Makati police to compel kidnap victim to tell her story
The Chinese woman, who was abducted by four men last week, will be compelled to give her statement detailing the incident despite her decision not to pursue charges against…
Quake death rises to 8
By ARMANDO FENEQUITO JR. DAVAO CITY —— The death toll from the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked some towns in Davao del Sur on Sunday has increased to…
House OKs bill hiking pay of gov’t men on 2nd reading
The House of Representatives approved on second reading last night a bill granting salary increase to civilian state workers, including nurses and teachers, within a period of four years starting…
Duterte certifies bill hiking salary of civilian gov’t personnel as urgent
A bill seeking to increase the salary of government civilian workers has been certified as urgent by President Duterte. The President sent a letter to Senate President Vicente Sotto III…
Iloilo extends win run to six games in Chooks-to-Go-MPBL tilt
CAVITE – Iloilo United cruised to its sixth-straight victory after surviving Rizal Xentro Mall, 71-65, in the 2019-20 Chooks-to-Go/MPBL Lakan Season on Monday at the Imus Sports Complex here. Trailing…
TNT’s mission: Stop Durham
BY JONAS TERRADO Game Tuesday (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 7 p.m. – Meralco vs TNT KaTropa (TNT leads series 1-0) Stopping Allen Durham has become the battlecry of TNT KaTropa…
80 Maguindanao massacre suspects still at large
More than 10 years after the brutal death of 58 people in what is now infamously known as the Maguindanao massacre, more or less 80 respondents are yet to be…
SEAG gold medalists banner Dagitab Open
SEA Games men’s doubles gold medalists Jeson Patrombon and Casey Alcantara bring their winning act to Cebu as they headline the elite cast clashing for top honors in the PPS-PEPP…
4 Canada-bound illegal aliens held
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted two Chinese and two Hong Kong nationals for conspiring to transit to Canada with fraudulent travel documents.…
Isko hits makers of fake documents
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday vowed to run after stall owners on Recto Avenue, who are printing fake documents and licenses. “Tumigil kayo d’yan sa Recto sa…
Wakeboarding quietly delivers during SEA Games
ONE of the sports that quietly delivered and contributed to the success of Team Philippines in the 30th SEA Games was wakeboarding. Little has been heard from this sport during the magical…
Manila cop dies days after gunfight with robbers
The Manila police officer who was critically wounded in a shootout with alleged robbers died while undergoing treatment in the hospital, authorities disclosed Monday. Corporal Edgil Bombase succumbed to multiple…
2 drug dealers yield P3.4-M shabu
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two notorious drug dealers were arrested Sunday night by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and confiscated from their possession 500 grams of suspected shabu…
Passenger bus kills ex-village chief
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A former city village chief died Monday after a passenger bus hit him while crossing the street at the compound of Lucena City Government Complex in…
Police move to stop killings Negros Oriental
Brig. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, director of the Central Visayas regional police, ordered on Monday the police force of Negros Oriental to map out plans in order to stop the…
