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Viral cop sparks swoon-worthy comments over safety tips

Sep 23, 2026

Viral cop sparks swoon-worthy comments over safety tips

MANILA, Philippines — What was meant to be a simple video of a police officer providing safety reminders has become the internet’s newest target for collective swooning. The cop has drawn witty but not-so-“marked safe” comments from netizens admiring his looks and who are suddenly very eager to be detained. Police Lieutenant Mar Joseph Reburiano, officer-in-charge

Absolute pardon eyed for Mary Jane Veloso, says solon

Sep 23, 2026

Absolute pardon eyed for Mary Jane Veloso, says solon

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the President (OP) is seriously considering granting absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who has been detained for over a decade for alleged drug trafficking, Bataan Rep. Albert Garcia said on Wednesday.  During the House sponsorship and plenary deliberations for the proposed budget of the OP for next year,

WATCH: Diokno says impeachment vote threshold ‘not fixed at 16’

Sep 23, 2026

WATCH: Diokno says impeachment vote threshold ‘not fixed at 16’

MANILA, Philippines – On Day 29 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, House prosecutor and Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said in his oral arguments on the voting threshold that the number of votes needed to convict Duterte is “not fixed at 16” and could change depending on the circumstances./dp READ: WATCH: Sara Duterte

Ex-DPWH Usec Bernardo to testify in Zaldy Co’s graft case

Sep 23, 2026

Ex-DPWH Usec Bernardo to testify in Zaldy Co’s graft case

MANILA, Philippines — State witness and former Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Roberto Bernardo is set to testify before the Sandiganbayan against former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co and his co-accused in a graft case involving an alleged substandard road dike project in Oriental Mindoro. Assistant Special Prosecutor Peter Jedd Boco told

Prosecution, defense clash over use of ‘accused’ in impeachment trial

Sep 23, 2026

Prosecution, defense clash over use of ‘accused’ in impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — Even before the awaited debates on the conviction threshold, the opposing parties in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday got heated over the use of the word “accused” in referring to Duterte during the proceedings. The argument began after House prosecutor Chel Diokno sought clarification from the Senate impeachment court

WATCH: Impeachment court keeps ‘respondent-accused’ in trial records

Sep 23, 2026

WATCH: Impeachment court keeps ‘respondent-accused’ in trial records

MANILA, Philippines – Presiding Officer Francis Escudero said the Senate impeachment court will retain in its records the term “respondent-accused,” which Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers have used when referring to her during the trial. The clarification came after House prosecutor and Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno questioned the use of the term “accused,” saying

Calapan City launches citizen registry project

Sep 23, 2026

Calapan City launches citizen registry project

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Calapan City government officially launched the Registry of Barangay Inhabitants and Migrants (RBIM) Project on Tuesday, introducing a modernized system designed to gather and protect comprehensive resident data. This data would be used to design public services that would respond to the actual needs of the city’s residents. The

Dizon: Unlike Edsa rehab, road dike in Co’s case is unfixable

Sep 23, 2026

Dizon: Unlike Edsa rehab, road dike in Co’s case is unfixable

MANILA, Philippines — Unlike the back-jobs in the Edsa rehabilitation project, which could be easily fixed by an asphalt overlay, the allegedly substandard road dike project in Oriental Mindoro—the subject of the graft case against former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co and other Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials—would require uprooting its steel

Northern Mindanao sweep: P6.7M contraband seized, 145 arrested

Sep 23, 2026

Northern Mindanao sweep: P6.7M contraband seized, 145 arrested

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Police in Northern Mindanao arrested 145 suspects and seized P6.7 million worth of alleged illicit goods in the past week, an official said. The coordinated crackdown, mounted by Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) from September 10 to 16, cut across a wide illicit landscape: narcotics, smuggled goods, illegal mining, underground gambling,

DOF reco on suspension of fuel excise tax coming soon – solon

Sep 23, 2026

DOF reco on suspension of fuel excise tax coming soon – solon

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the President (OP) may receive a recommendation from the Department of Finance (DOF) this week regarding the status of suspension of excise tax of diesel and other fuel products, Bataan Rep. Albert Garcia said on Wednesday.  During the House sponsorship and plenary deliberations for the proposed budget of the

SNAPSHOT | Anwar: Loke, DAP shouldn't bow to pressure; M'sia bags third gold in Asian Games

Sep 23, 2026

SNAPSHOT | Anwar: Loke, DAP shouldn't bow to pressure; M'sia bags third gold in Asian Games

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