Palace: Oil deal with China is no treason
THE government committed no treason when it forged a pact with China to negotiate a possible oil and gas exploration in the future, Malacañang asserted on Monday. Presidential…
Doggy diplomacy: S. Korea unveils newborn Northern pups
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife have been pictured cuddling a litter of puppies whelped by one of the dogs given to them by North Korean leader Kim…
Microplastics found in human stools
MICROPLASTICS have already been found in birds and fish and whales, and now they have been discovered in humans. Philipp Schwabl, a gastroenterologist at the Medical University of…
Hamilton tops Abu Dhabi G’Prix
ABU DHABI (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton ended his near-perfect 2018 with a typically assured victory in Sunday’s eventful season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix amid topless celebrations and farewells on an…
Croatia wins Davis Cup
LILLE, France (AP) – After an agonizing defeat in Croatia’s previous Davis Cup final, there was no letdown for Marin Cilic this time. Cilic was two sets up against Juan…
De Lima asks CA to stop testimonies of 13 convicts
DETAINED Sen. Leila de Lima has asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop the Muntinlupa City regional trial court (RTC) from hearing the testimonies of 13 convicts who…
Doggy diplomacy: S. Korea unveils newborn Northern pups
A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new…
NFA not allowed to import rice
THE state-owned National Food Authority (NFA) is not allowed to import this coming year but will focus its palay buying mandate at the local market with P7 billion…
Fake Guatemalan held at NAIA
IMMIGRATION Officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted an African woman who attempted to leave the country for Europe in the guise of being a Guatemalan citizen.…
Safe drinking water
CLEAN and safe drinking water is both a primary human need and a human right. According to the United Nations, the availability of adequate and clean drinking water…
New routes for faster trip to Baguio, Benguet
TRAVELING to Baguio City and other towns in Benguet from La Union is expected to be faster as two major infrastructure projects that will serve as alternate routes were…
Retired police officer killed in Pasay ambush
A RETIRED police officer was killed in a broad daylight ambush pulled by two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Pasay City Monday. Police said retired Chief Inspector Roberto Razon, 52,…
Pasay police intel chief, killer of Grab driver die in gunfight
PASAY City Police’s intelligence chief and the self-confessed killer of a model Grab driver died in a shootout Sunday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Monday. Director General Oscar…
Dead whales today – it could be humans tomorrow
A DEAD sperm whale washed ashore in Wakatobi National Park in southwest Sulawesi province, Indonesia, last Wednesday with six kilos of plastic waste in its stomach – 115…
DFA to probe Panatag incident
The government will never tolerate any harassment of Filipinos here or abroad, Malacañang said Monday amid plans to probe the incident involving the Chinese coast guards and a local television…
