2 cousins drown in Negros beach
BACOLOD CITY – A New Year’s Day family outing went tragic when two cousins drowned in a beach resort at Barangay Poblacion, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental on Thursday. Police withheld…
Japanese tourist dies while snorkeling in Cebu
CEBU CITY – A Japanese tourists died while snorkeling in Barangay Tanawan, Oslob town, southern Cebu on Thursday morning. The Philippine Coast Guard- Central Visayas (PCG 7) identified the fatality…
Stern, NBA mastermind, passes away
David Stern, who masterminded the NBA’s growth into a global sports powerhouse while serving as commissioner from 1984 to 2014, died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He…
3 dead, 4 hurt in New Year road accident in Quezon
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Three people died and four others were injured as the tricycle they were riding collided head-on with a passenger bus along Maharlika Highway on Wednesday night. Candelaria…
JoyRide eyes full operation by February
New motorcycle ride-hailing firm JoyRide is set to rev up its operations for the extended motorcycle taxi pilot run as it expects to fully operate with 10,000 bikers on board…
Firecracker injuries climb to 288
The number of people injured due to firecrackers has climbed to 288, the Department of Health (DoH) reported Thursday. Based on the Fireworks-Related Injury Surveillance 2019 Report No. 12, the…
PNP warns cops using recovered vehicles
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched a crackdown on policemen using cars and motorcycles confiscated from police operations amid reports that some cops are using them as their own.…
Veteran intel officer is next AFP chief of staff
A veteran military intelligence officer has been chosen as the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the 7th top military man appointed by President…
PH to stop sending new OFWs to Kuwait
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) announced on Thursday that the government is set to impose a partial ban on the deployment of household service workers to Kuwait. In…
Congress urged to probe Filipina’s slay in Kuwait
The Senate and the House of Representatives should jointly probe the latest killing of a Filipino domestic helper in Kuwait reportedly by her lady employer, the Blas F. Ople Policy…
Solenn Heussaff gives birth
Solenn Heussaff is now a mom. The 34-year-old actress-model-singer gave birth to a healthy baby girl on the first day of the year. The proud first-time mom took to Instagram…
JaDine, hiwalay na?
PANGIT ang pagbukas ng taon sa mga panatiko nina James Reid at Nadine Lustre. Ito ay dahil sa patuloy na pagkalat ng balitang naghiwalay na nga ang dalawa. Ayon sa…
After quakes, typhoons, we must be alert on fires
WE are used to typhoons and other storms all year round in the Philippines but typhoon Ursula was specially sad and painful to us as it came on Christmas…
Pope apologizes for ‘bad example’ of slapping arm of pilgrim who tugged him
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him toward her, saying…
Body of OFW killed in Singapore car crash arrives home
The body of one of the two overseas Filipino workers who died in a freak car crash in Singapore was received by her siblings at Clark International Airport in…
