Gov’t sets aside Php13 B for disaster response
THE government has set aside a Php13-billion contingency fund in the national budget that could be tapped to augment relief resources for provinces hit by typhoon Ompong.
Gas prices up by Php.50
PRICES at the pumps are on uptrend again this week – with the cost of gasoline rising by Php0.50 per liter; and diesel by Php0.15 per liter. Kerosene prices…
11 areas in Pangasinan under water
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – The sun has shone since Sunday, but flooding remains in nine municipalities and two cities in this province, the governor said Monday.
PH wins 5 gold medals in world dragon boat
GAINESVILLE, Georgia, United States – The Philippines accomplished a historic feat on the world stage after collecting five gold medals to seal the overall title in the 2018 ICF World…
NHA stuns Judiciary; AFP wins
TWO-TIME champion Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacañang-Philippine Sports Commission and National Housing Authority (NHA) jumpstarted their title bids in contrasting fashions in the 7th UNTV Cup held over…
Trillanes thriller
WELL, it would have been thrilling but for the typhoon that took away the thunder of a spectacular arrest of a senator of the realm. Is it too late to…
Concert ni Gabby, kamag-anak lang ang nanonood?
By ROWENA AGILADA MAY anniversary concert si Sharon Cuneta sa Sept. 28 kaugnay ng 40 years niya siya sa showbiz. Kung tama kami, September din ang wedding anniversary…
Be prepared for more ‘Ompongs’ & ‘Florences’
IN the wake of typhoon “Ompong” and hurricane “Florence,” two powerful storms that hit the Philippines and eastern United States at the same time last Saturday, many scientists have renewed…
PH 5 outlasts Qatar
By JONAS TERRADO THE Philippines awoke from a first half slumber caused by the rare sequence of having to play in front of mostly empty seats last night…
First hurrah for Bedans!
ON Sept. 21, the San Beda University (SBU) will observe one of the oldest traditions in the academia as it installs the first University Rector-President, Rev. Fr. Aloysius Ma. A.…
Moira dela Torre umani ng batikos
UMANI ng batikos sa social media ang singer na si Moira dela Torre matapos mag-perform sa isang concert na gumugunita sa ika-101 kaarawan ng dating presidenteng Ferdinand Marcos.
Palparan convicted
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra lauded yesterday the conviction of retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. and several others over the disappearance of two University of the Philippines (UP) students…
Mayweather is arriving
FLOYD Mayweather is coming over today or anytime this week for some business matters but he might end up closing a deal with Manny Pacquiao regarding a planned rematch in…
Raising of the widow’s son
Jesus is moved with pity at the sight of a funeral procession leaving the city of Nain.
43 bodies recovered in Benguet landslide
FORTY-THREE bodies have been dug up under a pile of mud and dirt as rescuers work round-the-clock to find survivors of a massive landslide that hit an abandoned mining site…
