Retired Air Force chief tapped to head PNOC-EC
Pleased with his outstanding military service, President Duterte has appointed former Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Rozzano Briguez as the next head of the Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. Briguez…
DoJ finds probable cause to charge Albayalde, 12 ‘ninja cops’ with graft over 2013 drug operation
By REY G. PANALIGAN Government prosecutors have found probable cause to charge in court former Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde and 12 other police officers, called “ninja…
John Lloyd Cruz, back in business?
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ** IS John Lloyd Cruz finally ending his self-imposed showbiz sabbatical this year? A teaser trailer released by ABS-CBN recently showed the actor in a movie with…
Liza Soberano, not a mom
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ** LIZA Soberano finally addressed rumors about her supposedly becoming a mother last year, having allegedly given birth to a child while in the US. The actress…
Task force vs hunger formed
President Duterte has formed a 15-member government task force to craft a national food policy to eliminate hunger. Duterte issued Executive Order No. 101 designating the Cabinet Secretary to chair…
2 airport screeners probed for taking Chinese’s P9,000
Airport police are probing two screening officers of the Office for Transportation Security after a Chinese national complained that his peso bills worth P9,000 were forcibly taken from him before…
PN ship detects US submarine
BRP Conrado Yap, a Philippine Navy corvette, detected a United States submarine submerged in the waters of Palawan in November 2019. This was regarded as the first ever submarine detection…
Duterte grants gov’t job order employees P3,000 bonus
Job contract and contract of service workers in government will each receive a one-time gratuity pay not exceeding P3,000 based on a new order issued by President Duterte. Under Administrative…
Sabio: Trillanes, opposition allies ‘used’ me for political agenda vs Duterte
By BEN ROSARIO It was all political propaganda aimed at bringing down the Duterte administration. Lawyer Jude Jose L. Sabio repeatedly made this assertion in his 28-page letter-affidavit sent to…
Bacolod, ‘shabulized city’ – Espenido
BACOLOD CITY – Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, head of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), has tagged Bacolod as a “shabulized city” due to the proliferation of illegal drugs. Espenido…
P136-M shabu seized at Matnog port
MATNOG, Sorsogon – Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and anti-narcotics police seized Thursday morning at least 20 kilos of suspected “shabu” worth P136 million at the port…
Kidnapped Indonesian fisherman rescued
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) safely rescued on Wednesday night an Indonesian fisherman who got kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sabah, Malaysia in September 2019.…
Kings seek PBA Govs’ Cup clincher
BY JONAS TERRADO Game Friday (Mall of Asia Arena) 7 p.m. – Ginebra vs Meralco (Ginebra leads series 3-1) Series Summary Game 1: Ginebra 91, Meralco 87 Game 2:…
Intense quakes shake Taal
By ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN The threat of a hazardous eruption stays at Taal Volcano as intense tremors persist despite its generally weaker surface activity yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology…
PH urges Kuwait to comply with labor pact
The government has called on Kuwait to fully implement the labor protection agreement or else the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers will stay, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Salvador…
