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Senate was not under attack —Malacañang
Published May 18, 2026 12:36pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Following the shooting incident at the Senate last week, Malacañang on Monday stood firm that the chamber was “not under attack.” “Was it under attack? It was not. The Senate was not…
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Kim Robert De Leon is new DBM chief —Palace
Published May 18, 2026 12:25pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Kim Robert De Leon is the new secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), replacing Rolando Toledo. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro announced this in a press briefing on…
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Jimmy Bondoc says he’s unaware of Bato Dela Rosa’s whereabouts after Senate exit
Published May 18, 2026 11:51am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Lawyer Jimmy Bondoc, legal counsel of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, said Monday he is unaware of the senator’s whereabouts following the latter’s departure from the Senate, where he had sought protective…
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Senate receives Ombudsman suspension order vs. Aplasca, CCTV subpoena
Published May 18, 2026 10:54am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Senate on Monday received the Office of the Ombudsman’s order placing acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca under preventive suspension, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said Monday. It also supposedly received the subpoena…
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DOH coordinating with WHO amid Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Published May 18, 2026 5:21am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday said it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) following the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda…
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DSWD: Over 45k TNC drivers in NCR get P220M cash aid in special payout
Published May 18, 2026 1:28am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed over P220 million in cash relief assistance to more than 45,000 drivers of Grab, JoyRide and inDrive in its latest round of…
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PCG: Illegal marine research by China vessel seen at Pag-asa Cays
Published May 18, 2026 12:23am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has monitored unauthorized marine scientific research (MSR) activities by a Chinese research vessel in the vicinity of Cay-2 and Cay-3 near the Pag-asa Island in the West…
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PCSO: No jackpot winners for May 17, 2026 major lotto draws
Published May 17, 2026 11:39pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. No one won the jackpot prizes in the major lotto draws of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, May 17. No one correctly guessed the winning combination of 27-14-46-18-11-17 for…
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Father, 80, dies after failing to nebulize during power outage
Published May 17, 2026 1:41am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. An 80-year-old father in Laguna died after failing to undergo nebulization during a rotational brownout, as several areas in Bohol also experienced power outages lasting up to 10 hours amid high electricity…
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FDA warns vs sale of fake tirzepatide for weight loss
Published May 17, 2026 12:34am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have warned the public against fake tirzepatide, also known as “tirze,” which is being sold in the market allegedly…
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Minority bloc seeks probe into Senate shooting
Minority senators have called for an investigation into the shooting incident that occurred at the Senate amid efforts to serve an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. According to a report on “24 Oras Weekend” by JP Soriano on Saturday, Senator Bam Aquino filed a resolution seeking…
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Ombudsman validating Senate blue ribbon report on flood control; complaints being drafted
Published May 16, 2026 3:02pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday said their office is validating the Senate blue ribbon committee partial report on flood control projects and they are preparing the draft complaints. “Meron kasi kaming…
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US undersecretary Helberg to visit Philippines for tech ecosystem growth
Published May 16, 2026 12:08am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. NEW YORK–Jacob Helberg, the US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, is set to travel to the Philippines in connection with the agreements under the Pax Silica Declaration, an initiative aimed at…
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EXPLAINER: Why rotational brownouts occur
Hundreds of thousands of consumers across Luzon and the Visayas have been affected by rotational brownouts this week, as the country’s power grid struggles to keep up with rising demand amid limited supply. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed both Luzon and Visayas under red and yellow alerts on May 15, signaling…
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Assumption Student Council backs call to remove Loren Legarda’s portrait from honor wall
Published May 15, 2026 10:58pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The student council of Assumption College San Lorenzo has expressed support for a petition for the removal of Sen. Loren Legarda’s portrait from the school’s Wall of Empowered Women. In a Facebook…