UST outlasts NU in overtime for 3-1 UAAP mark
Rhenz Abando saved the day for University of Santo Tomas as the Tigers pulled off an 87-74 overtime win over the National University Bulldogs on Sunday in UAAP season 82…
Diliman, Univ. of Batangas eye wins No. 3 in UCBL
Defending champion Diliman College and University of Batangas on Monday their unbeaten records against separate foes today in the PG Flex Linoleum-Universities and Colleges Basketball League at the Olivarez College…
Oil companies hike prices
Financially draining days are up again for Filipino consumers as the prices of gasoline products are anticipated to rise by P1.30 to P1.50 per liter this week. Diesel products, which…
Town councilor, wife fatally shot in Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – A town councilor and his wife were shot dead by still unidentified perpetrators inside their house in Barangay Jose Rono, Paranas, Samar yesterday. Police Lt. Col. Bella…
100 armed MNLF men stopped at checkpoint in Maguindanao
KIDAPAWAN CITY – A hundred Army fatigue uniform-wearing men who claimed to be members of the Moro National Liberation Front were flagged down in a checkpoint on the national highway…
12-hour fire razes Kalibo market
ILOILO CITY – A 12-hour fire destroyed almost half of the public market in Kalibo, the capital town of Aklan, yesterday. “This is a major incident,” said Fire Senior Insp.…
Indian chef nabbed in Boracay
Bureau of Immigration agents arrested in the tourist island destination of Boracay in Aklan an Indian employed as a chef in one of the restaurants there for working without a…
2,360 affected by ‘Marilyn’
Strong rains, big waves, and deep floods from tropical depression "Marilyn" enhanced by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” affected 480 families or 2,360 persons in Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk…
Former Sen. Rene Espina dies at age 89
Malacañang has expressed its condolences to the loved ones and supporters of former Sen. Rene Espina who passed away last Friday at the age of 89 to kidney complications. Presidential…
PH drug problem pains Duterte
The country's drug problem has become enormous, painful, and sorrowful but resolving it with brutality and cruelty will never be allowed, President Duterte declared recently. The President said law enforcement…
‘Marilyn’ leaves PAR, becomes low-pressure area
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will be the dominant weather system across the country as tropical depression “Marilyn” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility last Saturday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,…
DILG arranging Joma deportation
The Department of the Interior and Local Government is in the midst of arranging a deal with the Dutch government for the deportation of Communist Party of the Philippines founding…
11 dead pigs test positive for hog fever
At least eleven dead pigs in Quezon City tested positive for African Swine Fever. Citing data from the Quezon City Veterinary Office, Mayor Joy Belmonte said the hogs infected with…
Big-time drug pusher killed, P27-M shabu seized in QC sting
Anti-narcotics agents killed a suspected drug user in a Quezon City buy-bust that also led to the confiscation of some P27 million worth of shabu on Sunday. Maj. Gen.…
DA chief warns swine raisers
The Department of Agriculture has reminded backyard swine raisers that improper disposal of dead pigs is punishable by law, reiterating government’s call to report all suspected African Swine Fever cases…
Drones hit Saudi Aramco plants, disrupting oil flow
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was ready to respond to drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels on two major oil facilities, which severely disrupted…
