Hong Kong leader says China ‘respects and supports’ withdrawal of extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China “understands, respects and supports” her government’s move to formally withdraw an extradition bill, part of measures she hoped would help…
Yeng on CJ’s blunder: It was little of maturity, experience
FOSHAN, China – CJ Perez expressed regret over his blunder late in the fourth quarter of Gilas Pilipinas’ 84-81 overtime loss to Angola in their final Group D assignment in…
UST stuns NU in UAAP boys’ volleyball tilt
University of Santo Tomas stunned defending champion Nazareth School of National University, 25-20, 25-27, 15-25, 25-22, 15-12, in the opening UAAP boys' volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the Paco Arena.…
Sharpie-gate? Trump shows apparently altered hurricane map
US President Donald Trump showed a map of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path on Wednesday that appeared to have been altered with a Sharpie pen to include the state of Alabama,…
PNP sends teams to get freed convicts
General Oscar Albayalde, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered the deployment of police tracker teams to locate the 1,700 convicted criminals, including three of the perpetrators…
DoJ chief: Re-arrest of released inmates legal
President Duterte has legal basis to order the re-arrest of inmates who were released due to Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA), Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday. “Basis for…
Bangkok tops in 2018 for international visitors: report
Bangkok ranked first in 2018 for the fourth straight year as the city with the most international visitors, according to an annual report by Mastercard released Wednesday. With almost 23…
Pentagon pulls funds for military schools, daycare to pay for Trump’s border wall
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centers for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion to fund President…
French court to rule if noisy rooster can keep crowing
A rowdy rooster named Maurice will learn Thursday if he can go on crowing as usual, after unhappy neighbors filed a lawsuit denounced by critics as an attack by urban…
Gone in under 10 minutes! 48,000 Nadal vs Federer tickets
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South African tennis fans bought 48,000 tickets in under 10 minutes Wednesday for a Cape Town exhibition match next February between world superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger…
Creamline beats Army tossers, nears PVL elims sweep
Creamline moved a victory away from sweeping the first round elims, out-steadying PacificTown Army in three tightly-fought sets, including two that went over the distance, 25-23, 28-26, 26-24, to pull…
Freedom for sale?
HEADS should roll in this latest brouhaha at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). A complete overhaul of the agency should even be considered amid allegations that there were monetary…
What a law!
NO wonder lawyers resort to their security blanket, “Dura lex, sed lex,” whenever they come across a law that is hard (dura) to carry out but because it is…
After aiding rice consumers, gov’t should focus on farmers
THE excessive rise in rice prices last year was stopped by the Rice Tariffication Law which allowed unlimited importation of cheap rice from Vietnam and Thailand, but it was…
Walang basagan ng trip!
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…
