A landmark SC decision on funds for local gov’ts
THIS has been a truly landmark decision of the Supreme Court – its ruling on local governments’ “just share, as determined by law, in the national taxes which shall be…
Folayang excited to face Russian foe
By Jerome Lagunzad If he intends to put himself back in the title picture, former ONE lightweight world champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang has nothing else to do but to get…
2 Manila cops held for extortion
By AARON RECUENCO Agents of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested early yesterday morning two of the six members of Manila Police District (MPD) accused of…
6 kidnap victims rescued in Sulu
By Francis Wakefield The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police have rescued six members of a family abducted by a kidnap-for-ransom group in Zamboanga del Norte…
Can Aces stop SMB?
By JONAS TERRADO Game Today (Ynares Center, Antipolo City) 7 p.m. – San Miguel vs Alaska (San Miguel leads series 2-0) Defending champion San Miguel Beer goes for the sweep…
‘It was a miracle’: Thai boys recount 2-week cave ordeal
It was meant to be a fun excursion after football practice, but it turned into a life-threatening, two-week ordeal for a group of youngsters trapped in a cave with rising…
Picking grain on the Sabbath
Gospel reading: Mt 12:1-8 Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.…
CEU inches closer to D-L semis
By Jerome Lagunzad Games Monday (Ynares Sports Arena) 1 p.m. – Go for Gold vs Marinerong Pilipino 3 p.m. – AMA Online vs Batangas-EAC With forward Pierce Chan leading the…
Bangsamoro Organic Law signed before SoNA
By Genalyn D. Kabiling A bill creating a new Bangsamoro region will be finally be signed into law by President Duterte before his State-of-the-Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in…
May amoy sa baba
By Rica Cruz Hello Ms. Cruz, I have a new boyfriend. We have been dating for a few months already. And we have had sex a couple of times. He…
I didn’t quit – Matthysse
By Nick Giongco Fallen Argentine fighter Lucas Matthysse received widespread criticisms when he returned to his homeland after losing the WBA welterweight crown to Manny Pacquiao in Malaysia over the…
Pinoy chessers topple rivals
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales and International Master John Marvin Miciano toppled their respective rivals on Wednesday night to inch closer to the leaders after six rounds of the…
NU Bullpups eye ASEAN School Games gold
By Jerome Lagunzad Carl Tamayo, Gerry Abadiano and Terrence Fortea are eager to put to good use the experience they gained in the recent FIBA World Cup Under-17 tournament as…
Stag derby set in Pasay
The 2018 stagfighting season season starts early at Pasay City Cockpit with the staging of the Luzon Breeders Cup (LBC) 9-Stag Derby today. More than 40 associations in Luzon, including…
Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel passed a law on Thursday to declare that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, something members of the Arab minority called racist…
Terror suspects arrested
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -– Malaysia has detained seven people for suspected militant-linked activities, including a man who allegedly made death threats against the country’s king and prime minister, police said…
