Queen gives formal consent for grandson Harry to marry Meghan Markle
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has formally given her permission for her “dearly beloved” grandson Prince Harry to marry his US fiancee Meghan Markle.
Finland is world’s happiest country
Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer.
Trump sacks McMaster
US President Donald Trump has decided to sack National Security Advisor HR McMaster, in what would be the latest in a string of high-profile White House departures, The Washington Post…
NBA: Blazers show poise vs Cavs
CJ McCollum scored 29 points and Portland won its NBA-best 11th straight game with a 113-105 victory over the Cavaliers on Thursday night.
Tigermania roars once more
Tiger Woods is back and so are the galleries as the 14-times major winner sent a jolt of excitement through the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday, carding a four-under 68…
Brothers nabbed for drugs
Police here busted for illegal drugs on Wednesday two brothers and a co-hort following a successful buy-bust operation.
NBA: Walton waters down heated Randle-Thomas shouting match
Instead of fighting the Golden State Warriors, Lakers players Julius Randle and Isaiah Thomas found themselves fighting with each other.
Governor dismissed
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 5 served on Wednesday the dismissal order of Camarines Norte Governor Edgardo Tallado. The order was served by DILG…
14 Viet fishermen arrested
Authorities have arrested 14 Vietnamese fishermen after they were caught poaching off the waters of Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro, police reported yesterday.
Ancient Silk Road – China to Europe
From the second century BC to the end of the fourteen century AD, the Silk Road, a great trade route, linked China with the Roman Empire.
18 tourist guides in Cebu fail drug test
Eighteen of 425 tourist and canyoneering guides here tested positive for drug use following a surprise drug test conducted Tuesday morning by the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPAO) in…
Boracay resorts get warning
This was what presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said after it was reported that Boracay West Cove owner Crisostomo Aquino had appealed for the cancellation of the Forest Land Use Agreement…
When second choice is the best choice
There are actors, especially the young ones, who are sort of “offended” when they aren’t the first choice for movie or TV role. They shouldn’t be. What really matters is…
5 Abus, 6 soldiers killed in Sulu clash
Five members of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed while six soldiers were wounded following a gun battle Tuesday in a forested area in Patikul, Sulu.
Davao City’s feisty lady mayor
DAVAO City mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio hogged the headlines years ago when on July 1, 2011 she physically mauled a stubborn city fiscal who pushed the execution of a demolition…
Trillanes charged with sedition
Sen. Antonio F. Trillanes IV was charged with inciting to sedition before the Pasay City Metropolitan Trial Court yesterday for urging soldiers to kill President Duterte over allegations of hidden…
