Bataan dam releases water
MARIVELES, Bataan – The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) started releasing water Wednesday afternoon after its dam exceeded the safe water level. As per the advisory issued…
Alvarez bats for unity
By BEN ROSARIO Saying that the “pain lasted for only 24 hours,” former speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez yesterday called on PDP-Laban colleagues set aside political differences…
Retrenchment feared due to Davao wage increases
By Antonio Colina DAVAO CITY – Private groups expressed fear that many workers will be retrenched if the implementation of the two-tiered wage increase in Davao Region would be implemented.…
Thai golfer gets boost
LYTHAM ST ANNES, United Kingdom (AFP) – Ariya Jutanugarn wasn’t a fan of links courses but victory in the Scottish Ladies’ Open at Gullane last Sunday has given the new…
Germs beating sanitizers
LONDON (Reuters) – Multidrug-resistant “superbugs” that can cause dangerous infections in hospitals are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants designed to hold them at bay, scientists said.…
Nigerian drug suspects fall
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Authorities arrested two Nigerian nationals over alleged trading of illegal drugs in Barangay Amsic, Angeles City yesterday. Christopher Chukwuma alias Cris, 34, and Ben Okoye, both…
Soldiers, NPA clash in Agusan
BUTUAN CITY – Government troops clashed with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels Wednesday in Barangay Aclan, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, leaving scores wounded, report reaching police and military headquarters. A…
DSCPI midyear winners
Sean Mischa Aranar and partner Ana Leonila Nualla led the winners in the recent 2018 DanceSports Council of the Philippines Inc. (DSCPI) Midyear Ranking and Competition held at the Valle…
Rice tariff bill to bring P20B annually – Piñol
By CHARISSA ATIENZA If enacted into law, the Rice Tariffication bill will bring in at least R20 billion every year to the agriculture sector that would improve and boost the…
Murray outlasts Edmund
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray collected the biggest victory of his injury comeback Wednesday at the ATP and WTA Washington Open while defending champion Alexander Zverev…
Tiger out to relive magic at Firestone
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Tiger Woods returns to the scene of his most recent victory when he tackles the WGC Bridgestone in Akron, Ohio, just making the elite field a…
NBA: Kobe’s wife shuts down comeback rumors
By Rafael Bandayrel A couple of weeks after LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers rumors of Kobe Bryant coming out of retirement to play alongside his long-time rival…
8 ways to avoid credit card debt
By Chinkee Tan People love the idea of saving. We all have so many good intentions when it comes to saving. However, the start could be a bit rough especially…
In the claws of Dengvaxia
By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Panic continues to grip the poor parents of kids who were administered the controversial vaccine Dengvaxia especially now that the drug was condemned anew by…
Takot na ang mga alien
By Alex Calleja Ang column na ito ay ginawa para sa mga taong may suliranin sa buhay na gusto ng agarang solusyon! Walang maliit o malaking problema, lahat dito, pantay-pantay!…
ONE breathes new life into Asian boxing
If there is one athlete who put Asia on the map of the international sporting scene, it is boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to…
