The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory warning the public against ‘false, deceptive and misleading ads” of a food supplement on social media and the Internet. According to the FDA, the product, “My Jinga Juice,” has made several unsubstantiated health claims claiming it is suitable for various…

Private security guards are now manning the gates of the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City as more police officers have been deployed in actual police duty. The PNP announced on Monday that around 70 security guards have been assigned to secure the premises of…

The Department of Health (DOH) has released the 12 graphic warning templates on the dangers of smoking that tobacco manufacturers have to print on cigarette packs in compliance with Republic Act 10643 or the Graphic Health Warning Law (GHW) passed three months ago. The templates bear images depicting the ill…

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is investigating the alleged ‘military hazing’ video that has gone the rounds of social networking sites. Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, spokesman of the AFP, said on Wednesday that the military is still trying to find out if the two men clad in military…

At least four people were killed while five others were injured after a military truck fell into a ravine in Ternate, Cavite on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring five others. Initial reports said the six-wheel truck was headed to a Philippine Marine base when the accident happened at 9:12…

Hacktivist group Anonymous Philippines defaced multiple government websites on Monday, expressing dissatisfaction with the world’s governments and calling for a mask protest. “Your governments have failed you; they sit atop their thrones and abuse their power. They are deaf to the will of the people. The system is broken. If…

After six soldiers died in an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan early Sunday, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman recommended an all-out military offensive against the Abu Sayaff Group (ASG). In a GMA News Online article, Hataman said he and his team were supposed to go to…

Two people were killed and 47 others were injured in an accident involving a passenger bus and a 10-wheeler truck on the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway in Batangas late Thursday evening. The fatalities were Arnel Diaz, the bus conductor, and 18-year-old Jade Anthony Dimalibot, one of the passengers.…