Asian Games medalists honored, get over P41 million in cash rewards from gov’t
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured Filipino athletes of his administration’s continued support for initiatives and programs aimed...
Month: October 2023
Nat’l deficit widens in September as gov’t spends more on projects
MANILA – The national government's budget deficit widened to P250.9 billion in September this year from P179.8 billion due to lower...
Defense chief Teodoro rebuffs Beijing, says China a ‘squatter’ in West PHL Sea
MANILA — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. rebuffed China anew for its “unfriendly” and “belligerent” behaviour in the West Philippine...
US, PHL WARN CHINA AFTER WPS COLLISION; Biden renews defense commitment as Manila says not looking for war
By ALFRED G. GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA/WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden has renewed US commitment to defend...
Enrile asks Sandiganbayan to drop plunder case citing age, trial delays
QUEZON CITY — Chief presidential legal counsel and former senator Juan Ponce Enrile has urged the Sandiganbayan to immediately resolve...
Villar warns: NCR will sink if Manila Bay reclamation projects continue
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda PASAY CITY – There is a danger that reclamation projects in Manila Bay may cause Metro...
Ombudsman files graft raps vs. ex-DOH chief Garin, 4 others over Dengvaxia
By Jennifer T. Santos QUEZON CITY –The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft and malversation charges against former Department of...
Governor spews hate on young Asian reporter
By Gilda Balan, Correspondent OMAHA, Nebraska - While it is a given that hate crimes, especially against Asians, occur when...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR WORSENS; 3 Filipinos killed, others missing; Biden, Pope call for humanitarian corridor, aid for Palestinians in Gaza
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief TEL AVIV/MANILA/WASHINGTON – As the Israel-Hamas war appears to be worsening and may spill...
Pia Wurtzbach stuns at LA fashion show, plans US book tour
LOS ANGELES - Beauty queen and actress Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach took the United States by storm recently. After gracing the...
