Police identify church grenade thrower
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police have released a composite picture of one of two motorcycle men who exploded a grenade at a Catholic church that wounded at least 5 people in Zamboanga city in southern...
View ArticlePNP urged to address public’s mistrust
The Philippine National Police (PNP) should step up its efforts in capturing bad elements to dispel the public’s mistrust on the police force, lawmakers said Friday. Reps. Romeo Acop of Antipolo and...
View ArticleUse of non-porous polymer on bank notes sought
Lawmakers have filed a bill mandating the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to start using non-porous polymer instead of paper in the printing of Philippine bank notes. Reps. Rufus Rodriguez of the 2nd...
View ArticleSigns of artery disease could appear in childhood – study
HELSINKI: Signs of artery disease could appear in childhood, said a latest doctoral dissertation published by University of Tampere of Finland. If people do not change their unhealthy lifestyle in...
View ArticleTurkish F-16s scrambled for ‘drunken’ Sochi hijack attempt
ISTANBUL: Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets on Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was...
View ArticleSpain princess faces court in historic fraud scandal
PALMA, Spain: A judge questions Spanish King Juan Carlos’s daughter Cristina on Saturday over fraud allegations in a corruption scandal — a historic first for the troubled royal family. The rare royal...
View ArticleRodriguez drops lawsuits against league, union
NEW YORK: Embattled New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez on Friday dropped his lawsuits against Major League Baseball, including one seeking a dismissal of his 162-game doping suspension. The...
View ArticleFans wowed by Sochi show, even at $1,000 a ticket
SOCHI: Fans may have paid $1,000 a ticket to see the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, but insisted it was value for money for a trip through Russia’s history and culture. The show — which...
View ArticleAmerican moved from North Korea hospital to labor camp
WASHINGTON: North Korea has moved imprisoned US citizen Kenneth Bae from hospital and back to a labor camp, a US official said Friday, which could further complicate efforts to win his release. In an...
View ArticleMerkel fumes at US diplomat’s curse of EU
KIEV: German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed outrage on Friday over a leaked conversation in which a top US diplomat used the f-word to disparage the European Union’s handling of the crisis in...
View ArticleStars attend private funeral for Hoffman
NEW YORK: A-list stars Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett joined hundreds of mourners at the private funeral Friday of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of an apparent heroin overdose....
View ArticleGuidelines for new training program for poorest regions being finalized
THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) on Friday said it is in the process of finalizing the guidelines for its new training that seeks to provide free training on technical...
View ArticleChina to Aquino: We fought Hitler in Second World War
CHINA on Friday reminded President Aquino it had fought on the side of the Allied Powers against fascist Japan and Germany in World War II, after Aquino likened China’s encroachment into the South...
View ArticleFilAm sailor on US warship greets Pnoy on his 54th birthday
ONE of 10 Filipino-Americans on the crew of the United States (US) Navy guided missile destroyer that is visiting Manila sent a video greeting to President Benigno Aquino 3rd who celebrated his 54th...
View ArticlePHILIPPINES THANKS WORLD FOR ‘YOLANDA’ AID
THE Philippines took to social media and bought ad space in the world’s most prominent strips Saturday to thank the global community for its help three months after a devastating typhoon that killed...
View ArticlePH bags silver in Cape Town swimming meet
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Palarong Pambansa standout McTracy Alindogan delivered the country’s first medal in the Western Province Aquatics (WPA) Swimming Gala on Saturday at the University of Western...
View ArticleWinter Olympics dazzling opening impresses even skeptics
SOCHI, Russia: Olympic athletes were on Saturday competing for the first medals of the Sochi Winter Games after Russia staged a thrilling opening ceremony that impressed even foreign skeptics....
View ArticlePalace open to make Tuason state witness
THE enlistment as a state witness of Ruby Tuason, one of 38 people facing plunder and graft-related complaints over the P10-billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam, won’t compromise...
View ArticleProphets of morality in the rule of law
NEWS came out last year that the steadily-rising-in-local-prestige UA&P was opening a law school. The reaction of many friends I talked to about it was “What another lawyer factory?” There is a...
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