Fair weather this week
Partly cloudy mornings and more localized rains in the afternoon or evening will prevail over most of the country in the next few days. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services…
PH working on labor pact with Russia
MOSCOW, Russia – President Duterte has appealed to Filipinos living and working here to always follow the laws of Russia as the Philippine government is working on an agreement with…
Duterte vows to finish off ‘ninja’ policemen
MOSCOW, Russia – President Duterte has said that he will finish off ninja cops or policemen who recycle illegal drugs seized during anti-narcotics operations with the remaining time he has…
BRP Cebu, Navy’s oldest fighting ship, bows out
BRP Cebu (PS28), the oldest fighting ship of the Philippine Navy (PN), has retired from the naval service. Rear Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, commander of the Philippine Fleet, presided over…
Boy found dead in car in Cebu
CEBU CITY – A 10-year-old boy was found dead at the backseat of a sedan car owned by a fireman in Balamban, Cebu Saturday. Police identified the fatality as John…
8-km ‘longganisa’ featured in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY – Stretching 7.862 kilometers and held by 1,400 culinary arts students, the Baguio “longganisa” (sausage) was paraded on Session Road here yesterday, highlighting the celebration of the 15th…
Xi, Kim hail ‘immortal’ China-North Korea ties
BEIJING, China (AFP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to promote a "long-term, sound, and stable" relationship with North Korea, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday, as the two…
Pompeo: State Dept. will follow law as Democrats seek documents
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissing questions…
HK solons challenge mask ban as protests persist
HONG KONG (AP) – A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalize the wearing of masks…
NoKor breaks off nuclear talks with US in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have broken off, North Korea’s top negotiator said late on Saturday, dashing prospects for an end…
Probers rule arson in Star City fire
Fire investigators found gasoline in one of the rides inside Star City, prompting them to conclude that the 14-hour fire that gutted the country’s premier amusement park was a…
NLEX stuns Ginebra in overtime
NLEX came back from a 28-point deficit in the third quarter to pull off a stunning 113-111 overtime win over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Saturday night (early Sunday Manila time)…
Keep good friends
“SOMETIMES in our lives We all have pain We all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there’s always tomorrow.” As the song says, everybody needs…
When God seems so distant
DID you know that long before the soft drink Coke was ever produced, the Bible had already a commercial on it? The “ad” goes: “Have a Coke.” In Hebrew,…
China at 70, an economic partner to the world
THE 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was celebrated last Tuesday, October 1, with a military parade along the Avenue of Eternal Peace in…
