PBA picks Clark as host for possible resumption next month
By JONAS TERRADO Clark, Pampanga was chosen as host of the possible resumption of the PBA season next month under a bubble concept. The PBA…
Duterte orders Gierran to clean up PhilHealth before end of year
BY GENALYN KABILING Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president Dante Gierran has been given an ultimatum by President Duterte to clean up the corruption-tainted state firm, suspend or terminate…
Families of missing Pinoy seamen seek PCG help
BY LESLIE ANN AQUINO The families of the 36 Filipino seafarers onboard a missing Panama-registered cargo ship have sought the help of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in searching for their…
Pemberton fate now in US hands – Palace
BY ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS Malacañang left it to the United States if they would allow US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton to walk free after being…
State of calamity to be extended
BY ARGYL GEDUCOS Malacañang said that President Duterte will "definitely" extend the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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…
