House probe on illegal sale of blood plasma to COVID-19 patients pushed
BY CHARISSA ATIENZA Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo has called on the House Committee on Health to step in and look into the alleged illegal sale…
NPA rebel dead in Bukidnon clash
BY MARTIN SADONGDONG An alleged New People's Army (NPA) extortionist was killed when his group clashed with soldiers in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon on Saturday. Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Fabic,…
Manila churches suspend public activities
BY ANALOU DE VERA The Archdiocese of Manila announced on Saturday that it stopped the conduct any public religious activities from August 3 to 14 in response…
2 storms enhance ‘habagat’
BY ELLALYN RUIZ Two tropical storms, one of them inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or "habagat" that will likely…
Duque to present to IATF health workers’ appeal for NCR ECQ
BY ANALOU DE VERA Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he would present the appeal of the medical community to revert the National…
DoJ chief opposes call for return of ECQ in NCR
BY REY PANALIGAN Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said placing back the National Capital Region (NCR) under the more stringent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as suggested by…
Nurse killed in Palawan ambush
BY AARON RECUENCO Gunmen ambushed on Saturday an ambulance carrying volunteer medical rescuers in Roxas town of Palawan, resulting in the death of a nurse and wounding…
1,350 illegal motorcycle riders arrested
BY AARON RECUENCO Police have apprehended a total of 1,350 motorcycle riders during the first day of the strict implementation of rules on motorcycle pillion riding on…
Kris on love life: ‘Habang buhay, may pagasa’
BY MELL NAVARRO * Sa Question and Answer video ni Kris Aquino, kaugnay ng promo ng kanyang bagong weekly show na “Love Life With Kris” sa TV5, nagbigay ng…
Health crisis affects over 3-M workers – DoLE
BY LESLIE ANN AQUINO The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected more than three million workers, data from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) showed.…
Worship services in Balanga cancelled
BY SHIRLEY PIZARRO BALANGA, BATAAN — At least 34 pastors from 18 different Christian member-churches of the Balanga Ministerial Fellowship (MBF) have agreed to cancel indefinitely the holding of physical…
Barbie, excited na mag-taping uli
BY ROWENA AGILADA * Malapit na ring mag-resume ng taping ang “Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday.” Ayon kay Barbie Forteza, nag-mi-meeting na ang cast at production staff.…
Angeline Quinto declares herself ‘proud retokada’
BY STEPHANIE BERNARDINO * Angeline Quinto doesn’t deny she went under the knife several times or got treatments to enhance her physical appearance. The 30-year-old singer-actress even…
What spiders eat
BY KIM ATIENZA * Peter Parker a.k.a. Spiderman has given a whole new meaning to spiders. Children used to be so afraid of them, not wanting to…
No fanfare for BIR’s 116th anniversary
BY JUN RAMIREZ The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is marking its 116th anniversary Monday with silence and prayer the first time ever in its more than 100…
Duterte, IATF to decide on Aug. 24 class opening
BY ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS President Duterte and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will meet soon to decide if they will…
