No water problem this summer
THE hot summer season came and went this year, without the problems over water supply that we experienced in previous years. Last year, we may recall, the people…
Without cost you have received
Gospel • Mt 10:7-15 * JESUS said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise…
Año: Metro Manila may revert to MECQ
By CHITO CHAVEZ * DEPARTMENT of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday said he does not discount the possibility that the modified enhanced community…
Estimated power bills
BY ROBERT ROQUE JR. * THE House Committee on Energy hearing last week brought positive developments for power consumers, many of whom have complained against Meralco's spike…
4.8 quake jolts Zambales
BY ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN * A MAGNITUDE 4.8 earthquake hit the town of Cabangan in Zambales on Wednesday morning, with tremors felt in nearby provinces including parts…
Stranded Estonian goes home after 4 months
BY ARIEL FERNANDEZ * STRANDED at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 for almost four months, Estonian Roman Trofimov is now homeward-bound. He left the…
886 local execs face raps over SAP distribution mess
BY CHITO CHAVES * DEPARTMENT of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday that 886 local government officials are facing various criminal and…
Howie Severino held after pulling off mask to drink
BY JOSEPH PEDRAJAS * JOURNALIST and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) survivor Howie Severino was apprehended by Quezon City law enforcers and brought to a temporary holding facility after…
‘Wish Ko Lang!’ returns
“Wish Ko Lang!” returns on-air for a special season beginning July 11. The award-winning program hosted by Vicky Morales is set to bring hope and inspiration to Filipinos by opening…
‘Imbestigador’ to air COVID-19 special
This July, GMA Public Affairs’ "Imbestigador" will air “COVID-19: Special Investigative Reports ni Mike Enriquez,” a comprehensive examination that seeks crucial answers to relevant issues relating to the COVID-19 response in the country. COVID-19 has become the…
Kidnapped Malaysian POGO worker rescued, 2 foreign captors nabbed
BY AARON RECUENCO * ANTI-kidnapping operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) rescued a Malaysian after the arrest of two of his foreign captors during an entrapment in…
Gov’t aid for farmers continues
BY VANNE TERRAZOLA * SENATOR Cynthia Villar said the government will continue to fund its assistance programs for local farmers amid the continued importation of rice and the COVID-19…
2 priests infected with COVID did not hold mass in Iloilo
BY TARA YAP * ILOILO CITY – The Archdiocese of Jaro on Wednesday clarified that the two priests who are infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) disease did not hold…
Couple rapped for keeping tot over debts
BY JEFFREY G. DAMICOG * THE National Bureau of Investigation has filed a criminal complaint against a couple in Binan City, Laguna who refused to return a…
Batch by batch repatriation for dead OFWs in Saudi
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO The Department of Labor and Employment on Wednesday said the remains of the 274 dead overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia will be brought home…
