Couriers of P136-M shabu bare P300K fee
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The couriers of the P136-million shabu, which was intercepted at Matnog port on Thursday morning, said that someone offered them P300,000 each in exchange of the…
2 sex dens raided; 18 women rescued
Police rescued 18 women from a bar and a house allegedly being used as prostitution dens in Barangay Palanan, Makati, Thursday night. Police operatives led by Makati Police Investigation Unit…
Metro Manila cops donate combat pay to Taal victims
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced on Friday that some policemen expressed intent to donate their combat pay to help the victims of Taal Volcano eruption. Brigadier General…
Inmates, seamstress make face masks for Taal evacuees
As demand and prices of face masks soared following the sudden eruption of Taal Volcano, female inmates in a jail in Quezon and a 61-year-old seamstress in Lipa City, Batangas…
Massive destruction
Collapsed houses due to the unbearable weight of ash fall, withering vegetations, and dead animals were just some of the devastations observed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…
3,000 residents retrieve animals, belongings amid threat of Taal Volcano eruption
Thousands of residents under orders to evacuate from Agoncillo, Batangas, a town near Taal Volcano, were allowed to briefly visit homes on Friday to rescue their animals and recover some…
Ash fall destroys 617 houses in Balete, Batangas
BATANGAS CITY – At least 617 houses in Balete, this province, collapsed and were totally destroyed due to heavy ash fall from Taal Volcano. Joselito Castro, head of the Batangas…
DepEd moves early registration to Feb. 1
The Department on Education yesterday announced that it has moved the start of the early registration for School Year 2020-2021 to Feb. 1, Saturday, as Jan. 25, Saturday, is the…
P3-B agri damage from Taal eruption
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said yesterday that P3 billion in agriculture have been damaged by the eruption of Taal Volcano. The fisheries sector was the hardest hit with estimated losses…
PH weather today: Cloudy skies, rains
Cloudy skies with scattered rains will prevail over most parts of the country today, Saturday, Jan. 18, as the northeast monsoon or “amihan” continues to affect Luzon and parts of…
Duterte: ‘I have deep, abiding faith in God’
He may be critical of some Catholic bishops, even wished that they will be hit by meteorites, but President Duterte insisted that he is no "heretic." Speaking at the 120th…
3-year gains cited at ‘Duterte Legacy’ launch
Poverty reduction, creation of four million new jobs, infrastructure development, and establishment of the Bangsamoro region are among the impressive legacy achievements by President Duterte in his first three years…
Aguilar likely to win his first major award
By JONAS TERRADO Japeth Aguilar showed why he was a model of consistency for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel with his performance in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. The athletic…
President OKs total OFW deployment ban to Kuwait
President Duterte has approved the recommendation to ban the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Kuwait after finding out that the Gulf state tried to hide the truth behind OFW…
Taal displaces 73,000 pupils, 3,379 teachers
BATANGAS CITY – More than 73,000 pupils were displaced while 78 schools were totally abandoned as authorities rushed to clear the 14-kilometer danger zone around Taal Volcano yesterday. Wilfredo Cabral,…
Ginerbra fans provide instant energy – Brownlee
By JAN CARLO ANOLIN Justin Brownlee just finished answering queries from the press outside the dugout and was headed to the South Gate exit of the Smart Araneta…
