Sleepless nights for smuggler turn dealer as Duterte administration enters the twilight period

A highly influential source told this writer that this wealthy and young business maverick has already sent a "feeler" to one of the political heads of his principal's counter party. Seems that this young business man who transformed from a "smuggler" to a "dealer"...

Tycoon’s second marriage is a dud. What now happens to his $ billions?

What happens now with the second wife of this tycoon whose marriage to the deceased turns out to be a fake? I've heard of the same story before and I thought this happens only to less privileged members of Filipino society. Shotgun marriages, technically speaking,...

National parks a boost to mental health, Aussie study shows

Going to national parks, such as Luneta, La Mesa Dam, Quezon City Memorial Circle, Pinoy Aquino wildlife, may actually be very good to one's mental health, a study by one of Australia's top universities reveal. Research made by a team from the Griffith University shows...

3 OFWs in Jeddah raped by employers

MANILA, Philippines -- Three female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Jeddah were reported to have been sexually assaulted by their employers and allegedly transferred to various employers for a fee to do odd jobs. On Monday (11 November 2019), the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah...

Duterte admin’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ program is not a failure — Dizon

MANILA, Philippines -- The "Build, Build, Build" (BBB) program of the Duterte administration is not a failure but it can do better. This is from the point of view of Presidential Adviser on Flagship Projects and Bases Conversion Development Authority chief Vivencio Dizon in response...

Duterte still searching for ‘honest’ PNP leader

MANILA, Philippines -- President Duterte is accordingly having a hard time finding an honest and capable officer that he will name as new Philippine National Police chief. “He is still looking (for an honest PNP chief),” Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go was quoted as saying Wednesday...

Senator Tolentino why zero funding for naval chain stations

MANILA, Philippines - Sen.Francis Tolentino asked on Wednesday why, despite rising territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea, there was no funding for the development of naval chain stations in Batanes and Tawi-Tawi in the national defense budget for 2020. “I have glanced at the...

It’s UST vs Ateneo in 82nd UAAP men’s basketball Finals

MANILA, Philippines – Call it mastery of their game or that of an opponent or whatever. Up until where it mattered most, the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers once again reinforced public perception and proved right there and sundry they have all the key...

‘INFURIATING ARTWORK OF VANDALS’

That, in a nutshell, was exactly Manila Tourism and Cultural Affairs Bureau Director Charlie Dungo may have in mind Wednesday (13 November 2019) after self-confessed artist-vandals allegedly belonging the youth group of Anakbayan, splattered their mispositioned talents at Manila’s Lagusnilad. The group also goes by...

‘VP Leni could make a difference’ in war on drugs

MANILA, Philippines -- Atty. Barry Gutierrez, spokesperson of the Office of the Vice President, said that Vice President Leni Robredo could make a big difference as co-chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs (ICAD) and the government's anti-drug czar. At a news conference in...