DSWD relief reaches Leyte quake areas; Bongbong visits victims
The DSWD has brought in the first wave of relief for nearly 2,000 families displaced by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck July 6 in Leyte province, killing two people and temporarily shutting down power plants. Meanwhile, former senator Bongbong Marcos flew to his mother's home province to help the quake victims, as VP Leni Robredo sought tighter enforcement of building regulations following the collapse of a three-story building, where one of the two fatalities was recorded.
Ex-PDEA chief Santiago, whose ‘4-M addicts’ data Duterte has sworn by, replaces DDB Chair ...
Six weeks after his unprecedented manner of firing the Dangerous Drugs Board chairman - bluntly ordering him to resign, during an arrival speech, for contradicting data he had been using on drug addicts - President Rodrigo Duterte appointed as new DDB chief retired General Dionisio Santiago, whose data on illegal drugs he had always sworn by.
WATCH | Matisyahu and Bugoy Drilon perform ‘One Day’ together
The duet happened in a concert by the Jewish-American artist in Los Angeles Friday night.
With homes damaged, aftershocks persisting, Leyte quake victims use tarps for tents
Some 2,000 people in mountainside barangays have set up improvised tents from tarpaulins and other similar materials even as they brave aftershocks and the threat of more landslides, such as those triggered by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck Eastern Visayas on Thursday (July 6).
LOOK | Phivolcs shows pics of ground rupture after Leyte quake
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday posted three pictures showing very graphic manifestations of ruptures on the ground after the Magnitude...
Shia LaBeouf arrested in Georgia on disorderly conduct charge
He 'became disorderly, using profanities and vulgar language' after he asked a bystander and a police officer for a cigarette.
BULACAN DEATH SQUAD? | 3rd person of interest in massacre found dead
Police in Bulacan province have given assurances they will secure the two remaining persons of interest in the June 27 massacre that left a family of five dead, as a third person of interest earlier reported abducted was found dead Saturday, an apparent victim of summary execution.
3 Abu Sayyaf members killed in clash with soldiers in Sulu
Three members of the Abu Sayyaf local terrorist group were killed in an encounter Saturday in Sulu Province, as troops of the Joint Task Force Sulu continue to besiege the lairs of ASG remnants, the Western Mindanao Command said in a report.
WEEKEND CHEF | Indulge in the homemade goodness of this Chicken Burger with Mushroom...
Satisfy your burger craving without feeling too heavy or guilty about biting into a hearty and juicy patty.
BIR eyes electronic tax filing nationwide
Electronic tax filing and other computerized processing of data with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is targeted to be implemented nationwide before the end of 2017, Deputy Commissioner for Operations Nestor Valeroso told members of the Senate ways and means panel.
At G20, Ivanka takes the spotlight – and a seat
US President Donald Trump shared the G20 spotlight on Saturday with his daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump, as she helped launch a loan program for women and caused a stir by briefly occupying her dad's seat at the table with world leaders.
10 ‘magnifique’ ways Sofitel is making us feel July is truly French month
Traditional dishes prepared by a renowned French chef, a wine pairing dinner, a cooking class, and more are in store for French food and wine lovers this month.
REFLECTION | ‘My yoke is easy and my burden is light’
In today's gospel, the faithful are told to have hope for one's burden becomes lighter when it is carried in the Lord's name and for Him.
NDF: Political prisoners’ release highlights continuing struggles
In a statement attributed to Alan Jazmines, Vice-Chairperson of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-Economic Reforms, the...
QUALITY ISSUE | PBEd notes ‘laggard’ basic education in PH
Businesses find it difficult to match jobs with qualified talents. While education is supposed to increase the chances for a better life, this has not been the case for the two million unemployed Filipinos who have at least a high school diploma, a quarter of whom also have college diplomas.













