International joust gets Palace backing
Malacañang yesterday formally threw its full support to ensure the success of the country’s hosting of the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship set from Oct. 18 to 23 at the…
Alma seeks prayers for son Mark Anthony
ACTRESS-politician Alma Moreno has asked for prayers for her son Mark Anthony Fernandez who was caught with a kilo of marijuana in Pampanga last October 3.
Petron VI battles Generika
Four competitive teams with strong foreign reinforcements start their respective campaigns when the 2016 Asics Philippine Superliga Grand Prix presented by PLDT Home Ultera blasts off today at The Arena…
UN body tells Saudi Arabia to end child executions
A UN human rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to end “severe” discrimination against girls and to repeal laws that allow the stoning, amputation, flogging, and execution of…
7 killed, 263 nabbed in Quiapo drug raid
Seven alleged drug peddlers, including a barangay chairman, were killed while 263 others, one of them an alleged commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF), were rounded up when…
Mark still hasn’t gotten over dad Rudy’s death
ANG lakas pa rin kasi ng appeal ni Mark Anthony Fernandez, kaya hindi siguro napigilan ng dalawang police women na magpa-picture sa kanya. Guwapo pa rin si Mark kahit tumaba…
PH-US joint sea patrols on hold
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday that the US military has been told that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put…
Senators rate Duterte’s first 100 days in office
Senators yesterday rated President Duterte’s first 100 days in office and expressed belief that he needs to start toning down his rhetoric to prevent his popularity from eroding.
Duterte doing well, Church leaders say
Although the Duterte administration is not “perfect,” Church leaders said they could see his sincere desire to effect change in the country.
Pakistan stiffens penalty for ‘honor’ killings
Pakistan passed long-awaited legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed for “honor” to walk free, three months after the murder of a social media star by her…
‘Go to hell,’ Du30 tells human rights groups
Human rights defenders could “all go to hell” as the government carries out a relentless anti-drug campaign for the sake of the nation’s “self-preservation,” President Duterte said last Thursday.
True blessedness
While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He…
Obama shortens sentences of 102 drug offenders
US President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 102 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his latest round of commutations, the White House said on Thursday.
Solons grade Du30 ‘A’ in first 100 days
House of Representatives allies of President Duterte disagreed on the good and bad points of the first 100 days of the Chief Executive but gave him an “A” grade for…
NBA: Rose’s accuser
A woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends of rape took the stand in her $21.5 million lawsuit against the New York Knicks guard, who arrived in court…
Woman, son born from same womb
Emelie Eriksson has a bond with her son that hardly seems possible: She and her son were born from the same womb.
