Duterte to sign 2020 nat’l budget on Jan. 6
The Presidential Legislative Liaison Office said yesterday that President Duterte will sign the P4.1-trillion national budget for this year on Monday, Jan. 6. "Yes," PLLO Secretary Adelino Sitoy said, adding…
4 hurt in Makati resto explosion
Four Chinese nationals were injured in an explosion caused by a gas leak in a restaurant in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City, around 8:40 p.m. Thursday. Police said one of…
PNP to hire 17,000 new cops this year
Around 17,000 new policemen will be hired by the Philippine National Police this year as the organization looks to add muscle to its 195,000-strong force. Police Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa,…
Stricter security plan for Traslacion
Expect major adjustments in the security plan for the annual procession of the Black Nazarene or Traslacion on January 9 as at least 2,020 cops will be deployed in front…
POEA issues partial deployment ban to Kuwait
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration yesterday issued a resolution on the deployment ban for newly hired domestic workers to Kuwait. The POEA said in Governing Board Resolution No. 01, Series…
New Year’s resolutions for a sexier sex life
Dear Ms Rica, Happy New Year po! Tulungan niyo po sana kami ng hubby ko. Ano po bang pwede namin gawin para mas masayang sex life? Thank you po.…
Living dangerously
THE title above is not a take-off from the 1982 Australian romantic film; it’s about events, coming in all shapes and dimensions that made December 2019 disengaging. Sadly, many…
President decides to proceed with Kaliwa Dam
PRESIDENT Duterte has decided to proceed with the construction of the Kaliwa Dam in Rizal and Quezon provinces, a project that has been held back for years because of…
Jollibee is phasing out Champ burger from menu
In case you haven’t heard, the famous Champ burger of Jollibee Foods Corporation will soon cease to exist. Late Thursday evening, the fast food chain confirmed this by releasing a…
Boracay slowly regains power supply
ILOILO City — More than week after typhoon “Ursula” hit the country, world famous Boracay Island is slowly regaining its power supply. “Only some parts of the island have…
26 hurt in Kidapawan bus crash
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Twenty-six people were injured when a passenger bus ferrying them fell into a shallow ravine while traversing an accident-prone segment of the national highway in Barangay…
Priest warns faithful vs scammer soliciting donations
The Archdiocese of Manila has warned the faithful against a person who is soliciting donations for a gift for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle who was recently appointed to a…
Cone eyes Big J’s mark
By JONAS TERRADO The upcoming PBA Governors’ Cup Finals will not only be an opportunity for Tim Cone to win an unprecedented 22nd championship but also tie a Barangay Ginebra…
Man with links to terror group arrested in QC
Police intelligence agents have arrested an alleged member of a terror group in Mindanao that is reportedly sympathetic to the international terror group Daulah Islamiyah in an entrapment operation in…
