Man in drug watchlist shot dead
A man, who was included in the village drug watchlist, was gunned down Tuesday by four armed men inside his residence in Sampaloc, Manila. Police said the victim, Jason…
Girl nearly drowns in Manila Bay
AN 11-year-old girl was rushed to hospital in critical condition after she nearly drowned while swimming with her friends in Manila Bay on Tuesday morning. The girl identified…
House panel subpoenas Diokno
The House Committee on Appropriations has moved for the issuance of a subpoena against Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno who snubbed for the fifth time the chamber’s invite…
Duterte honors soldiers killed in Jolo blasts
President Duterte on Monday met the families of the soldiers who were killed during the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu and in an encounter with members of the Abu Sayyaf Group…
House panels recommend raps vs PNoy, Abad, Garin over Dengvaxia vaccine
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability and the House Committee on Health jointly recommended Wednesday the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former President Benigno S.…
BI imposes stricter rules for alien workers
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) is imposing stricter requirements and procedures in issuing special work permits (SWP) and provisional work permits (PWP) to foreigners intending to work in the…
Brownlee okay to play
BY REY C. LACHICA DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Charismatic import Justin Brownlee is hurting and this may hurt Mighty Sports’ title bid in the 30th Dubai International Basketball Championship,…
In SOTU address, Trump calls for end of resistance politics
Face to face with emboldened Democrats, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to cast aside “revenge, resistance and retribution” and end “ridiculous partisan investigations” in a State of…
Pope Francis: Priests kept nuns as sex slaves
Pope Francis, whose papacy has been marked by efforts to quell a global crisis over sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, said on Tuesday he was committed to stopping…
US jogger strangles cougar after attack
The man, who was not identified, survived the life-and-death struggle in the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, a mountain park less than 70 miles (110 km) from Denver, officials said. The…
Exploding e-cigarette kills Texas man
A medical examiner says a North Texas man was killed when an e-cigarette exploded in his face. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office reports 24-year-old William Brown of Fort Worth…
LTFRB suspends Davao bus franchise
DAVAO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has temporarily suspended the franchise of the Metro Shuttle bus company for a month following the deadly collision in Nabunturan, Compostela…
Cebu cop quits before deployment to Lanao
CEBU CITY – A policeman got cold feet and decided to resign just before his deployment to Lanao del Norte to secure the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite Wednesday. Chief Supt.…
Malasakit Health Cards
I HAVE witnessed in close proximity how Cebuanos in Cebu City, Mandaue etc. are truly grateful for President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Malasakit Health Cards’. Numerous individuals, and their families,…
Shifts
(Second of two parts) DESPITE the fact that a majority of Filipinos still trust the US compared to China and Russia, there are subtle shifts that we…
Hopes of OFWs go with Pope’s visit to UAE
POPE Francis is now in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the first pontiff to set foot on the Arabian Peninsula. The UAE is one of the smaller Arab…
