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Aquino won’t shame Bong in SONA – Coloma
CATHERINE VALENTEPresident Benigno Aquino 3rd does not intend to shame Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) next month, Malacañang said on Sunday. In a radio...
View ArticleTop terrorist bomb maker still alive, admits military
A Filipino militant bomb-making expert who had been believed dead recently eluded a military raid on a Muslim guerrilla camp in the Philippines, disproving earlier reports of his demise, according to...
View ArticleNo shared of evidence vs us – Jinggoy co-accused
Reina TolentinoBudget Undersecretary Mario Relampagos and three other employees of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) insisted that the graft charges filed against them in connection with...
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Tribute to beetles
Enthusiasts walk past rows of Volkswagen vehicles at the parade grounds of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Sunday, World Volkswagen Day. PHOTO BY MIGUEL DE GUZMAN
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Murderers wander with machetes at idyllic Palawan prison
Inmates from the medium security compound work on a rice field at Iwahig prison in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Iwahig is one of the world’s largest open prisons and one of the country’s oldest...
View Article‘China wants to seize more sea’
DA NANG: Vietnam and regional countries should raise world alarm about China’s nine-dash claim to much of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), retired French general Daniel Schaeffer told...
View ArticleSereno ‘schemes’ to block Solgen’s bid for SC seat
JOMAR CANLAS CHIEF Justice Maria Lourdes Aranal-Sereno is throwing the gauntlet at Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza in favor of her preferred candidate—Commission on Audit Chairman Grace...
View ArticleCrime watchdog slams P25-M house built for PNP chief
ANTHONY VARGAS The house that is being built for Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima smacks of “immorality,” according to the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC). To a senior...
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No way out for Enrile, Estrada
JOMAR CANLAS AND REINA TOLENTINO Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado and her children carry bags of food as they visited Sen. Ramon “Bong’ Revilla in his detention quarters in Camp Crame on Sunday. PHOTO BY...
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Supreme Court decision on DAP could be tipping point
YEN MAKABENTA My title is frankly speculative and a bit ominous, inviting the question “Tipping point for what?” I use the term “Tipping point” in the sense that the writer Malcolm Gladwell used it in...
View ArticleThe Nora Aunor affair
Noranians will never forgive President Benigno Aquino 3rd for denying their beloved idol the honor of being named a National Artist. That’s understandable. Nora Aunor has left a deep imprint on...
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What makes a marriage null and void
Persida AcostaPersida Acosta Dear PAO, I got married in 1995 but I had it declared null and void because of the absence of a marriage license when I contracted the marriage. However, right after the...
View ArticleShield WFP from politics, solon says
Llanesca T. PantiThe Witness Protection Program (WFP) should be removed from the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to shield it from political maneuverings, one of the House of...
View ArticleTutors protest demolition of two Cavite public schools
NEIL A. ALCOBERMILITANT teachers group Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Monday stormed the central office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Pasig City to protest the impending demolition...
View ArticleNo debates for Delfin Lee – SC
Jomar CanlasTHE Supreme Court has turned down with finality the plea of detained Globe Asiatique founder Delfin Lee to hear his case through debates. In a two-page resolution dated June 3 but released...
View ArticleDFA raises alert level 2 in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday raised crisis alert level 2 in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, which had remained relatively safe from the strife-torn capital of Baghdad. Charles Jose, the...
View ArticlePOEA lifts deployment ban to Thailand
ROBERTZON F. RAMIREZ The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has lifted the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers, both vacationing and new hires, to Thailand. On the other hand,...
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