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…
Dishonest steward
GOSPEL: LK 16:1-8 * JESUS said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said,…
Preemptive evacuation on
BY AARONRECUENCO Authorities have started preemptive evacuation in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in preparation for the expected onslaught of severe tropical storm “Siony” which weather experts…
Police raid cybersex den
BY ERWIN BELEO * LIEZLE BASA SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Police raided Wednesday an alleged cybersex den in this city and arrested 19 of its…
PH ‘safest country’ tag due to drug war – Eleazar
BY AARON RECUENCO The 2020 Global Law and Order Report that includes the Philippines in the list of countries with good peace and order and positive perception…
Red-hot Jazul almost unstoppable versus Beermen, buries 9 triples
By JONAS TERRADO RJ Jazul rediscovered the scoring prowess and dropped a career-high 33 points to lead Phoenix Super…
When Davao’s Amer is hot, Bolts are very dangerous
BY JEREMIAH SEVILLA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY ‒ Baser Amer badly wanted to bring Meralco a step closer to their initial goal in the…
