Gov’t allots P1.1 B for free Internet in public places
At least P1.1 billion will be used to implement the free Internet service in public places under the proposed P5.2-billion budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology for…
Bill bars ‘stealthing’ during sex
Avoiding the use of a condom despite ensuring your partner that you will wear one during consensual sex could soon become a criminal offense in the Philippines. Ako-Bicol party-list Reps.…
‘Ineng’ inflicts P282-M damage to infrastructure, agriculture
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council yesterday reported P282 million in damage to infrastructure and agriculture from severe tropical storm “Ineng.” NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said nine…
Surigao del Sur solon wants Camp Aguinaldo renamed as Camp Gen. Antonio Luna
House Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has filed House Bill No. 4047 renaming Camp Aguinaldo, the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines based in…
Brazilian troops called in to combat Amazon fires
PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) – Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops were made available to help…
NASA probes first crime committed in space – report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported…
Hong Kong police arrest 29 after overnight clashes; more protests planned
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police said yesterday they arrested 29 people after clashes overnight in which volleys of tear gas were fired to disperse anti-government protesters, as the…
Kim tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea said yesterday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a "newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher," another demonstration of its expanding weapons…
Anti-kidnap cops to learn Mandarin
The police’s Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) is planning to send some of its personnel to foreign-language schools to learn Mandarin and other Chinese languages that are commonly used by Chinese…
2 more Korean fugitives arrested at NAIA
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has intercepted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) two more Korean fugitives who are wanted for fraud in their country. BI port operations chief Grifton…
Smuggled meat products from China seized in Manila
Authorities seized Saturday afternoon about 65 kilograms of banned Chinese meat products worth more than P20,000 at Aranque Market in Binondo, Manila. The contraband was confiscated by officers…
Casimero downs foe in 10th round, keeps bantam crown
John Riel Casimero scored a brutal tenth-round knockout of tall and rangy Mexican challenger Cesar Ramirez late Saturday night to remain on course for a showdown with World Boxing Organization…
F2 wins opener in 5-set thriller, nears PSL title
F2 Logistics dug deep from its championship experience in beating Cignal, 25-22, 26-24, 18-25, 17-25, 15-8, on Saturday night to move a win away from reclaiming the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino…
Entering the narrow door
A STORY is told about a good and devout Catholic barangay chairman who died and off he went to the next life. In the afterlife, one either goes to…
Encourage punctuality
EVERYBODY is impressed by a punctual person, but not everybody finds it easy to become one, especially for a person who has been habitually late for years and has…
Customs chief opts to exempt his bureau
OVER two weeks after President Duterte said it is all right for policemen to accept gifts offered in gratitude by those they have helped, the debate and discussion continues…
