CEBU CITY – Multiple criminal charges were filed against a woman here who allegedly abused her four-year-old daughter through online sexual exploitation. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas raids the house of a Cebu City resident accused of sexually exploiting her daughter....
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today we begin the season of Advent, commonly understood as a period of waiting and preparation for Christmas. But the Latin word adventus does not mean waiting for someone or something. It refers more to the actual arrival of what we expect or hope...
Under Asia Leaders Awards The annual Asia Leaders Awards aims to give credit to those who are making a difference in their fields and promoting the Philippines around the globe. The committee includes the following esteemed members: Dr. Elton See Tan of The E-Hotels, Tanyu III of Makati Tourism...
THE RIGHT MOVE Gone are the days when there were more women than men in the country. Latest statistics show that “the percentage of female population is 49.8 percent compared to 50.2 percent male population” or that’s 55.74 million males and 55.31 million females in the Philippines. More and...
CAGAYAN – What started as a celebration of the first birthday and christening of their daughter ended in a tragedy for the live-in partners in Brgy. Binubongan, Allacapan town here on Monday evening, Nov. 14. Personnel of the Allacapan police reported that the mother, 25, and identified only...
Movie actor-turned-Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez, through a House Resolution (HR), has expressed the lower chamber’s sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family of Asian track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado. Lydia de Vega De Vega-Mercado, dubbed the “Sprint Queen of Asia,”...
PBA Party-list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles is looking for ways to help current and past Filipino Olympians following the death of track and field legend Lydia De Vega on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Lydia de Vega (Photo from Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter via Facebook) De Vega, who was once dubbed...
NAGUILIAN, Isabela – A woman was found dead Tuesday, August 9, in Barangay Quinalabasa here hours after she was reported missing by her husband. JOSIE Bonifacio failed to show up for her doctor’s appointment and turned up dead in a cornfield in Naguilian, Isabela. (Isabela police photo) The...
Former vice president Leni Robredo said on Monday, Aug. 1, that Filipinos should not forget the legacy of the late president Cory Aquino as “a woman of firsts” who led the fight for democracy. Former vice president Leni Robredo poses for a photo beside the portrait of democracy icon Cory...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 46-year-old woman died rescuing two drowning minors in a beach in Barangay Guis-guis Talon, this town, Sunday, July 24. The Sariaya police identified the victim as Juvelyn Cabrera, single, of Barangay San Isidro, Taysan, Batangas. Police withheld the names of the minors....
REFLECTIONS TODAY The two angels ask Mary of Magdala why she is crying. She is supposed to be rejoicing, for Jesus is risen from the dead. Peter and the other disciple have gone home after verifying her report. The latter disciple makes an act of faith upon seeing the empty tomb. But Mary of...
KAMPO HENERAL PACIANO RIZAL, Sta. Cruz, Laguna – A 60-year-old woman and her 19-year-old partner were arrested in a buy-bust operation Tuesday, July 19, in Calamba City, Laguna. Police Col. Cecilio Ison Jr. identified the suspects as Segunda Capusi, alias “Dina,” single, of Barangay...
