Japan, Malaysia arrange Asia Team Badminton semis duel
Led by former world no. 1 Akane Yamaguchi, Japan dominated Indonesia, 3-0, and booked its place in the semifinals of the 2020 SMART Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships Friday at…
Reconsider travel ban on Taiwan – Gordon
Sen. Richard J. Gordon yesterday urged the Department of Health and the Department of Foreign Affairs to reconsider the travel ban on Taiwan. “There is no justifiable reason to include…
Ex-CJ Bersamin named to lead GSIS
Retired Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin is the new head of the Government Service Insurance System. President Duterte appointed Bersamin as member of the GSIS Board of Trustees and approved his…
Pinoys prefer brain than body
Eight out of ten Filipinos are more attracted to brain than body, a Social Weather Stations survey has found out. In the survey held from Dec. 13 to 19 with…
DTI mulls face mask price hike
The Department of Trade and Industry is mulling whether or not to allow stores and pharmacies to sell surgical masks at higher prices due to increasing cost of raw materials…
No existing positive case of Covid-19 here
The country has no existing positive case of the new coronavirus – also known as Covid-19 – amid intensified government efforts to contain if not stop the global health menace,…
Online tutor poses as girl, blackmails law enforcer
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Authorities in Makilala, Cotabato arrested on Thursday an online tutor for allegedly extorting money from a Davao City-based law enforcer whom he had an “intimate relationship” through…
Phivolcs lowers Taal alert level from 3 to 2
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert level of Taal Volcano from three to two due to the "decreased unrest." In its latest bulletin, Phivolcs said…
Cop in ‘Traslacion’ phone-grabbing spat promoted
The Philippine National Police (PNP) bared on Friday another round of reorganization in its rank, including the promotion anew of a general who confiscated a journalist's phone during the "Traslacion"…
Court orders arrest of Trillanes, 10 others over ‘Bikoy’ videos
By CHITO CHAVEZ A Quezon City court issued yesterday arrest warrants against former Senator Antonio Trillanes 1V and 10 others for their alleged conspiracy to commit sedition over the viral…
Live-in partners torch house, face arson raps
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) filed arson charges against a couple on Thursday, a day after a big fire gutted almost 60 houses in Barangay Calindagan,…
Drone planes vs smuggling
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BoC) in this city will use “drone planes and satellite phones” to further strengthen their campaign against the entry of smuggled imported goods…
Drug group member murdered in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY – Police are investigating the murder of a suspected member of the “Odicta drug group” last Thursday. According to police report, Nathan Zerrudo, 44, of Tanza, Iloilo City,…
Couple yields P9.44-M shabu
DAVAO CITY – A drug suspect and his fiancée, who were supposed to wed on Valentine’s Day, were arrested by police during a buy-bust operation that led to the confiscation…
Slain cop promised wife date on V-Day
CEBU CITY – Yesterday would have been a romantic day for Police Master Sergeant Maximino Macua Jr. and his wife Eva Kristel as the couple planned to go out for…
Love in the time of coronavirus: A quiet Valentine’s Day in China
It was supposed to be a whirlwind tour of China for Jiang Lanyi's boyfriend: classical gardens in Suzhou, modern art in Shanghai, ice-skating in central Beijing. Instead, the 24-year-old and…
