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Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0800
Globe, DICT mark GIDA milestone in Pangasinan
Globe, together with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Provincial Government of Pangasinan, marked a major milestone in the country's digital inclusion journey with the ceremonial activation of a new conne...

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:48:00 +0800
Palace commits to peaceful Bangsamoro polls amid SC petition
Malacanang has assured the public that it remains committed to holding peaceful, fair and transparent elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) amid a petition filed before the Supreme Court challenging key aspects of t...

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0800
Price Tracker: Oil, fuel monitor for August 4-10
A few centavo rollback takes effect this week. 

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Ex-congressman Jalosjos dies, 85
Former Zamboanga del Norte congressman Romeo Jalosjos Sr. died over the weekend. He was 85.

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
PDEA wins first drug-linked money laundering case
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has secured the conviction of a drug suspect accused of money laundering in Cebu City, marking PDEA’s first successful prosecution of a locally initiated drug-related financial crime case in Central Visaya...

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Comelec: Nothing irregular in P50 million donation
The Commission on Elections yesterday said there is nothing irregular about the P50 million donated by the Dasmariñas city government for the conduct of a special legislative poll on Aug. 29, wherein one of the candidates is the city mayo...

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Senate OKs Magna Carta for BHWs
Ending a 40-year legislative struggle, the Senate yesterday unanimously approved on third and final reading a landmark bill granting standardized pay, benefits and job security to the country’s 277,000 volunteer barangay health workers.

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Palace: Reinforce security ahead of BARMM election
The government is set to reinforce security in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as the first-ever BARMM parliamentary election approaches, Malacañang said yesterday.

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Influenza-like illnesses in Manila on the rise
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno yesterday urged residents to take preventive measures as water-borne, influenza, leptospirosis and dengue (WILD) diseases are on the rise

Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Maynilad’s P5.8 billion distribution pipeline nears completion
Maynilad Water Services Inc. is fast-tracking the completion of primary distribution pipelines with a combined length of 9.12 kilometers, which will enable Maynilad to distribute more water to customers in Muntinlupa and Las Piñas.

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