Nurse shot dead in San Pablo City
BY DANNY ESTACIO SAN PABLO CITY – A male nurse was shot dead by an unidentified assailant while outside his house Wednesday night at Coco Villa Subdivision,…
Wet Christmas seen due to La Nina
BY ELLALYN RUIZ The Philippines is in for a wet holiday season as the La Niña weather phenomenon is expected to develop in October and continue through…
Frenchman caught selling marijuana
BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO CAGAYAN – A French national was nabbed after he yielded 500 grams of marijuana in a buy-bust operation Wednesday in Barangay Lakambini, Tuao…
P1.8-M ecstasy tablets found in parcel
BY ARIEL FERNANDEZ Customs and anti-narcotics agents seized a parcel containing 980 pieces of party drug “ecstasy” worth around P 1.8 million at the Central Mail Exchange…
Kidnap gang busted
BY AARON RECUENCO The mafia-like ambition of Rodel Basi came to a bloody end Wednesday night when he and son, Romar, were killed after shooting it out…
Ex-Army colonel convicted of sexual harassment
BY CZARINA ONG KI Former Army Colonel Jessie Mario Borja Dosado was sentenced to a total of one-year imprisonment after being found guilty of three counts of…
Reno liver spread not registered with FDA
BY ANALOU DE VERA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clarified on Thursday that the manufacturer of the popular liver spread brand Reno has failed to secure…
Dead fish in Manila Bay surprises Baseco residents
BY JOSEPH PEDRAJAS Hundreds of dead fish floating in Manila Bay greeted residents of Baseco Compound in Manila Thursday morning. Regine Nequia, president of Baseco Seaside Neighborhood…
Saso, Japanese ace in virtual ‘match play’ in Japan tilt
Yuka Saso and Momoko Ueda try to engage each other in a virtual “match play” when they see action in the Descente Ladies Tokai Classic beginning…
Guevarra seeks addt’l budget for BuCor medical facilities
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra appealed Thursday for more budget allocation for the medical facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). “I am hoping that…
De los Santos advances to final round in 2 online events
By Waylon Galvez Filipino online karate sensation James De los Santos advanced to the final round in two tournaments, including the prestigious SportData E-Tournament World Series where…
‘Leon’ leaves PAR, enhanced ‘habagat’ to still bring rains
BY ELLALYN V. RUIZ Tropical storm "Leon" (international name “Noul”) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility Thursday but continues to slightly enhance the southwest monsoon or "habagat." In…
Cascolan names new SAF chief, BARMM police commander
BY AARON RECUENCO The Philippine National Police-Special Action Force has a new commander in the latest revamp in the PNP. Police Major Gen. Bernabe Balba took over the…
US donates 5,000 hygiene kits, 16 handwashing stations to Manila to fight COVID
BY ROY C. MABASA The United States government donated Thursday 5,000 hygiene kits and 16 handwashing stations to the city government of Manila to augment its campaign against…
CEED reacts to DoE nat’l average power rate increase
THE Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development has issued a statement on the national average power rate increase as reported by the Department of Energy in its latest EPIRA implementation report.…
Fil-Am-mentored Heat seek 2-0 lead vs Celtics in NBA ‘EC’ Finals
Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat attempt to make it two in a row over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals set…
