POC welcomes 6 new members
BY NICK GIONGCO SIX sports – surfing, jujitsu, kurash, sambo, bridge and modern pentathlon – have been embraced as regular members by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). The approval of…
Amit last Pinay standing at world 9-ball tilt
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA RUBILEN Amit bested Fan Langtong of China, 9-4, but three other Filipina bets fell by the wayside on Tuesday in the 2019 Women’s World 9-Ball Championships…
Davao Occidental, Zambo, P’panga boost playoff bids
DAVAO Occidental, Zamboanga and Pampanga stretched their win runs Tuesday to further bolster their playoffs drive in the Chooks-to-Go/MPBL Lakan Season at Bahayang Pag-asa Gym in Valenzuela City. The Davao Occidental…
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: Daughter recalls family’s struggles for justice
A daughter of one of the 32 slain journalists in the Maguindanao massacre shared their family’s 10-year struggles and hardships while pursuing justice for her father. Mayang, daughter of the…
House OKs salary hike for civilian gov’t men
The House of Representatives last night passed on third and final reading the fifth tranche of the Salary Standardization Law granting the 1.8-million government civilian workers salary increases to be spread…
Challenges of prosecution team bared
The government prosecution team has encountered numerous challenges during the period it handled the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case, Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon revealed on Wednesday. The former…
Who is QC Regional Trial Court Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes?
Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes was a labor and development analyst, a research attorney, a public attorney, a public prosecutor, and a Municipal Trial Court…
Who will replace Manila Archbishop Tagle?
With his appointment to a Vatican post, people are now wondering who will replace Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as Archbishop of Manila. For Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan, Tagle’s…
President parties with LGBT members
President Duterte hosted a thanksgiving party for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Malacañang Tuesday. The President administered the oath of office of national officials of…
Angat won’t reach 212-meter normal water level this year
Water supply interruptions in Metro Manila are feared to continue until the dry season of 2020 as Angat Dam may no longer reach its end-of-year normal high water level of…
BIR tops P2 trillion in earnings
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has breached the P2-trillion mark in its 2019 tax collection drive, delighting top finance officials. BIR Deputy Commissioner for Operations Arnel Guballa said the tentative…
PSG vows to keep Duterte safe from Reds
The Presidential Security Group yesterday vowed to keep President Duterte safe and secure after National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said that the Chief Executive was included in a hit list…
Duterte to Filipinos: Support our troops
President Duterte on Tuesday urged Filipinos to rally behind the Armed Forces for their significant role in national security and disaster response. "If there is disorder, they establish order. If…
Tired wife
Hi Ms. Rica, Iam an avid reader of your column. Hindi na po ako naarouse sa asawa ko. Kahit nagsesex kami, nakaka-walang gana. Minsan, ayoko na pong makipagsex sa…
9 dead in Davao del Sur temblor
Nine persons have been killed in the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that shook Davao del Sur and adjacent provinces last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said yesterday. NDRRMC…
Constitutional adventurism
REACTION of Senator friends on this issue is, at best, described as lukewarm. They are not in the mood to indulge the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, on “raw…
