PNP effects massive revamp
The Philippine National Police has effected a massive revamp of major positions amid the drug recycling scandal that rocked the police organization in the past weeks. Based on reorganization order,…
‘Perla’ to leave PAR; another storm spotted
Typhoon "Perla" (international name "Neoguri") is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility within 24 hours while another tropical cyclone is being monitored east of the country. Philippine Atmospheric,…
Palace rejects 2-year probationary for workers
Malacañang yesterday sided with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III in rejecting the proposed bill in the House of Representatives seeking to extend the employment probation period from six months to…
Korean teacher wanted for fraud arrested
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Korean teacher wanted by authorities in Seoul for swindling two compatriots of more than 100 million won, or roughly US$85,000.…
P100-M jewelry carted off in Mandaue City mall robbery
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – At least 15 armed men ran off with at least P100-million worth of jewelry in a daring robbery staged inside a mall in Mandaue…
Suspect in rape-slay of two-year-old girl in Negros Oriental nabbed
BACOLOD CITY – A man who allegedly killed and raped a two-year-old girl in Dauin, Negros Oriental last Tuesday was arrested in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental last Friday, three days…
Gov’t rescue truck driver shot dead in Negros Oriental
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 94th Infantry Battalion in Negros Oriental reported that suspected New People’s Army allegedly killed a government rescue truck driver in Sitio Panangan, Barangay Candabong, Manjuyod,…
NBI tapped to probe Yuson’s slay
Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a case build-up on the killing of Batuan, Masbate Vice Mayor…
600 aftershocks jolt Mindanao
More than 600 aftershocks have been recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology three days after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake hit Mindanao last Thursday. According to Phivolcs science research…
Duterte seeks honest, competent Chief Justice
Integrity and competence are the two fundamental attributes President Duterte is looking for in the next Chief Justice, Malacañang said Sunday. The President is set to appoint a new magistrate…
Palace mourns death of former Senate President Nene Pimentel
Malacañang on Sunday expressed its condolences to the family of the late Senate President Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr., saying the departed lawmaker would forever be part of the country's history…
Hong Kong activist stabbed as protesters gird for march
HONG KONG (AP) – A man distributing leaflets near a wall with pro-democracy messages was stabbed and wounded, as Hong Kong anti-government protesters prepared to hold an unauthorized march Sunday…
Trump drops plan to host G-7 at golf resort in Doral, Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) – Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida,…
Former Senate President Nene Pimentel passes away at 85
Former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. passed away at 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, his family confirmed. He was 85. “Our beloved Tatay Nene has joined his Creator at…
Missionaries at home
ONE Sunday morning after saying Mass at the Sacred Heart Church in Kamuning, Quezon City, a couple approached me and warmly greeted: “Father, we’re from this parish. We’re lay…
It’s okay
A LOT of things can make us sad and unmotivated if we will take them seriously. Let’s take things lightly and with positivity coming from God, the ultimate source…
