Duterte honors 23 wounded troops
President Duterte has conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu with the rank of Kampilan on 23 soldiers wounded in a recent clash with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sulu. The President…
3 drug pushers killed in gunfight
CEBU CITY – An anti-illegal drug operation came to a bloody ending after a group of drug suspects shot it out with police in Barangay Magwahay, Talisay City, Cebu Saturday…
Village chief ambushed in Lipa
A village chief was killed in an ambush perpetrated by an undetermined number of gunmen in Lipa City, Batangas Saturday night, police said. Senior Supt. Edwin Quilates, director of the Batangas Provincial…
PNP deploys SAF to troubled areas
The Philippine National Police will deploy the elite Special Action Force to each of the troubled provinces where President Duterte wants to have additional government forces. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt.…
‘Tomas’ poised to reenter PAR
Typhoon “Tomas” (international name “Man-yi”) could reenter the Philippine Area of Responsibility within the next 12 to 18 hours but is less likely to make landfall over any part of…
Over 32,000 ‘topless’ men rounded up in Metro Manila
Police have arrested more than 32,000 people for being “topless” while walking or hanging out in the streets of Metro Manila since the anti-loitering operations were launched in almost six…
Cargo forwarders exempt from local business tax
THE Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ruled that gross income of cargo forwarders is exempt from business tax imposed by provincial, city and municipal governments. The court's…
Man knifed dead on way home; 2 suspects nabbed
TWO men were arrested before dawn Sunday hours after they stabbed and killed a man who had just attended a birthday party in Navotas City. Police said the…
2 arrested for selling marijuana to students
TWO people allegedly selling illegal drugs to students online were arrested on Friday in San Juan City. Police identified the apprehended suspects as Julia Ameera Webb alias “Miray”,…
QCPD releases facial sketch of gunman in slay attempt on police official
THE Quezon City police released Sunday the facial composite sketch of the gunman in the assassination attempt on Police Superintendent Edgardo Cariaso in Barangay Tatalon last November 8. In…
French cops, protesters clash over fuel costs
PARIS (Reuters) – Police firing tear gas and water cannons clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic…
PH, China finalizing prisoner swap deal
The Philippines and China are aiming to finalize an agreement on the exchange of convicts so the prisoners can serve their sentences in their home countries. President Duterte and Chinese…
PH, China eye more flights
In a bid to boost tourism growth, the Philippines and China are interested in mounting more flights between two countries and cooperating on tourism infrastructure development. Enhancing tourism cooperation was among…
Expose children to different reading materials
I LOVE reading not because someone in the family told me to read, but because I found reading materials everywhere. My maternal grandfather, my Lolo Miguel, a former…
Christ’s kingdom is within you
TODAY is the feast of Christ the King. When Jesus was crucified, a crude, wooden sign (caratola) was nailed over his head with the inscription INRI, which in…
