6 more Manila barangays locked down due to COVID cases spike
BY MINKA TIANGCO Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso placed six more barangays under a four-day lockdown starting Wednesday, March 17, to curb the spread of COVID-19. The mayor made…
Crime gang man caught with guns, grenades
BY LIEZLE BASA IÑIGO An alleged member of a criminal gang allegedly operating as private armed group (PAG) for some politicians was arrested by police in Rizal town, Cagayan, last…
Nominees at the 4th Eddys
By NEIL RAMOS The Eddys — organized by the members of the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors(SPEEd), has become a voice of credibility in its relatively short run in the…
African Swine Fever now threatens our entire pork industry
IF the prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic is not yet bad enough, there is also now a Senate proposal to put the entire country under a state of emergency due to…
Pulis Disciplinary Action
BY ALEX CALLEJA Ang column na ito ay ginawa para sa mga taong may suliranin sa buhay na gusto ng agarang solusyon! Walang maliit o malaking problema, lahat dito, pantay-pantay!…
Bayanihan: Investing in every Juan
BY ATTY. IGNACIO R. BUNYE I was a young boy studying at the Itaas Elementary School in Muntinlupa when I first heard the concept of “bayanihan.” My social studies teacher…
OCTA sees 8,000 new COVID-19 cases daily by end of March
BY JHON CASINAS The Philippines is projected to have 8,000 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) daily by the end of the March, according to the latest projections of an…
‘Agimat’ underwear
BY ELLSON QUISMORIO “Vintage shopping” – the selling and buying of second-hand clothes – has gone digital with some sellers become bolder than others. On Facebook Marketplace, there is a…
PNP seeks reopening of probe on Dacera death
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG The Philippine National Police (PNP) has asked the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office to re-open the preliminary investigation of the rape with homicide case of late flight attendant…
PNP gets 700 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
BY AARON B. RECUENCO The Philippine National Police will be rolling out another round of vaccination expectedly on Monday after securing 700 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. But Lt. Gen. Guillermo…
Probinsiyano na!
BY ROWENA AGILADA Sa Batangas na nakatira si Piolo Pascual. Ilang buwan na rin siyang namamalagi doon. Lumuluwas lang siya ng Manila kapag may trabaho. Masaya siya sa buhay probinsya.…
A prayer for Ben
BY RONALD CONSTANTINO I said a prayer for Ben Farrales, Dean of PWe (Ethel Ramos, Ricky Lo, and I) met Ben through Danny Dolor many years back. And since then,…
Joaquin Domagoso to melt hearts in ‘First Yaya’
BY NEIL RAMOS Newbie actor Joaquin Domagoso, son of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, could only be happy being cast in “First Yaya.” He likes that it allows him to work…
Smartest birds
BY KIM ATIENZA There are more than 10,000 bird species worldwide, but which among these can be considered smart or intelligent? According to wingspan optics, crows should probably be at…
STRIKE 2: Senators hit Sinas for defying protocols again
BY VANNE TERRAZOLA Senators were again not amused with Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Debold Sinas' reported skipping of health screening in Oriental Mindoro before learning that he was…
