Duterte appoints 40 new prosecutors

Rapid Gun ideal weapon for Jose Rizal-class frigates

MANILA — Having a high rate of fire and the ability to shoot down air targets like missiles makes the Oto Melara 76mm Rapid Gun an ideal...

AFP chief confident PMA Class 2019 will serve PH well

MANILA — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, Jr. is confident that all 261 graduates of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Mabalasik Class” of...

PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez refuses CDM position for SEA Games

In anticipation of the Philippines hosting the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games starting this November, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) William “Butch” Ramirez was offered chef...

Locsin says garbage from Canada ‘ready to go’ on May 30

The tons of Canadian garbage shipped to the Philippines from several years ago is all set to be shipped back to its country of origin this...

Germany’s governing parties in damage control after EU vote

BERLIN — Germany’s governing parties licked their wounds Monday after a battering in the European Parliament election and vowed to improve their performance. The leader of...

Brazilian officials say 42 inmates found dead at 3 prisons

RIO DE JANEIRO — Forty-two inmates were killed at three different prisons in the capital of Brazil’s northern Amazonas state Monday, authorities reported, a day after 15...

Narendra Modi’s victory speech delivers visions of a Hindu nationalist ascetic

In the recently concluded Indian parliamentary elections, the electorate gave a thumping majority to current Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to...

PNP trusts Bikoy will submit “extrajudicial confession”

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday expressed belief that Peter Joemel Advincula, alias “Bikoy”, will submit extrajudicial confession supporting his allegations against Senator Antonio...

PRRD to new gov’t officials: Fight corruption

MANILA — Almost 200 new government officials took their oath of office on Monday before President Rodrigo Duterte, who reminded them that public office is a public...