Sylvia, Ninez

  A YEAR of widows, 2019, as I’ve noted. Now I should add that two female colleagues didn’t make it to the feast of the Three Kings yesterday. Sylvia Mayuga…

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Is she dating a loser?

  Dear Manay Gina, Our daughter is intelligent but her choice in a boyfriend makes us worry. She has a college degree and has always been a hard worker. Her…

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Safe roads

PART II ** THE strict and consistent im­plementation of road-safety related laws will certainly lead to the development of a road safety culture in our country. But given what is…

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Former Sultan Kudarat vice governor shot dead

  SULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT - Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead Tuesday the former vice-governor of Sultan Kudarat in an outskirt village in Lambayong town. Major Bryan Bernardino, Lambayong police chief, said…

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Black Nazarene vigil at Quirino Grandstand

Black Nazarene devotees from different parts of the country are expected to grow even bigger today, January 8, at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta, Manila, to take part in the…

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Motorcycle taxi pilot run to go on –TWG

The inter-agency technical working group (TWG) on motorycle taxis maintained that it would continue with its bike-hailing service pilot implementation program amid legal hurdles thrown at them. “The TWG is…

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Justice sought for slain teacher

A federation of teachers on Tuesday condemned the shooting of their fellow teacher in La Union and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “do everything in its power to…

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Missing girl, 14, found dead in sugarcane farm

BACOLOD CITY – Laborers found last Monday a decomposing body of a Grade 8 student, who was reported missing for five days, in a sugarcane plantation in Barangay Binubuhan, Bago…

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18 hurt in Tondo fire

Eighteen people were injured while around R3 million worth of property went up in smoke when a fire hit a commercial-residential building on Lakandula St. in Tondo, Manila, Tuesday morning.…

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Settle labor issues, Isko tells stall owners

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has given business owners in Divisoria until next month to settle labor issues with their workers, otherwise face charges for violation of the law.…

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PNP: Leni’s drug war figures totally wrong

The leadership of the Philippine National Police (PNP) hit back on Tuesday at Vice President Leni Robredo for declaring that the government’s drug war is a massive failure. Lt. Gen.…

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Robbery suspect killed in QC shootout

  A robbery suspect was killed in an encounter with policemen shortly after he held up a bank teller in Quezon City early Tuesday. Investigators of the Quezon City Police…

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BI bans trip of Kuwait-bound domestic helpers

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has started implementing the government ban on the deployment of newly hired domestic workers to Kuwait. BI port operations chief Grifton Medina said immigration officers…

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Palace: Rise in inflation not cause for alarm

Malacañang has assured the public that the surge in inflation rate recorded in December 2019 should not be a “cause for alarm,” underscoring that last month’s inflation number was still…

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Filipinos warned vs travelling to China

Amid the mysterious disease that hounds China, the Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday encouraged Filipinos to avoid travelling to the said country for the time being. Health Secretary Francisco…

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