IATF OKs nat’l vaccine roadmap
By GENALYN KABILING The government pandemic task force has approved the national vaccine roadmap and formed a new cluster to implement the immunization program in anticipation of the development of…
Daulah Islamiyah sub-leader killed in Sultan Kudarat motel
BY NONOY E LACSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Daulah Islamiyah terrorist group sub-leader was killed Wednesday by the government forces inside a motel in Esperanza town, Sultan…
K-connection
BY NESTOR CUARTERO JUST A THOUGHT: The magic is inside you. There ain’t no crystal ball. - Dolly Parton K LANG ÝAN: When a handsome, big male star from South…
Palace defends Duterte ‘mukhang pera’ remark on PRC
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS Malacañang asked the public Friday to just allow President Duterte to say what he wants to say as the Palace defended the Chief Executive's…
Gordon not offended by Duterte’s ‘mukhang pera’ remark on PRC
By VANNE ELAINE P. TERRAZOLA Sen. Richard Gordon said Friday he was not offended by President Duterte's remarks against the Philippine Red Cross for asking the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.…
Cascolan open to gov’t post after PNP exit
BY MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Police General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, is willing to work for any government post once he officially turns over…
Parks-Abueva spat far from over
BY JEREMIAH SEVILLA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – TNT guard Ray Parks Jr. belied Phoenix forward Calvin Abueva's story that they are now in good terms…
Members of task force vs corruption not spared from massive probe
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Member-agencies in the Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) won’t be excluded from investigation, assured Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra Friday. “The member-agencies of the Task Force Against Corruption…
DPWH blacklists 25 erring contractors
BY BETHEENA UNITE The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has blacklisted more than 20 "non-performing or scheming contractors". From July 2016 to this date, the…
Duterte to public servants: Avoid unnecessary delays
By GENALYN KABILING Government officials are "doing nothing” if they cannot review and decide on paperwork in two to three days, President Duterte said Thursday night. In his televised address,…
Cascolan open to gov’t post after PNP exit
By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Police Gen. Camilo Pancratius Cascolan, Philippine National Police chief, is willing to work for any government post once he officially turns over his badge next…
Taguig Mayor Cayetano lauds arrest of Tinga Drug Syndicate member
By JONATHAN HICAP Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano commended the city police for the arrest of another member of the so-called Tinga Drug Syndicate that led to the seizure of P20.45-million…
Sandigan convicts ex-Cebu mayor for failure to liquidate funds
BY CZARINA NICOLE ONG-KI Former Ronda Mayor Esteban R. Sia of Cebu has been convicted by the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division for his failure to properly liquidate travel…
Boat exploded off Socorro, Surigao del Norte; 22 rescued
BY BETHEENA UNITE Twenty-two fishermen were rescued from a boat that exploded off Socorro, Surigao del Norte Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. Of the…
Slay of ‘EJK’ survivor probed
BY CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI * AARON RECUENCO The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has dispatched a team to investigate the brutal killing of 27-year-old Vincent Adia,…
Hydrogen emerging as new cleaner fuel
IN the mounting worldwide effort to cut down on polluting emissions from the burning of traditional fuels like diesel, gasoline, natural gas, and coal, the world’s scientists and other…
