P1.6-B shabu shipment seized; 2 Chinese claimants arrested
By ARIEL FERNANDEZ Customs and anti-narcotics agents seized P1.631-billion shabu shipment and arrested two Chinese during a controlled delivery operation in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija Friday.…
Zamboanga-FBS 3×3 team tops ‘Million Peso Game’
By JONAS TERRADO Zamboanga City-Family’s Brand Sardines capped off its dominant run by overcoming a tough Nueva Ecija squad, 22-19,…
Before their game vs TNT, Alas tells NLEX teammates: Pakamatay tayo sa bola
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Kevin Alas is just tired of losing. The NLEX team captain admitted that he spoke with his…
Scarlett Johansson snags husband number three
BY NEIL RAMOS Scarlett Johansson married for the third time recently. Her new husband? “Saturday Night Live’s” Colin Jost. The development was announced by Meals on Wheels via social…
Saso 7 shots behind in Japan golfest
Yuka Saso wavered at the finish on the way to two-over 74 for a joint 51st at the start of the Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies golf tournament paced by…
Wesley So regains US chess crown, clinches P2 million prize
By Kristel Satumbaga Grandmaster Wesley So, who is now representing the United States, pocketed the top prize of $40,000 (roughly P2 million)…
Michele Gumabao says goodbye to pageants
BY NEIL RAMOS “There will be no more beauty pageants for me.” So declared Michele Gumabao in a recent interview, announcing her decision as something she based on her…
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…
