Cop shot dead on way to duty in Pangasinan
BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO SUAL, Pangasinan – A police officer was shot dead while riding a motorcycle on his way to duty along Zigzag Road in Poblacion, Sual, Pangasinan, Monday…
5.7-magnitude quake jolts Davao Oriental
BY ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ A moderately strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled Davao Oriental anew on Monday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the tremor around 8 a.m.…
Duterte creates amnesty commission to advance peace
BY GENALYN KABILING A new seven-member commission will be established to process applications for amnesty based on a latest order of President Duterte. The President has signed an executive order…
BI raises P5.9-B in 2020 despite pandemic
BY JUN RAMIREZ The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has managed to raise P5.9 billion last year despite the pandemic. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the total take from immigration fees…
DILG to PNP: Arrest forgers of RT-PCR tests
BY CHITO CHAVEZ The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered on Monday the Philippine National Police (PNP) to prosecute groups and individuals faking the Reverse-Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction…
After Slaughter, Ginebra signs up free agent MJ Ayaay
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA Gearing up for its PBA Philippine Cup title defense, Barangay Ginebra has tapped the services of free agent Mer Jesper Ayaay. No less than coach Tim Cone…
3 suspects in ambush of former Pangasinan governor nabbed
BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Three alleged members of a criminal gang responsible for the ambush of former Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. were arrested Sunday in Barangay…
IATF to decide on church capacity this week
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will discuss this week the appeals of parishes…
Vintage Serena, Osaka bludgeon Australian Open rivals
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka wasted little time in breezing into the second round as the Australian Open began on Monday, three weeks later than originally scheduled…
Damaged structures, landslides reported after 6.1 quake in Mindanao
BY AARON RECUENCO Five people were injured while 45 people were forced to flee their homes due to the damage brought by the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Davao del Sur…
6 distressed Pinays in Syria sent home
BY ROY MABASA Six of the Filipina migrants who were victims of human trafficking in Syria arrived in Manila on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday.…
Ex-cop, 4 cohorts yield liquid shabu, kush in Pampanga sting
BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – A former policeman was arrested along with his four cohorts during a buy-bust operation that led to the confiscation of liquid shabu…
Mitchell leads NBA-best Jazz over Pacers; Kings edge Clips
Utah 103 Indiana 95 Miami 109 New York 103 Charlotte 119 Washington 97 Phoenix 100 Boston 91 Sacramento 113 LA Clippers 110 WASHINGTON (AFP) – Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points,…
It’s magnificent seven for Brady as Bucs upset Chiefs in Super Bowl
TAMPA (AFP) – Tom Brady sealed his place in the pantheon of America's greatest sporting icons on Sunday, winning a record seventh Super Bowl as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed…
A special program for jobs recovery
ON top of the health problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has had to face other problems, many related to the national economy and to the basic needs…
Pole vaulter Obiena wins another gold in Germany
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vaulter EJ Obiena is indeed on fire. The Olympic-bound Obiena capped his wondrous week in Germany with another gold medal performance at the PSD Bank Indoor…
