7 suspected Maute members stopped at NAIA
By Kristine Joy V. PatagReporter
SEVEN SUSPECTED members of the Islamic State-backed Maute terrorist group were barred from their flight to Kuala Lumpur by immigration...
PET holds preliminary conference on electoral protests of Marcos, Robredo
THE SUPREME Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), holds a preliminary conference today on the electoral protest filed by former Senator...
Visa-free travel to Taiwan tied to Marawi outcome
By Zsarlene B. ChuaReporter
THE implementation of visa-free travel to Taiwan hinges on how soon the Marawi clashes will end, according to Taiwan’s official post...
AFP cool on 5 years of martial law
By Ian Nicolas P. CigaralReporter
FIVE YEARS of martial rule in Mindanao, as proposed by House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez, “might be too long,”...
5.4-magnitude aftershock rocks Leyte; Initial damages from 6.5 earthquake estimated at P52M
DAMAGES from the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Leyte on July 7 has been initially estimated at P52 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Data gathering slows down planned integration of police, military pensioners into GSIS
THE STUDY for the new pension scheme integrating police and military uniformed personnel into the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has yet to commence...
Diesel, kerosene price hike highest this year
OIL COMPANIES will be raising this week the prices of diesel products by P1.20 per liter (/L), the biggest increase so far this year....
NFA assures no spoiled rice being distributed in calamity-stricken areas
THE NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA) has assured that they distribute good quality rice to calamity victims. “The NFA is an advocate of food safety...
Low score for Duterte on Internet service, traffic in Metro Manila from Davao folks
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte received an overall 89.38% approval rating from his hometown Davao City in a survey based on his campaign promises conducted...
Iloilo Water District poised for long legal battle over supply contract
THE METRO Iloilo Water District (MIWD) is prepared to take its dispute with bulk supplier FLO Water Resources Iloilo, Inc. all the way to...
NPA suspected to be behind burning of heavy equipment in Zamboanga del Sur
HEAVILY-ARMED men believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) torched heavy equipment of a construction firm Sunday night in Dumingag town,...
75,000 children in Cebu to get dengue vaccine
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) is set to conduct rounds of dengue vaccination for nine to 14-year-old children in public schools in Cebu before...