Team sent to monitor COVID cases in Cebu City
BY MARTIN A. SADONGDONG * A SURVEILLANCE team has been tapped by the National Task Force (NTF) on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to closely monitor the sudden increase…
Danding Cojuangco, former basketball godfather, passes away
By JONAS TERRADO (UPDATED) The local sports community on Wednesday mourned the loss of San Miguel Corporation Chairman and CEO Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco, who passed away at the…
Rizal town mayor survives ambush
BY AARON RECUENCO * UNIDENTIFIED gunmen wounded the driver and the security officer of the incumbent mayor of Teresa town of Rizal in an apparent ambush on…
Laguna fashion designer creates Pinoy-themed face masks
By ROBERT R. REQUINTINA * Once again, Filipinos have shown their ingenuity and creativity as they face a challenging period, a global pandemic. Fashion designer Frederick Berches from Laguna…
3 drug suspects dead in Batangas shootout
BY AARON RECUENCO * POLICE anti-narcotics operatives killed three suspected drug pushers during an entrapment operation in Calaca, Batangas, Monday night. A report reaching Canp Crame in…
More COVID-19 cases listed in Imus
BY ANTHONY GIRON * IMUS CITY, Cavite – The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in this city increased with the new cases that were reported lately…
NPA men kill cop in Iloilo
BY TARA YAP * ILOILO CITY – A cop was killed Monday night by armed men identifying themselves as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Tubungan…
SET junks disqualification case vs Pimentel
BY ELLSON A. QUISMORIO * THE Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) has dismissed for lack of merit petitions to declare Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III ineligible for his current term…
DoJ preliminary probe on Koko raps postponed
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG * THE Department of Justice (DoJ) was forced to postpone its June 18 preliminary investigation into the complaint filed against Sen. Aquilino Martin “Koko”…
Victim-blaming promotes rape culture – CHR
BY CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI * THE Lucban Municipal Police Station came under fire over the weekend for a Facebook post that insinuated rape victims are at fault…
Detained POGO worker rescued
By JEL SANTOS * POLICE rescued Monday night a female POGO worker from her two compatriots who detained her for 10 days in a condominium unit in Makati…
De Lima seeks bail
BY JONATHAN HICAP * DETAINED opposition Senator Leila de Lima has asked the court to allow her to post bail in one of the three drug cases…
Roque: Ressa, Santos can seek probation
BY JEFFREY G. DAMICOG * RAPPLER chief executive officer (CEO) Maria Ressa and former reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. need not end up in jail following their conviction for…
‘Money’ will persuade players to vie at US Open
The US Open tennis championships will go ahead as scheduled in August but without spectators, officials confirmed on Tuesday. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament ‒ which is being…
Bayern clinches German title behind closed doors
Robert Lewandowski said he hopes Bayern Munich will be able to play in front of their own fans again soon after winning an eighth straight Bundesliga title on…
Messi shrugs off rugby tackle as Barcelona dumps Leganes
Lionel Messi was rugby tackled and then scored a penalty as Barcelona put the pressure back on Real Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory over Leganes in La Liga…
