Mere anarchy
By Luis V. Teodoro
His defenders and partisans, as well as the trolls his regime pays out of public funds, describe President Rodrigo Duterte’s “leadership” as “decisive.”
They’re referring...
Silver
By Maria Victoria Rufino
Easter signifies rebirth and renewal. It is the most important holy day after Christmas. April recalls many happy memories of childhood birthdays in Baguio,...
DoE may step in as licensing body for retail power suppliers
THE Department of Energy (DoE) is studying the legality of becoming the issuer of licenses for retail electricity suppliers, a function currently taken up...
No filing extension for April 16 income tax deadline, BIR warns public
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) said that it will not extend the April 16 deadline for the filing of 2017 income tax returns.
“The...
BIR files tax evasion charges against 5 firms
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday filed tax evasion complaints against five Metro Manila-based corporations, according...
Experts: IS eyeing PHL, Southeast Asia as havens
By Krista A.M. Montealegre, National Correspondent
and Minde Nyl R. dela Cruz
AN OFFICIAL of the US State Department on Wednesday warned that the Islamic...
ConCom mulls reelection for president and VP
By Camille A. Aguinaldo
A SUBCOMMITTEE of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution has proposed that elective officials, including the president,...
Senate leader files bill to lower rates for political ads
SENATE President Aquilino L. Pimentel III has filed a bill seeking to lower the rates on political advertisements charged by media companies to electoral...
Peso weakens anew amid rising tensions in US, China, Russia
THE PESO weakened anew against the dollar on Thursday as it traded within range due to continued geopolitical tensions abroad.
The local currency ended yesterday’s...
Contrasting results for Ceres, Global in AFC Cup
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
PHILIPPINE teams competing in the 2018 AFC Cup are headed for separate directions following the penultimate play date of...
UAAP women’s volleyball elimination round wraps up
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
WHAT has been an eventful and competitive elimination round of Season 80 women’s volleyball of the University Athletic Association...
UFC on Fox 29: Lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje collide in Arizona
EXCITING lightweight mixed martial action is expected when American fighters Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier faces off with Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje in the main...