26 nabbed for drag racing
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Twenty-six persons were arrested before dawn yesterday by the police for their alleged involvement in illegal motorcycle drag racing on Daanghari Road in Barangay Pasong Buaya…
Cop killed in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY – A policeman was shot dead here last Friday. Police identified the victim as Police Chief Master Sgt. Renato Singcol, of Ormoc City and assigned to the Basey,…
P2.2-M used clothes seized in Dumaguete
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a Chinese and her Filipino helper and seized about P2.2-million worth of smuggled used clothes or “ukay-ukay” in a raid at a warehouse in Barangay…
Indian trader, 2 employees gunned down in La Union
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – An Indian businesswoman and her two employees were gunned down inside a computer shop in Barangay Catbangen here last Friday. Police Lt. Col. Silverio…
Soldier killed, 2 lawmen hurt in Marikina shooting
A soldier was killed while two policemen were wounded in a shooting incident in Marikina City last Friday. Marikina police identified the fatality as Staff Sgt. Marvin Balucas. The two…
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno twits ‘lawyer-critic’
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Friday slammed a critic who called him out for working as a brand endorser in order to gather funds to donate for various…
DoH calls coronavirus a public health emergency
The Department of Health has said that it is considering the 2019 novel coronavirus as a public health emergency despite the World Health Organization's decision not to declare it as…
Meat shipment positive for African Swine Fever
The Bureau of Customs said yesterday that a shipment containing meat products from China was found positive for African Swine Fever. The BoC said that the shipment, consigned to Dynamic…
Juvenile PH eagle found in Mount Apo
DAVAO CITY – Forest guards found earlier this month an endangered juvenile Philippine Eagle resting in the forest of Mount Apo here, the Philippine Eagle Foundation reported. PEF Executive Director…
Villavende kin reject P50-M blood money
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Relatives of slain overseas Filipino worker Jeanelyn Villavende have turned down the blood money or “diyyah” offered by her employer who was accused of killing her…
Eleazar extols ‘SAF 44’
Stories of the heroic deeds of the 44 slain police commandos should be repeatedly retold to the next generations to inspire courage and patriotism, Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo L. Eleazar,…
Palace wants justice for ‘SAF 44’
Malacañang hoped that justice will finally come for the 44 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) as the country commemorated the fifth year of the deadly…
Lorenzana to discuss VFA’s end
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is set to discuss with President Duterte all the scenarios that could happen in cancelling the Philippine's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. This,…
Taal belches more steam, sulfur dioxide
By ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology yesterday noted an increase in the steam and sulfur dioxide emissions in Taal Volcano. The threat of a…
China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide
BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy…
Blatche powers Mighty Sports to 2nd win in Dubai cagefest
It was Andray Blatche’s turn to shine Friday as Mighty Sports notched its second straight win with a 77-72 decision over Syria’s Al Ittihad in the 2020 Dubai International Basketball…
