Orion Post

10/09/2024

LOOK: Mugshots of doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused Jackielyn Roy, Cresente Canada, Ingrid Canada, at Sylvia Cemanes in their child abuse and qualified human trafficking cases.

Photos shared by Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos via Facebook.

08/09/2024

After months of hide and seek, Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is now finally in the hands of justice.

MANILA, Philippines - After months of hide and seek, Kingdom of Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is now finally in the hands of justice. Interior Secretary announced the breakthrough in the long search for the fugitive televangelist Sunday, September 8 but did not reveal details about his arrest...

07/09/2024

LEADERS of several sectoral organizations, all affiliated with the Political Officers League of the Philippines, have decided to revive a party identified with the late King of Philippine movies, Fernando Poe Jr.

They call it FPJ Panday Bayanihan Partylist. And they had in mind FPJ’s grandson Brian LLamanzares as one of the coalition’s nominees.

LEADERS of several sectoral organizations, all affiliated with the Political Officers League of the Philippines, have decided to revive a party identified with the late King of Philippine movies, Fernando Poe Jr. They call it FPJ Panday Bayanihan Partylist. And they had in mind FPJ’s grandson Bria...

07/09/2024

NOW, it can be told: “Kingmaker, The Hardcopy” is officially a bestseller. So it has been the past many weeks, in fact. Fully booked has moved copies of “Kingmaker,” which chronicles the journey of lawyer Vic Rodriguez, placing these on its bestseller shelves in all its branches as a result of sales data on the performance of the book.

Kingmaker made it onto this famous Fully Booked list, along with “Spare” by Prince Harry and Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others.

NOW, it can be told: “Kingmaker, The Hardcopy” is officially a bestseller. So it has been the past many weeks, in fact. Fully booked has moved copies of “Kingmaker,” which chronicles the journey of lawyer Vic Rodriguez, placing these on its bestseller shelves in all its branches as a result ...

06/09/2024

LOOK: PNP shows in press briefing the detention facility for Ex-Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo at the PNP Custodial Center at Camp Crame.

Photo: Screen grabbed from PNP press briefing via Facebook

06/09/2024

READ: Sen. Risa Hontiveros' letter to the Tarlac Regional Trial Court and Philippine National Police requesting the appearance of ex-Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo's presence in the resumption of the Senate Committee on Women hearing on Monday, September 9.

06/09/2024

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor seeks help from Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, citing death threats after her transfer from Indonesia to Philippine authorities.

MANILA, Philippines - Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor expressed fear for her life and sought the help of Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos soon after she was transferred by the Indonesian government to Philippine authorities on Thursday. “Sec. patulong po, may death threat po kasi ako,” Guo said i...

06/09/2024

Sen. Risa Hontiveros reminded everyone, especially government officials taking selfies with dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, that she is a fugitive, not a celebrity and should not be treated like an idol.

06/09/2024

PCG suspends oil siphoning from sunken tanker Terranova for the fifth day due to bad weather. Over 1.2 million liters of oily waste have been recovered, but 145,110 liters remain.

MANILA, Philippines — For the fifth consecutive day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has suspended the siphoning of the remaining industrial fuel oil in the sunken tanker Terranova citing bad weather In a message sent to reporters Friday, the PCG’s Incident Command Post said that the siphoning ...

06/09/2024

Unemployment in the Philippines reaches 2.38 million in July 2024, with NCR leading at 6.5%. PSA reports a rise in employment rate to 95.3%, though sectors like manufacturing and information technology saw job losses.

MANILA, Philippines — The number of unemployed Filipinos has so far reached 2.38 million with the National Capital Region (NCR) leading the regions with the most number of unemployed Filipinos, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday. This means that the unemployment rate in July 202...

06/09/2024

Comelec plans to start printing ballots for the 2025 midterm elections by December. With no more candidate substitutions after October, the poll body aims for timely printing and stricter security measures for precinct-specific ballots.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections is eyeing the start of ballot printing for the 2025 midterm elections by December, following the timeline for the filing of certificates of candidacy this October. “Hopefully, we can start printing by the second week of December since there will ...

06/09/2024

99 OFWs return home from Kuwait and Lebanon amid rising tensions. OWWA provides immediate assistance, including food, transport, and accommodation, to the repatriated workers.

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 99 overseas Filipino workers have arrived in the Philippines from Kuwait and Lebanon amid escalating tensions, the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration said. In a report, OWWA said that of the 99 repatriated OFWs late Thursday, 79 of them are from Kuwait inc...