La Union town breaks ground on 1st Ligtas Pinoy Center in Ilocos Region

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A homemade 12-gauge shotgun was voluntarily surrendered to the Banayoyo Municipal Police Station (MPS) on Monday, as part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) continuing campaign against loose firearms. A barangay official turned over the firearm to Banayoyo MPS personnel led by the officer in charge, Police Major Medward Galay.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had previously told off former Speaker Martin Romualdez for allegedly taking a portion of funds intended for big-ticket projects, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco testified before the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday. During the continuation of Romualdez’s bail hearing for his plunder case, Tiangco said he had met with

BACOLOD CITY – Harnessing the power of the sun, the Negros Occidental provincial government has slashed P5,611,442.22 from its electricity bills following the installation of rooftop solar panels on three of its key buildings. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson announced the energy savings Tuesday, Nov. 10, on the sidelines of the Solar Technology Roadshow held at the

MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution questioned on Tuesday why Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense presented city assessors instead of Registry of Deeds officials to prove that disputed properties were declared in her statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALNs). Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, prosecution spokesperson, said city assessors handle property assessments for taxation, while

MANILA, Philippines — Three different weather systems are forecast to bring cloudy skies and rain over several parts of the country on Wednesday, the state weather bureau said. READ: PH Weather Updates Today: Storm News and PAGASA Forecasts According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest weather forecast, the

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Police arrested a person listed as the municipality’s Top 2 Most Wanted Person in connection with a homicide case on Monday, Nov. 9. In a press release on Tuesday (Nov. 10), Sta. Maria Municipal Police Station (MPS) said its tracker team, led by Officer in Charge Police Captain June C.

MANILA, Philippines — The proposed amendments reviewed by the House budget subcommittee originated from government agencies, rejecting the suggestion that individual lawmakers could simply introduce projects of their own choosing through the panel, according to Camarines Sur 4th District Rep. Arnie Fuentebella. Fuentebella, a member of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, said the Budget Amendments Review Subcommittee

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur – Amid intense public backlash over the skating ban on Siargao’s famed Malinao “Skate Road,” the municipal government of General Luna has unveiled plans to construct a dedicated seaside skate park to provide a permanent home for the island’s displaced skating community. The proposed tourism infrastructure project, unveiled Monday and

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-Judge Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday urged the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte to present her and the person who prepared her Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) as witnesses in her impeachment trial. On the 41st day of Duterte’s trial, Tulfo asked defense lead counsel Sheila Sison whether

MANILA, Philippines —FPJ Panday Bayanihan Rep. Brian Poe is asking civil society budget monitors to the government identify programs with unused funds and to check whether the House of Representatives had chosen appropriate sources for proposed realignments in the 2027 national budget. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Poe raised the request during a

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The local government  of Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, suspended face-to-face classes across all levels in both public and private schools on Tuesday due to heavy downpours that triggered flooding in parts of the city. Mayor Roxanne Pimentel declared the suspension effective immediately and “until lifted,” citing weather forecasts

CITY OF MALOLOS — Motorists flocked to major gasoline stations in the city on Tuesday (Nov. 10) as fuel prices dropped by as much as P16.80 per liter. At the Petron station beside S&R Shopping Center along MacArthur Highway in Barangay San Pablo, XCS gasoline fell to P69.10 per liter from P85.90, while Premium Gasoline