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…
Porter aching to face ex-sparmate Pacquiao
SHAWN Porter himself volunteered to be Manny Pacquiao’s ‘dance partner’ should the Filipino legend finally returns to the ring sometime March or April of 2020. A one-time Pacquiao sparring partner, Porter…
Search for quake victims on
DAVAO CITY – At least two bodies were retrieved Monday morning from a three-story commercial building in Padada town, Davao de Sur, that collapsed when a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck parts…
NU, 4 others advance to 8th PSSBC quarters
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY launched its title-retention bid in style, dumping first-timer La Consolacion College, 109-82, to advance to the quarters of the 8th PSSBC-Freego Cup Sunday at the SGS Stadium in Quezon City.…
Tagle urges Catholics to show faith after quake
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila has asked the faithful who attended the “Simbang Gabi” (dawn mass) at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, to remember the people in Mindanao affected…
Holiday break starts in public schools – DepEd
The Christmas break for all public school students formally began yesterday, according to the school calendar issued by the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd has scheduled an early Christmas break…
Leni defers release of drug war report
Twenty minutes before it was scheduled to begin, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday postponed the release of her report on the government’s drug war after a strong earthquake that…
Gov’t workers should be ‘happy’ with proposed wage hike — Palace
Government workers should be "happy" if Congress passes a legislation seeking to raise their salaries, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo welcomed the approval of the House Committee on…
House panel OKs bill granting pay hike to civilian gov’t workers
The House Committee on Appropriations yesterday approved a bill granting salary increase to civilian government employees, including nurses and teachers. The panel chaired by Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab passed…
Release of Rody SALN tossed to Ombudsman
Malacañang said yesterday President Duterte did not violate the law when he left the decision to release a copy of his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth to the…
