Sandiganbayan allows Jinggoy to attend Erap’s 80th birthday

MANILA—The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada to attend the 80th birthday of his father former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Ejercito...

Lacson optimistic that Congress will act on nat’l ID system bill this time

MANILA—Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Monday lamented how the past congresses failed to give attention to a measure he filed seeking to create a National ID (identification)...

Sahiron decision to surrender shows gov’t strategy vs ASG effective

Pres. Duterte back in PHL, vows repatriation assistance for OFWs

MANILA—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, April 17, vowed that government will provide assistance for the repatriation and livelihood of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as he...

CBCP hails President Duterte’s plan to create department for OFWs

MANILA—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) lauded the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to create a department for...

Focused military ops vs ASG continues despite latest beheading incident

MANILA—Focused military operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) will continue despite the Abu Sayyaf Group’s (ASG) brutal beheading of one of their Filipino captives in...

PNP- DEG launches ops to recapture Korean-American drug supplier

MANILA—The Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) has launched manhunt operations to recapture a Korean-American drug supplier who escaped while on hospital detention last...

Huge oarfish dies in shores of Sarangani province

GENERAL SANTOS CITY –Fishermen recovered before dawn Monday a huge oarfish near the shores of Kiamba town in Sarangani Province, the first for the area in...

ASEAN to deliver growth benefits to 650-M people—Dominguez

MANILA–The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working vigorously toward integrating the region’s economies in order to bring the benefits of growth to the 650...

QC to join DOTr’s Route Measured Capacity

MANILA–The Quezon City government on Monday disclosed that it will soon be part of the route measured capacity (RMC) of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). In...