ASG fighter killed in Basilan clash
BY NONOY E LACSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member, who was a known follower of the late bandit group sub-leader Furuji Indama, was killed…
PBA bubble games postponed upon advise of IATF, DoH
By JONAS TERRADO The status of the PBA bubble in Clark, Pampanga, which was recently rocked by initial positive results, was put in…
Caloocan City police chief relieved after jailbreak
BY JOSEPH PEDRAJAS The chief of police of Caloocan City has been relieved from his post following a jailbreak involving 13 inmates at one of its custodial…
4 foreigners, 2 Pinoys arrested for kidnapping, illegal detention
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG Four Chinese nationals and two Filipinos were arrested by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents for detaining Chinese nationals with debts, officials announced Friday.…
Madam Auring, 80
BY NEIL RAMOS Aurea S. Erfelo, known more to some as Madam Auring, fortune teller to the stars, has passed away. She was 80. Her grandson, Daryl Simon Pecson, made…
6 more fatalities bring ‘Quinta’ death toll to 22
By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Typhoon “Quinta” (international name “Saudel”) has killed 22 persons, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Friday. NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo…
P7-M fake Black Rhino wheels seized by NBI
By JEFFREY DAMICOG The National Bureau of Investigation seized last Oct. 23 counterfeit Black Rhino wheels valued at around P7 million from several car parts stores in Metro Manila.…
Locsin forms panel to probe PH envoy to Brazil
By ROY C. MABASA Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. formed a fact-finding team Friday to officially start the formal investigation on the alleged abusive conduct of Philippine Ambassador to…
Jail officer tagged as drug ring leader killed in Laguna sting
BY DANNY ESTACIO A member of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) tagged as leader of a drug syndicate was killed Thursday when he allegedly…
GCQ status for Metro Manila, 6 other areas in Nov. final
By GENALYN KABILING It's final. The general community quarantine status of Metro Manila and six other places will remain for the month of November after no changes were made…
Illegal clinic for POGO workers raided; P6-M medicines seized
BY JEL SANTOS Around P6 million worth of medicines were seized inside a condominium unit illegally operating as a clinic for Chinese nationals on Thursday night, Makati…
Typhoon ‘Rolly’ gathers strength as it barrels towards Luzon
By ALEXANDRIA DENNISE SAN JUAN Typhoon "Rolly" (international name "Goni") continues to intensify as it barrels towards the Luzon landmass Friday. Rolly will make its first landfall over the Aurora-Quezon…
PH in top 50 list of countries with good peace & order
BY AARON RECUENCO Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, commander of the Joint Task Force COVID Shield, is optimistic that the Philippine’s ranking on the Global Law…
Forest ranger brutally killed in Agusan del Sur
BY MIKE U. CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here called on police authorities on Friday to…
China, Japan set concrete goals on climate change
JAPAN’S new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga used his first policy address to parliament to declare that Japan, the world’s third largest economy after the United States and China, has…
