Senators welcomed the conviction of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo for qualified human trafficking, calling the ruling a decisive step in dismantling criminal operations linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). On Thursday, November 20, Guo was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined ₱2 million, along with co-accused Rachelle Malonzo Carreon, Jaimielyn Cruz, and Walter Wong Rong, following the 2024 raid…
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) chairman and chief executive officer Ramon S. Ang on Thursday, November 20, firmly dismissed speculation that he is being positioned for a political role, saying he has no intention of entering government despite reported chatter within business circles. “Let me put things to rest: I am not entering politics,” Ang said on his Facebook page, responding to a…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Thursday, November 20, announced the release of more than ₱22.3 million worth of allowances for prosecutors and judges assigned to the capital, continuing a week of payouts that earlier saw ₱317 million in year-end benefits released for City Hall employees. The Mayor made the announcement after a meeting with senior officials from the Office…
Instead of grand festivities or public fanfare, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso chose to spend his 51st birthday on Friday morning, October 24, with 520 senior citizens under the care of Luwalhati ng Maynila at the Manila Boys Town Complex in Parang, Marikina — the city’s long-running welfare institution for abandoned, neglected, and rescued elderly residents. The Mayor’s visit, filled…
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what appears to be a politically motivated shake-up. About 55 professional medical groups signed a joint statement expressing concerns of what…
The Laguna Lake is fast deteriorating into the country’s “biggest septic tank,” Biñan City Rep. Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. warned on Saturday, August 2. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday, Rep. Dimaguila urged the Marcos Jr. administration to take urgent and science-based action to rehabilitate the vital water body affecting millions across Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. “Magkakaroon na…
EDITORIAL: The abuse of class suspensions has gone too far
When did we become a country so quick to suspend classes at the faintest hint of inconvenience? Local officials today seem to wield the power to cancel school like a social media stunt, a button pressed for applause, hearts, and fleeting praise from students who will forget about it by the next viral meme. No leader wins respect by gambling with education.…