HUNDREDS OF TYPHOON VICTIMS STILL UNBURIED
More than a thousand dead victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda lay unburied on Saturday, seven weeks after the region was battered by the Philippines’ deadliest storm, residents living alongside the stench...
View ArticleA tale of two drug allies
Cockfighting and drugs brought together two key personalities in a narcotics network a Mexican cartel and a local syndicate are trying to set up in the Philippines. Details about George Torres and Gary...
View ArticleOFWs warned to be wary of donating to ‘Yolanda’ victims
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur warned Filipinos there to be wary of donating to dubious groups masquerading as charity organizations helping the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda. “We have...
View ArticlePalace open to amending Epira
Malacañang is open to amending the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001, which has been blamed for skyrocketing power rates in the country. In a press conference, Palace deputy spokesman...
View ArticleCOUNTRY PLACED AT CENTER OF US DRUG WATCH
THE United States (US) government has placed the Philippines at the center of its anti-narcotics operation in Asia following reports that notorious drug rings that used to sell drugs only in the West...
View ArticleEx-CJ Panganiban faces arrest over libel
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has refused to issue an injunction order in favor retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban who was ordered arrested in view of a libel charge filed against him. As such, the...
View ArticleSearch for new Army chief starts
THE search is on for a new commanding general of the Philippine Army, according to military chief of staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista. Bautista on Monday disclosed that the senior leadership of the Armed...
View ArticleNazarene procession to last 12 hours
OFFICIALS of Quiapo church and the City of Manila are expecting this year’s traslacion, or the annual procession in honor of the Black Nazarene, to last 11 to 12 hours because it will not pass through...
View ArticleSERENO’S DREADED ‘MOOD SWINGS’
SUPREME Court magistrates see in the “mood swings” of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno a reflection of the results of the psychiatric test she took when she applied for the chief justice position. An...
View ArticleSri Lanka looks up to Philippines for training its workers
WHEN it comes to exporting workers to foreign countries, Sri Lanka looks up to the Philippines as the model. Minister Dilan Perera of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare said that he...
View ArticleDOH lists 3 ‘triggers’ in resurgence of measles
The exodus of people from typhoon-ravaged areas, the limited access to health services in poor areas and the reluctance of some parents to have their children vaccinated are being cited by the...
View ArticleKiller quake can hit Metro or central Visayas
(First of two parts) Last year’s killer 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol may have been a precursor of a more powerful temblor. Central Philippines is not the only area considered to be a high-risk...
View ArticleProbe ‘overpricing’ of bunkhouses – Ping
A LAWMAKER and an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are being investigated for possible involvement in the construction of bunkhouses for typhoon victims in Central Visayas that are...
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