UP Manila graduate tops 2020 Physician Licensure Exam
BY NOREEN JAZUL A University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) graduate topped the November 2020 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday.…
Football legend Diego Maradona dead at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) – Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, died Wednesday at the age of 60, plunging his native Argentina and football fans around…
Slapshock’s Jamir Garcia, dead at 42
BY NEIL RAMOS Jamir Garcia, singer of Filipino rock band Slapshock, is dead. A report from the Quezon City Police District said Garcia, 42, was found lifeless by a relative at…
Bea Alonzo says goodbye to Star Magic
BY NEIL RAMOS It is confirmed. Bea Alonzo is no longer with Star Magic, ABS-CBN's talent management arm. Apparently, the actress, among the network's more bankable stars, didn't renew her…
Safest countries
BY KIM ATIENZA Qatar has been ranked as the safest country in the world when it comes to possessing the lowest risk of natural disasters. The finding was…
Fake dentist arrested in Negros Oriental
BY GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – A former village councilor in Barangay Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental was charged for allegedly practicing dentistry without authority from the…
14 PH universities among best in Asia – QS
BY ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN Fourteen universities in the Philippines were listed as among the best higher education institutions (HEIs) in Asia based on the Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS)…
DoLE orders release of workers’ deferred holiday pay
BY LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) directed Wednesday employers in the private sector which deferred the payment of holiday pay due…
2 Daulah Islamiyah supporters surrender in Lanao del Sur
BY NONOY E LACSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group supporters surrendered to the military in Barangay Dilausan, Madalum, Lanao del Sur. Armed Forces of the…
Drug group boss, 3 cohorts nabbed in La Union
BY LIEZLE BASA INIGO A drug group leader and three of his members were arrested Wednesday morning in a police buy-bust operation in Urbiztondo, San Juan, La…
Masungi Georeserve in Rizal reopens after 7 months
BY HANAH TABIOS Adventure seekers may now again experience some adrenaline-rush activities as Masungi Georeserve, a popular tourist spot in Baras, Rizal, formally reopened to tourists Wednesday…
House approves Eddie Garcia bill on third and final reading
By BEN ROSARIO The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Eddie Garcia Act, a bill proposing to institute the protection and promotion of welfare…
More funds to boost PH rice production
WHEN William Dar took over as secretary of the Department of Agriculture in August, 2019, he proposed a new strategy for agriculture built around eight programs – modernization of…
Ironically
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. An easily quotable line that’s also the figurative and literal truth. More than a million…
Bunutin mo Internet!
BY ALEX CALLEJA Ang column na ito ay ginawa para sa mga taong may suliranin sa buhay na gusto ng agarang solusyon! Walang maliit o malaking problema, lahat…
