (US) extradition of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Specifically, Valeriano wants the two agencies to publish a clear timeline …
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Rep. Leandro Leviste (Batangas, 1st District) inspected the damaged Binambang Riverbank Protection Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Balayan on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 (Lingkod Legarda Leviste via Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — The district engineer who bribed Rep. Leandro Leviste (Batangas, 1st District) bared that …
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Motorists continue to pass through the Dimasalang Bridge on August 3, 2025 (STAR / Ryan Baldemor) MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has approved the planned rehabilitation of the Dimasalang Bridge to be undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways. Moreno earlier ordered the DPWH to stop …
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Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo (Photo from Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo’s Facebook page) MANILA – The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday called on all dioceses and archdioceses to form actions against corruption in government. In a statement, the CBCP – Episcopal Commission on Social Action, Justice, …
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