Senator Ronald dela Rosa believes that the reimposition of the death penalty will save the lives of many Filipinos. Dela Rosa, who is pushing for the return of death penalty on large-scale drug traffickers, said his proposal could save the lives of innocent people because criminals can no longer...
The Las Piñas City government commemorated the first death anniversary of “Ama ng Las Piñas” (father of Las Piñas), former Mayor Vergel “Nene” Aguilar, Saturday (Aug. 20). The city government paid tribute to the accomplishments of Aguilar who served as city mayor for 18 years. In a post...
House members have made the case for the revival of the death penalty or capital punishment through the filing of several House bills (HB) in the 19th Congress. (Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) “While it can be argued that one’s death will never commensurate his/her crimes," read HB No.501 filed by Davao...
Friends and family, led by former vice president Leni Robredo, remembered former interior secretary Jesse Robredo on Thursday, Aug. 18, 10 years after his life was tragically cut short by a plane crash. Former vice president Leni Robredo is joined by her three daughters—Aika, Dr. Tricia, and...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hollywood actor Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, one week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building, a spokeswoman said Friday. Heche, 53, had been comatose in hospital with a severe brain injury since the fiery collision on August 5. Having lost all brain...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has conveyed his sympathy over the death of Filipino sports icon Lydia de Vega. He enjoins the nation to pray for her peace. Lydia De Vega (Photo from Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter via Facebook) "I join the entire nation in mourning the untimely demise of...
A big loss to Filipinos. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo That's how Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo described the passing of Philippine sports icon and track and Asian field star Lydia de Vega. "Lydia 'Diay' de Vega-Mercado’s demise...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced on Monday, Aug. 8, that the dependent legal spouses who are also existing SSS members may now submit their Social Security (SS) and Employees’ Compensation (EC) death benefit claims via My.SSS Portal. (SSS Main Office / File Photo) "The inclusion of...
The children of Cherie Gil - Jay, Bianca, and Raphael -- recently shared on social media photos of them with their late mom. "I love you so much mom (heart emoji)," Jay wrote, posting a photo of Cherie and the family's official statement about the latter's untimely passing recently. He also...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- Major flooding in California's Death Valley on Friday stranded approximately 1,000 people, buried cars and shut down all roads into and out of the famously parched national park. This handout image courtesy of Death Valley National Park Service shows monsoonal rain...
A 59-year-old man from Tubo, Abra was the latest addition to the list of individuals that have died due to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked the province more than a week ago, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday, August 5. A day after a...
NAVA (Guimaras PIO) ILOILO CITY – Guimaras Rep. Maria Lucille Nava lauded the passage of Republic Act (RA) No. 11909 making the validity of birth, death, and marriage certificates permanent. “My aspiration as one of the authors of this measure is to ease the burden imposed on the Filipino...
