Ferrer, Deles still enjoy President’s trust
CATHERINE S. VALENTE AND JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA REPORTERSMalacañang on Thursday rejected calls for the resignation of Presidential Peace Adviser Teresita Quintos-Deles and Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, the...
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Aquino, Hollande sign agreements
CATHERINE S. VALENTECOURTESY CALL President Benigno Aquino 3rd leads President Francois Hollande of France to the Music Room of Malacanang Palace on Thursday when the French leader made a courtesy call...
View ArticleOmbudsman: Probe Binay bank accounts
JOMAR CANLAS SENIOR REPORTER, FERNAN MARSAIGAN AND JEFFERSON ANTIPORDAThe Office of the Ombudsman has pushed the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to file a petition with the Court of Appeals (CA)...
View ArticleGovt, MILF join forces in all-out war vs BIFF
CATHERINE S. VALENTE REPORTERGovernment forces are working with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to carry out an all-out offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF),...
View ArticlePalace-clergy clash worsens
JOEL M. SY EGCO SENIOR REPORTER AND TINA GANZON CORRESPONDENT WILLIAM B. DEPASUPILA “word war” between Malacañang and members of the National Transformation Council (NTC) worsened on Thursday as both...
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Triple celebration for the ‘Lord of Scents’
BECKY GARCIABecky Garcia Joel Cruz performs the traditional eye-dotting ceremony to mark Chinese New Year Joel Cruz, president and chief executive officer of Aficionado Germany Perfume and known as the...
View ArticlePOT LOVERS LIGHT UP AS WASHINGTON LEGALIZES MARIJUANA
WASHINGTON D.C.: Marijuana enthusiasts lit up their joints with confidence on Thursday (Friday in Manila) on the first full day of legal pot in the US capital, and looked forward to a day when all...
View ArticleUS JURY CONVICTS BIN LADEN AIDE OVER 1998 ATTACKS
NEW YORK CITY: A New York jury on Thursday (Friday in Manila) convicted Osama bin Laden aide, Saudi exile Khalid al-Fawwaz, over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in East Africa which killed...
View ArticleHK WOMAN JAILED FOR SIX YEARS FOR MAID ABUSE
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong woman was jailed for six years on Friday for beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her prisoner. Law Wan-tung—who had faced a maximum sentence of seven...
View ArticleMORE THAN 160 KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN AVALANCHES
DARA, Afghanistan: The death toll from avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan rose to more than 160, officials said on Thursday (Friday in Manila), as rescue helicopters and trucks loaded with relief...
View ArticleLow-level cyber attacks can cripple US
WASHINGTON D.C.: A steady stream of low-level cyber attacks poses the most likely danger to the United States rather than a potential digital “armageddon,” United States intelligence director James...
View ArticleUN in emergency meet on Ukraine
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine: The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday, a year to the day since Russian troops and pro-Moscow forces began...
View ArticleUS, allies launch air strikes vs IS
BEIRUT: The US-led coalition has carried out air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a new offensive and kidnapped 220 Assyrian...
View ArticleBiazon rejects Aquino resign calls
FORMER Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief and now Muntinlupa City Rep. Rodolfo Biazon said he will not join calls for the ouster of President Benigno Aquino 3rd even if he is approached by his...
View ArticleKeep graduation rites simple, schools told
NEIL ALCOBER THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday reminded all public schools to make graduation ceremonies simple and inexpensive for students while following the prescribed theme. Education...
View Article5th Day govt-Abu Sayyaf clashes raise death toll to 26
ANTHONY VARGAS CORRESPONDENTThe government military assault on alleged Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) positions in Sulu province entered its fifth day, raising the death toll to 26 with 10 more rebels killed...
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Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead near Kremlin
VICIOUS MURDER Medics lift the body of russian opposition leader Boris nemtsov, covered with plastic, on moskvoretsky bridge near st. Basil cathedral in central moscow on February 28, 2015. nemtsov...
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