Father of Portugal democracy dies
Portugal’s former president Mario Soares, widely seen as the father of the country’s modern-day democracy, died Saturday aged 92 a fortnight after being admitted to hospital.
NBA: Westbrook’s 17th triple-D
Russell Westbrook had 32 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 121-106 in the NBA…
‘Moonlight’ voted best picture by Nat’l Society of Film Critics
Society members who gathered Saturday at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York also gave Barry Jenkins the best director award for the film.
US airport gunman charged, faces death
The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida was charged Saturday and could face the death penalty if…
Djokovic stillowns Qatar Open
Novak Djokovic successfully defended his Qatar Open title by beating top-seeded Andy Murray 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the final on Saturday.
Davao eyes monorail project
City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) head Ivan Cortez said that a Chinese investor will do feasibility study on a monorail project here in March 2017 to address the growing…
Organic farmers get help
The office of Leyte Governor Petilla has extended financial assistance to a group of 27 farmers in this barangay who are into organic vegetable production and seaweeds farming projects here.
Lessons from 3 Kings
Here’s a story of three priest friends – a Franciscan, Jesuit, and SVD. They paid homage to the Christ Child in Bethlehem but having different religious motives. The Franciscan was…
Lapis para sa Mimaropa
Dahil sa matagumpay na kampanyang One Million Lapis, minabuti ng Department of Social Welfare and Development–Mimaropa na ipagpatuloy ang pagtanggap ng donasyong lapis para mas maraming makinabang sa pagbubukas ng…
‘Auring’ forces Caraga residents to flee homes
Some 500 families in various parts of Caraga region, particularly in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur were forced to flee their homes as typhoon “Auring” struck the region…
Dream, believe and persevere
Learning to ride a bike may not be as demanding as learning to drive a car, but both require that you believe you can. Every step needs some degree of…
Christmas ends with Feast of Epiphany today
The long holiday season in the country ends today for many Filipinos with the observance of the Feast of the Three Kings.
Fire Gypsy nanilat
TWELVE Races naman ang ating “bubunuin” sa pagpapatuloy ng 2017 “Philracom-MMTCI New Year Racing Festival” dito pa rin sa Metro Turf in Malvar-Tanuan City, Batangas.
Metro P2P bus service suspended
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has suspended the services of an operator of a point-to-point bus system in Metro Manila.
Pope Francis’ message for peace
On New Year’s Day, January 1, Pope Francis decried an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, just hours earlier that had killed 39 people and wounded about 70 others. He lamented that…
MVP group lauds PSC’s initiative
Al Panlilio, who heads the MVP Sports Foundation that patronizes the country’s major sports, has praised the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in its quest to upgrade the level of play…
