CEU, Marinero dispute Group A top spot
Unbeaten teams Centro Escolar University and Marinerong Pilipino clash for the top spot in Group A as the elimination round of the PBA D-League Foundation Cup wraps up at the…
Silence, devastation mark Bahamas town following ‘Dorian’
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) — The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees, and deep silence. At the airport and dock, hundreds of people clamor for…
Huge crowd takes Hong Kong protest message to US consulate
HONG Kong, China (AFP) – A huge crowd of pro-democracy activists marched to the United States consulate in Hong Kong yesterday in a bid to ramp up international pressure on…
House leader rallies colleagues on P4.1-T 2020 nat’l budget
As the House plenary discussion on the 2020 General Appropriations Bill or national budget is set to begin tomorrow, House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez is counting on…
Situation of 12 PH crew of tugboat seized in Iran being monitored
The government is currently monitoring the situation of the 12 Filipino crew of a tugboat seized in the Persian Gulf the other day. In a report to the Department of…
‘Habagat’ dominant weather system until tomorrow
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will still be the prevailing weather system in the next two days. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said the habagat may bring…
Duterte, Singapore leader meet
Malacañang said yesterday President Duterte will discuss trade, cultural exchanges, and people-to-people exchanges in a bilateral meeting with Singapore President Halimah Yacob today. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo made the statement…
Palace defends transfer of witnesses vs De Lima
Malacañang said yesterday there is no irregularity in President Duterte's order to transfer 10 high-profile inmates who testified against Sen. Leila de Lima on her alleged involvement in the illegal…
DoJ: No convict has fled PH
Department of Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said yesterday that none of the prisoners released prematurely on account of the Good Conduct and Time Allowance law has left the country.…
3 dead, 4 hurt in bus crash in Zamboanga Sibugay
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three persons, including a septuagenarian, died while four others were injured when the bus they were riding in fell into a ditch on the Zamboanga-Pagadian Highway, a…
3rd suspect in forest ranger’s murder nabbed
Police have arrested the third suspect in the killing of a forest ranger last week in a follow-up operation in El Nido, Palawan. Police Brig. Gen. Tomas Apolinario, director of…
Set aside conflict – Duterte
President Duterte on Saturday assured that government will listen to the grievances of the newly established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, saying that the administration will fully support them…
Kawhi Leonard’s sister charged with murder
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – The older sister of Los Angeles Clippers player Kawhi Leonard has been charged with the alleged murder of an elderly California woman in a…
Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul…
3 drug suspects yield P3.4-M shabu
Police and members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three persons, including a female overseas worker, and confiscated some P3.4 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust…
Wanted crime gang leader arrested
An alleged leader of a criminal group listed as the most wanted person of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) was arrested Saturday in Tarlac City. NCRPO director…
