July 22, 1898 The province of Pangasinan was liberated from Spanish rule after the revolutionary forces defeated the Spaniards in Dagupan City. The Katipunan Central Luzon Command under Gen. Francisco Makabulos of Tarlac led the revolution in the province. Other personalities who had a role in the eventual surrender of the Spanish forces were Don […]
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Tropical depression “Josie” slightly intensified on Saturday afternoon and was headed towards the Ilocos Region.
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Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Friday said the 2019 midterm elections could not be postponed, whether through the passage of a law or through a people’s initiative.
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Filipinos have failed to reap the benefits of free Wi-Fi connectivity due to the failure of the four-year, P6.5-billion project of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Commission on Audit (COA) said.
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Malacañang, lawmakers and media groups condemned the killing of a Bicol-based radio journalist, who was shot multiple times inside his car as he was leaving his house in Daraga town on his way to work early on Friday morning.
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The western section of Luzon will continue to experience rains in the coming days due to the effects of the southwest monsoon (“habagat”) and Tropical Storm “Inday,” which has intensified as it moved out of the country.
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Police have arrested a repeat offender for allegedly stealing religious items and equipment worth P250,000 from the Santa Elena chapel in Marikina City.
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Activists from Southern Tagalog on Tuesday started a seven-day march to Metro Manila for protests during the third State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte next week.
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Nine regional wage boards have approved increases in workers’ basic pay ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address, but labor groups found the amounts too paltry to cope with the rising prices of goods.
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has put on hold the implementation of the three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in Metro Manila and Cebu, a P53-billion project proposed during the previous administration.
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