Ex-Army man shoots son to death
ISABELA – A former Philippine Army soldier surrendered to the police on Saturday after he shot his son to death at the peak of their argument over cattle ownership…
LGUs urged to pass ‘face mask’ ordinance
The Joint Task Force COVID Shield urged on Sunday Local Government Units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance that would compel their respective constituents to wear face mask and observe physical…
Gun-for-hire group boss killed in Pangasinan shootout – police
PANGASINAN – An alleged leader of a gun-for-hire syndicate out to kill a known personality in the province this month was killed in a shootout with cops in Barangay…
FEJODAP transport group president Zenaida Maranan, 75, passes away
By ELLALYN V. RUIZ * Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) national president and former 1UTAK partylist Rep. Zenaida Maranan, 75, passed away…
LPA east of Luzon may intensify within 2 days
By ELLALYN V. RUIZ The low-pressure area east of Luzon has the potential to intensify into a tropical depression within 48 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration…
PH post in Jeddah disinfected after 58 distressed OFWs test positive for COVID
By ROY C. MABASA The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has thoroughly disinfected its building following reports that 58 distressed overseas Filipino workers temporarily housed at the post…
Laguna solon seeks P85,000 entry level pay for gov’t doctors
By ELLSON QUISMORIO Laguna Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez has filed a bill institutionalizing entry level salaries of P85,000 a month for government doctors and P36,000 a month for government nurses as…
US posts new daily virus case record of 66,528 – Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus, on Saturday posted 66,528 new cases, a record for a 24-hour period, according to a…
Palace: Duterte 88% healthy, just like any other man his age
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS President Duterte is most likely 88 percent physically healthy, Malacañang said Sunday. In an interview with Super Radyo DZBB, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said President…
LeBron James forgoes wearing social justice message on jersey
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – NBA superstar LeBron James said Saturday he would opt out of wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey because it doesn't…
As coronavirus rages in US, Trump finally wears a mask
BETHESDA, United States (AFP) – US President Donald Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time Saturday, finally yielding to intense pressure to set a public health…
Sexting or phone sex?
By RICA CRUZ * Doc Rica, I am in a long distance relationship po for the past year. Pero nagkakaroon naman kami ng chance ng boyfriend ko…
Powerful words to help you bounce back
BY MARILYN C. ARAYATA * WHEN life’s troubles and challenges beset us, there are short, powerful words and sentences that we tell ourselves, and somehow they work…
Our cardinal in council for religious dialogue
VATICAN News reported Wednesday the appointment of new members of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue (PCID) led by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, who is now…
