Argentina puts 65-million-year-old dinosaur replica on display
Argentine paleontologists unveiled on Wednesday the replica of a 65-million-year-old skeleton of a plesiosaur marine reptile found in a Patagonian lake in 2009. "We've been working since 2009 until now…
8 things to avoid in investing
IF you have mastered the skill of saving, tap yourself on the back and begin to challenge yourself to take saving on another level higher; this time from…
The bells are home
IT was a moment of triumph for Filipinos when the three bells taken from the church in Balangiga, Eastern Samar by vengeful US troops as combat trophies during…
Weaker final statement ends climate conference
FOR a while, it was feared that the world climate change conference in Katowice, Poland, would end in total disagreement as four nations – the United States, Russia,…
Man in drug watchlist, 8 others nabbed in Mandaluyong
A MAN included in the drug watchlist was arrested together with his eight alleged customers who were caught in the middle of a shabu session in Mandaluyong City,…
NWPC: Resigned employees still entitled to 13th month pay
Resigned employees are still entitled to 13th month pay, said the National Wages and Productivity Commission Thursday. The NWPC said the 13th-month pay is equivalent to one-twelfth of the basic…
General Santos bomb plot foiled
Police foiled an alleged bombing plot in General Santos City when they arrested a suspected member of an Islamic State-inspired local terrorist cell Wednesday night. A report reaching Camp Crame…
Seized gov’t troops to be used as leverage?
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday did not discount the possibility that the two soldiers and 12 militiamen abducted by New People’s Army rebels in Agusan del Sur on Wednesday…
Classes in public schools formally suspended Jan. 2
Education Secretary Leonor Briones has formally announced the suspension of classes in all public schools and work in the Department of Education following the recent announcement of Malacañang. Briones, in…
Rainy weekend before Christmas expected
Expect a rainy weekend before Christmas over the Bicol region, Visayas, and Mindanao due to the prevalence of a low pressure area and tail-end of cold front. According to the…
Announcement of the birth of Jesus
Gospel Reading: Lk 1:26-38 IN the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to…
Critique of Thai Miss Universe gown linked to royal insult
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai social media influencer who criticized a gown worn by her country’s Miss Universe contestant could end up in court after another online personality filed a…
Strict enforcement of rules vs firecrackers ordered
THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the police and the local government units (LGU) in the country to strictly enforce the regulations on the…
Pope accepts US bishop’s resignation over ‘misconduct’ with minor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar over his "misconduct" with a minor, the Vatican said Wednesday. The case is the latest in a…
Trump orders US troops out of Syria
The Islamic State group has been "beaten" in Syria, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing a stunning order to pull American ground forces from the war-ravaged nation. The…
12 Chinese held for illegal online gaming operation
NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested Wednesday 12 Chinese tourists allegedly involved in an online gaming operation in Pampanga. NBI spokesperson Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said the bureau’s…
