Arianne Lacanilao

DOH aims to increase health human resources in 2016

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting to increase the government’s human resources for health in 2016 to further improve the delivery of health...

Blue Jays reinstate right hander Marcus Stroman from 60-day disabled list

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated right-hander Marcus Stroman from the 60-day disabled list Friday and recalled reliever Chad Jenkins from triple-A Buffalo. Stroman is...

‘Mocha Girls’ arrested in Malaysia for work-permit violations

MANILA – Filipina pop group “Mocha Girls” were arrested and detained in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for performing in the country without the necessary work permit. They...

SET abandons Poe’s residency case, focuses on citizenship issue

MANILA – The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) held its preliminary conference on Friday, with Senator Grace Poe and former senatorial candidate Rizalito David presenting their arguments...

Aquino against ‘unlimited term’ for presidents

HPG wish list includes sunblock, vitamins, toilets

MANILA – Chief Superintendent Arnold Gunnacao asked for the private-sector’s assistance to the requests of the deployed Highway Patrol Group (HPG) traffic marshals, in helping provide...

Shocked city assesses flood damage in Japan; 22 missing

JOSO, Japan – Houses lean forward, knocked partially off their foundations. The worst-hit are gone, their still-intact blue-tiled roofs left sitting on debris-strewn mud. The floodwaters...

B.C. premier calls on First Nations to drive economic and social ties

VANCOUVER – Leaders of British Columbia’s First Nations came looking for a home run but left meetings with Premier Christy Clark and her cabinet wondering if...

Coloma denounces act involving Roxas in negative campaigning

MANILA – A Palace executive on Thursday decried the allegations connecting Interior and Local Government Secretary and Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Mar Roxas to the...

SaskPower partners with mining giant BHP on carbon capture research

SaskPower is partnering with mining giant BHP Billiton to further global research on carbon capture and storage technology. Under a memorandum of understanding, BHP will contribute...