One dead in Dinagat Island landslide
ONE died and another was wounded during a landslide triggered by heavy rains at a remote mining village in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, on December 24. Edgar Gallardo died while Cecyl Penaso was...
View ArticleAbu Sayyaf releases Sulu provincial treasurer
MEMBERS of the al-Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Wednesday released a provincial government employee who was kidnapped last month in Patikul, Sulu, police reports said on Thursday. Initial...
View ArticleDesigners Edwin Tan and Pepsi Herrera team up with actress Kim Chiu for Adorata
Beautiful gowns, dresses and suits make the names Pepsi Herrera and Edwin Tan come to minds. Iconic fashion designers, their names are synonymous to top celebrity style after being in the business for...
View ArticleLights, looks and love abound at Rustan’s ‘Disco Love’
There was a time when life went on maximum swing on weekends, where lights flash in an explosion of glitter and glamour, when ladies looked their killer best and gents dressed to impress, when dancing...
View Article14th Manila’s Best Dressed names 2013 awardees
Charity, one of the greatest Christian virtues, was the motivating factor of the annual 2013 Manila’s Best Dressed Awards recently held the Grand Ballroom of the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City. The...
View ArticleCapacity of donor to enter into contracts is vital in deed of donation
Dear PAO, What should be considered in executing a valid and binding deed of donation? ML Dear ML, In executing a deed of donation, one must consider first the capacity of the donor to enter into...
View Article‘We accept PNP laziness, corruption’
Banning the use of caps and sunglasses inside malls only highlights the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s indolence and inefficiency, a lawmaker said on Friday. Following the recent robbery incident...
View ArticlePhilippines steps up efforts to check entry of Mexican cartel
The Philippines said Friday it will take special measures to investigate the entry of Mexico’s feared Sinaloa drug cartel into the country. President Benigno Aquino’s spokeswoman Abigail Valte said...
View ArticleRaps filed vs. suspects in airport gun attack
AUTHORITIES on Friday filed criminal charges against the suspects in the shooting incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 where Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur Mayor Ocol...
View ArticleNPA rebels dishonor holiday truce
AS the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) claimed major strategic victories in Mindanao, its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), staged another daring ambush against government troops in the...
View ArticleAzarenka fighting to get fit for 2014
HUA HIN, Thailand – World number two Victoria Azarenka said Friday she was battling to get her fitness back on track after a disappointing 2013 as she prepared to face world number one Serena Williams...
View Article29 killed in Thailand bus accident
BANGKOK: A bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand’s highest bridges in the kingdom’s northeast, leaving at least 29 people dead, police said on Friday. The accident occurred...
View ArticleTo your heart may there come a whisper!
The shepherd who would not go The gospel for the Midnight Mass at Christmas recounts the story of the birth of Christ, of shepherds keeping the night watch over their flocks and angels filling the sky...
View ArticleSteps
THE late Dr. Jose P. Rizal stood less than five feet. Treble his waistline and that gives the size of his chest, so historians have it. And barrel-chested fellows like our national hero are turning as...
View ArticleCHED chided for not screening scholars
STATE auditors chided the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for granting P112 million to scholars without demanding “adequate documentation.” The funds came from the Priority Development Assistance...
View ArticleFirecracker injuries increase as New Year approaches
More than 160 people have been injured by fireworks as the country prepares to welcome the New Year, the government said on Saturday. A 14-year-old boy who lost his right hand and an elderly man with a...
View Article‘10,000 Hours’ wins big at the Metro filmfest
The socio-political film, 10,000 Hours dominated the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), winning 14 of the 28 awards at stake. The film, loosely based on the life of former senator Panfilo Lacson,...
View ArticleHouse of Representatives swept up in pork barrel storm
The House of Representatives was swept up in the storm whipped up by pork barrel scam in 2013. Halfway through the year, the House was rocked by charges that some of its members channeled part of their...
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