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The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its 2020 decision which held liable former Manila mayor Jose L. Atienza Jr. and former city legal officer Melchor R. Monsod in the notice of disallowance (ND) for P34.7 million payment for a property bought by the city government in 2001. It dismissed the...

SYDNEY, Australia -- Just like COVID-19 strains have mutated over the past 18 months, so too has the Australian vernacular adapted to the changing environment with a humorous cluster of corona-based colloquial words and expressions. A poster posted on Dec 7, 2020 shows People's Choice Macquarie...

Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez on Monday, May 31, appealed for sobriety in public discussions concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid reported calls for government to take a more aggressive posture in dealing with the continued incursion of Chinese military vessels in the contested...

FAITH ON THE GROUND Noel R., 33, a construction worker who lost his job, on Plaza Miranda imploring the Black Nazarene’s mercy.  (Ali Vicoy) Your employer? No, he’s disappeared. Malacañang ? A senator, your congressman? Your mayor and barangay captain? No—he can’t even get a bus ride...

In this file photo taken on July 15, 2020, the Colorado Rockies play an intrasquad game during summer workouts at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) No chewing tobacco, no fighting, no fans and instead of a sprawling 162-game regular...