Government forces killed a suspected ranking communist rebel leader in Southern Tagalog region and two others in an alleged shootout in Antipolo City early Thursday, a regional Army spokesman said. In a report, Captain Jayrald Ternio, head of the public affairs office of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, identified the…
The Philippines “surrendered everything”, including its sovereignty, when it entered into the alleged “onerous” water concession deal with Manila Water and Maynilad in 1997, President Rodrigo Duterte lamented Thursday. “In that contract, pag mabasa mo (if you read it), our country surrendered everything to Manila Water and to Maynilad–everything, including…
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Eastern Visayas has approved an increase in the minimum pay of “kasambahay” in the region, with a labor official describing this as a “Christmas gift” for local household helpers. From the current P2,000 monthly pay, household helpers living in cities and…
With just three weeks left until Christmas Day, the holidays are already in full swing. Even before Thanksgiving last week, Marks & Spencer (M&S) rolled out its selection of brandy-soaked fruitcakes, individual mince pies and shortbread cookies in festive tins. The sweets may taste unfamiliar to Pinoys who picture bibingka,…
A Filipino nurse situated in the United Arab Emirates just bagged the grand prize for a millionaire draw in Abu Dhabi last Tuesday, Dec. 3. Anabelle Manalastas Dela Cruz was the lucky owner of the winning ticket picked at the live-streamed event of Big Ticket, an England-based lottery game show.…
Fire struck a building that was once a hotel in Manila on Thursday morning, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. A report from BFP-National Capital Region Public Information Office said the fire broke out at the former Grand Boulevard Hotel near Plaza Rajah Sulayman and was raised to first alarm…
Carlos Yulo failed to collect a gold medal on Wednesday ending his stint in the 30th Southeast Asian Games with two golds and five silver medals. The world champion gymnast couldn’t quite recapture his winning form in three events of the artistic gymnastics competition at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Yulo finished…
The provincial board on Wednesday declared a state of calamity in Oriental Mindoro amid the widespread devastation left behind by Typhoon Tisoy earlier this week. Damage to crops, property and infrastructure was initially pegged at over P384 million. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said damage to the agriculture…
Maybe this was a wake-up call to make me understand that I need to say thank you more,” Kevin Hart said in our recent interview, almost two months after a car accident in which he suffered a serious back injury. It was one of Kevin’s first interviews since the car…
Kiyomi Watanabe and Shugen Nakano pinned down the golds expected of them Thursday night to power the Philippines in the judo competitions of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Watanabe, 21, retained the crown in the female 63-kilogram division, scoring ippon wins along the way — the exact same way she…