All 7 Mautes nabbed at NAIA released
NO LINK to the local terror group Maute, after all. This was the conclusion reached by authorities on the seven people, all with the...
Manila North Road’s Sison section to be temporarily closed
THE MANILA North Road-Cauringan section in Sison, Pangasinan, fronting Artacho Elementary National High Schools, will be closed to traffic from 10 p.m. on July...
20 schools in Leyte damaged by earthquake; 2 barangays along fault line set for...
TEN SCHOOLS in Leyte were destroyed by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the central part of the country on July 6, while 10 others...
Remote Kiblawan town is among biggest drug problem in region
KIBLAWAN, a second-class municipality in Davao del Sur with a population of less than 50,000, is proving to be one of the biggest challenges...
DoT-7 hopeful Bangkok-Cebu flights will push through soon
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism-Central Visayas (DoT-7) is hoping that the planned Cebu-Bangkok route by Thai Smile Airways, a subsidiary of Thailand flag carrier Thai...
Leaving your bag unattended could land you in jail in Davao City
THE DAVAO City council approved this week an ordinance that penalizes individuals who would leave their bag or others baggages unattended. The local law,...
One-stop-shop for indigent patients launched at SPMC
A ONE-STOP shop -- with manpower from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and the...
SWS: Martial law in Mindanao favored but expansion opposed
By Ian Nicolas P. CigaralReporter
MORE THAN HALF of respondents in a new survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said they support President Rodrigo...
Former MMDA chair is Duterte’s political adviser
FORMER METRO Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman and senatorial also-ran Francis N. Tolentino has been appointed as President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s adviser on political...
Grab, Uber fined P5M each
By Imee Charlee C. DelavinSenior Reporter
RIDE-SHARING companies Uber Systems, Inc. and Grab were yesterday fined P5 million each by the Land Transportation Franchising and...
Alleged pork-barrel mastermind petitions SC for temporary freedom
THE ALLEGED brains behind the multi-billion pork barrel scam, Janet Lim-Napoles, has petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) for her provisional liberty.
Ms. Napoles, through her...
Dureza says draft Bangsamoro law ready before Congress reopens
UNLIKE THE previous administration, President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will not be “tinkered” by Malacañang before its submission...