Ex-Bulacan vice mayor, village chief shot dead
PLARIDEL, Bulacan – A former vice mayor and a village chief were killed when two-motorcycle-riding armed men peppered them with bullets in Barangay Bulihan, this town, Sunday afternoon. Colonel Emma…
PNP busts drug ring; P112.2-M shabu seized
A drug distribution ring operating in southern Metro Manila and Cavite with ties to an international drug syndicate was busted by the Philippine National Police (PNP), officials reported Monday. Lieutenant…
Duterte blames cops for Cebu drug trade
President Duterte on Sunday claimed that criminality and prohibited drugs are thriving in Cebu because of the involvement of some high-ranking police officers in the illegal drugs trade. In a…
10,000 cops on standby for calamity response
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed on standby nearly 10,000 of its personnel for rapid deployment in case of worse case scenario on the Taal Volcano eruption. PNP chief…
Strict lockdown in Taal danger zone ordered
By CHITO CHAVEZ • ALEXANDRIA SAN AJUAN Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año ordered Monday an end to visiting hours to towns and cities located within…
Hiyang-hiya naman kami sa’yo!
ANG column na ito ay ginawa para sa mga taong may suliranin sa buhay na gusto ng agarang solusyon! Walang maliit o malaking problema, lahat dito, pantay-pantay! Huwag niyo…
Calamity fund
HOW are you? It is just the first half of January and we are have been shaken and tested. Recently, the long been sleeping Taal Volcano suddenly let its…
US election process moving forward
TWO weeks from today, the Democratic Party of the United States begins its state-by-state selection of delegates who will choose the party’s presidential candidate to face the Republican Party’s…
Responsibility in social media
WE live in rapidly changing times, thanks to the technological wonders of internet and social media. As fast as we can click and send, we can broadcast messages to…
SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases
A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person and spread around China -- including to Beijing -- authorities said Monday, fueling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin…
Sky-high chicken prices on French island ruffle feathers
PARIS (AFP) - Long-simmering anger over the high cost of living in French overseas territories resurfaced this week with a tweet about an organic chicken from mainland France which sold…
Billionaires richer than 60 percent of the world’s population: Oxfam
The world's billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 percent of the global population, the charity Oxfam said Monday. It said poor women and girls…
Prince Harry sad to end royal role
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry spoke on Sunday of his sadness at being forced to give up his royal duties in a deal with Queen Elizabeth and senior Windsors…
4 drug suspects killed in clash with Marine troops in Tawi-Tawi
By ALI G. MACABALANG COTABATO CITY – Marine troops on Sunday clashed with 10 armed persons allegedly involved in illegal drug trade in Tawi-Tawi, killing four of the suspects,…
8 hurt in hanging bridge collapse in Negros
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY - Eight people, including four minors, were injured after a hanging bridge collapsed Sunday in Barangay Camugao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Disaster Risk Reduction and…
