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Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0800‘Lapse of judgment’: Lawmaker to retract bill renaming state university in Zambales
A bill seeking to rename the President Ramon Magsaysay State University to Zambales State University will be withdrawn by the author today, just one day after its filing, as the proposal drew vehement opposition from Zambales residents.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Lookout in mayor’s RPG ambush surrenders
A lookout in the fourth assassination attempt on Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan Sr. of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao del Sur surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao over the weekend.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Marcos turns over learning spaces in Cebu
To ensure the continued education of learners even during disasters, President Marcos and Education Secretary Sonny Angara yesterday turned over the learning continuity space or LCS facilities in Bogo City in Cebu, which was hit by a 6.9-magnitude ea...
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800PNP identifies gunman in Nueva Ecija killing
Police are closing in on the gunman implicated in the murder of a man and a woman whose charred bodies were found in a burning car in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija last week.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Go asks traders, suppliers: Stop price manipulation
Amid soaring fuel prices, traders and suppliers should refrain from exploiting the situation through hoarding and overpricing, Sen. Bong Go said on March 9.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Marikina launches bike-to-work challenge
In response to the fuel price hikes, the Marikina government is encouraging city hall employees to use bicycles in going work.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +08002 Pinays nabbed in UAE get legal aid
The Philippine embassy in the United Arab Emirates is providing legal assistance to two Filipinas arrested in Dubai for allegedly recording and sharing videos of missile attacks launched by Iran.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Isko offers P.5 million to escort killer’s aide
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno yesterday offered a reward of P500,000 and witness protection to the accomplice of the gunman who killed his former security escort in Tondo on Sunday.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Marcos: Cash, fuel aid ready
Cash aid, fuel subsidy and free rides are in place to ease the impact of soaring fuel prices, President Marcos said yesterday.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800House panel OKs bill expanding 4Ps coverage
A committee of the House of Representatives approved yesterday a measure that will expand the coverage of the government’s flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps to allow beneficiaries to pursue college education, ev...