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OTS intercepts undeclared training pistols from foreign passengers at NAIA Terminal 3
Published May 26, 2026 9:02pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) reported that eight pieces of undeclared training pistols were intercepted from two foreign passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Thursday, May 21, 2026. In…
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3 senators named vice-chairs of Senate public order panel
Published May 26, 2026 7:06pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Three senators have been designated elected as vice-chairpersons to the Senate panel on public order and dangerous drugs upon the instruction of its chair, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Acting Senate Majority…
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Fertility rate among Filipino women steadily declined over 3 decades — PSA
The fertility rate among Filipino women in the country has steadily declined in the past 32 years since 1993, results of a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) survey showed. The 2025 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) indicated that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) among women aged 15 to 49 in the Philippines was 1.7 children…
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House leaders: No truth to Imee Marcos’ no-el, Charter change claims
Several leaders of the House of Representatives on Tuesday denied Sen Imee Marcos’ claims that some lawmakers are allegedly pushing for a constituent assembly to amend the 1987 Constitution and extend the terms of incumbent elected officials. “We prefer not to comment on speculative political narratives or rumors,” said House Senior Deputy Speaker and South…
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SSS ‘Palengke Caravans’ to bring services closer to communities
Published May 26, 2026 5:39pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Social Security System (SSS) has deployed its mobile e-Wheels or Palengke Caravans to public markets and barangays, as part of efforts to bring SSS services closer to communities—reducing travel time, long…
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Lito Lapid, Pia Cayetano trade sweet words over maja blanca, suman
Published May 26, 2026 5:16pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Senator Lito Lapid’s unrelenting acts of generosity towards Senator Pia Cayetano has earned her gratitude, but he didn’t stop there. With both of them at the Senate plenary on Tuesday, Cayetano thanked…
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Precautionary HDO issued on Marcoleta, Defensor, and 2 others by Sandiganbayan
Published May 26, 2026 4:47pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) on Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, and two others from leaving the country, in effect, barring…
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Ombudsman Remulla doubts Mao Aplasca complying with suspension order
Published May 26, 2026 4:08pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla expressed doubt Tuesday if Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca is complying with the 60-day suspension order served against him over his alleged role in the May 13 Senate…
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Supreme Court mourns passing of Professor Myrna S. Feliciano
Published May 26, 2026 3:25pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Supreme Court pays tribute to Professor Myrna S. Feliciano for her “invaluable contributions to the development of rules, policies, and reforms that strengthened the justice system and advanced the cause of…
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Jinggoy Estrada to face plunder, malversation charges over flood control —Ombudsman
Published May 26, 2026 2:28pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Plunder and malversation charges will be filed against Senator Jinggoy Estrada before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday in connection with the flood control mess, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Tuesday. “Plunder, and malversation…
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Ombudsman: Marcoleta unjustly enriched self through P75-M ‘gift’
Former Sagip party-list representative and now Senator Rodante Marcoleta unjustly enriched himself by allegedly accepting an “unconscionable” P75 million gift from three individuals, according to the Office of the Ombudsman. Ombudsman prosecutors made the assertion in a request for a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) filed before the Sandiganbayan on May 25 against Marcoleta, former…
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Marines in Senate shooting test negative for gunpowder residue — PH Navy
Published May 26, 2026 1:09pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Personnel of the Philippine Marine Corps deployed during the gunfire incident at the Senate premises on May 13 tested negative for gunpowder residue, the Philippine Navy said Tuesday. “I learned from the…
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Con-ass plot claim may be intended to divert public attention — Castro
Published May 26, 2026 12:38pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro on Tuesday dismissed allegations that the administration is pushing for Charter change through a constituent assembly (con-ass), saying the issue may be intended to divert public…
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Farmer groups support bill restoring NFA role in rice market
Published May 26, 2026 11:34am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Farmer groups have expressed support for a bill that would allow the state-run National Food Authority (NFA) to intervene in the rice market by selling rice or buying palay from farmers to…
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SC associate justice: No need for PH-issued warrant for ICC cases
For Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, there is no need for an arrest warrant from a Filipino judge in order to effect an arrest for cases under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Caguioa said this in his 20-page concurring opinion in favor of the High Court’s denial of Senator…