LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Three New People's Army rebels, including a commander, were killed in two encounters in Camarines Sur and Masbate on Monday, July 8. COMMUNIST paraphernalia were recovered in an encounter in Tinambac, Camarines Sur on Monday, July 8. (9th ID) Major Frank Roldan, chief of the...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans and veteran NBA center Daniel Theis have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, a person familiar with the agreement said. Daniel Theis (AP) The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday, July 8, because the agreement has...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said on Monday, July 8 that he will remain focused on conducting a factual and independent review of the New Senate Building (NSB) project after an ethics complaint was formally filed against him. “Eyes on the ball tayong lahat. Ang ginagawa ni Senator Nancy Binay from...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Monday, July 8 formally filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano saying the latter resorted to name-calling and making baseless accusations against her and some personalities. Senator Nancy Binay formally filed an ethics complaint against Sen....
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, July 7, urged Muslim Filipinos to be united as they thrive for better lives amid the challenges that beset the times. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In her message for the Amun Jadid, the Islamic New Year, the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Gastronomy tourism is the term being used for the growing trend that sees world travelers choose destinations, largely influenced by the local cuisine they’ll get to sample and indulge in, during their stay. It’s “have appetite, will...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, his senator-colleagues are humans and not emotionless robots. He said this in defense of both Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano following their heated exchange during the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Accounts regarding the...
BACOLOD CITY – A wanted New People’s Army (NPA) leader surrendered to the police in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on July 1. A WANTED 29-year-old New People’s Army (NPA) leader surrendered to the police in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 1. (Photo...
Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson bared that the heated exchange between Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano was "painful to watch" as it unfolded during a Senate panel hearing on the New Senate Building. In a statement on Friday, July 5, Lacson said that while agrees to the necessity...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, July 5 called on the new Senate leadership to discuss all concerns and information about the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB) as a body to ease the ongoing misunderstanding among members of the upper chamber on the issue. Gatchalian...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police said three communist rebels in the Cordillera region surrendered from June 30 to July 1. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the surrenderers were members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Barrios. A 44-year-old laborer from Benguet was among the three...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a resolution seeking to look into the issues surrounding the increased costs in the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB). Padilla cited the need to maintain the public's trust in the Senate as an institution. Senate Resolution 1063 directs Senate...
