‘Forgotten’ SAF troops get P100K
The city government of Makati has extended financial assistance to 19 members of the 84th Seaborne Company of the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police who were part of the...
View ArticleHow PH saved persecuted Jews
EUDEN VALDEZDuring World War II, the Philippines became a sanctuary for over 1,300 Jewish refugees from Austria and Germany who had escaped the Holocaust, according to a Filipino-American scholar. Dr....
View ArticleNew terror group rises in Mindanao
FERNAN MARASIGAN REPORTERA new group of terrorists has emerged in Mindanao, the military said on Wednesday. According to an official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), at least 70 armed...
View ArticleILP pay mode splits lawmakers
RITCHIE A. HORARIO THE House panel in the bicameral conference committee is not amenable to any changes in its version of a proposed joint resolution granting emergency powers to President Benigno...
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HEROES ON MURALS
Artists apply finishing touches on paintings of the 44 police commandos killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. The mural will be displayed during the graduation rites at the Philippine National Police...
View ArticleEx-ambassador found guilty of malversation
REINA TOLENTINO REPORTERThe Sandiganbayan’s First Division has found former ambassador Masaranga Umpa guilty beyond reasonable doubt of three counts of malversation. The anti-graft court sentenced Umpa...
View ArticlePeace campaign marks 40th day of Fallen 44
JING VILLAMENTEAsserting that all-out war is never a solution to problems in the South, thousands of peace advocates, musicians and artists from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, together with lawmakers...
View ArticlePalace not keen on opposing house arrest
JOEL M. SY EGCO AND JEFFERSON ANTIPORDAMALACAñANG has not opposed proposals to place former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile under house arrest. Presidential Communications...
View ArticleConvicted Pinay gets reprieve
BERNICE CAMILLE V. BAUZON REPORTERA Filipino woman sentenced to death in Indonesia has been given a reprieve, with her case forwarded to that country’s Supreme Court for final ruling. Charles Jose,...
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President’s critics bound to fail – Palace
JOEL M. SY EGCO SENIOR REPORTERArchbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz listens to National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera who joined multisectoral groups asking President Benigno Aquino 3rd to step down. PHOTO BY...
View ArticleHigh Court likely to void BBL – Miriam
JEFERSON ANTIPORDA REPORTERTHERE is a big chance that the Supreme Court (SC) may declare the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) unconstitutional because President Benigno Aquino 3rd has no authority...
View ArticleAFP to ‘decimate’ terror groups
FERNAN MARASIGAN AND RITCHIE A. HORARIO REPORTERSBent on stopping the reign of terrorism in Mindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday vowed to decimate all rebel and terror groups...
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QUIT NOW!
A woman uses her phone during the launch of the Noynoy Out Now! National Movement in Quezon City.PHOTO BY MIGUEL DE GUZMAN
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NO TO TUITION HIKE
Students hold placards during a rally held in front of the Commission on Human Rights office in Quezon City to protest tuition increases. PHOTO BY MIGUEL DE GUZMAN
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Passenger plane skids off NY runway
NEW YORK CITY: An airliner skidded off a runway at New York’s La Guardia airport Thursday and slid to a halt just yards from frigid waters, as a snow storm battered the US coast from Texas to Boston....
View ArticleFears soar for pilot on hunger strike
MOSCOW: Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko agreed to drink chicken broth on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as concerns mount over her health on the 83rd day of a hunger strike in a Russian jail which has...
View ArticleRussia scores Coca-Cola, McDonald’s
MOSCOW: Russian officials sharply criticized US fast-food giants Coca-Cola and McDonald’s on Thursday (Friday in Manila) for their “unhealthy” products, comparing aggressive advertising campaigns to a...
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