SC: No TRO for Dela Rosa
MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and status quo ante order sought by Sen....
Bongbong, Sara shielded by immunity in poll donation raps
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed election offense complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio over alleged...
FEELING SAFE: PNP tallies crimes down 12% under ‘Safer Cities’ project
MANILA — The Philippine National Police reported a 12-percent decline in major crime cases nationwide following the intensified rollout of the “Safer Cities Initiative,”...
Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought
KINSHASA – People living close to the epicenter of a deadly Ebola outbreak have told the BBC of their fear, as the World Health...
US to seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staff members
WASHINGTON – The United States government is seeking the death penalty for the suspect charged with killing two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington...
NPA claims Calatrava killings; gov’t decries human cost of insurgency
BACOLOD City — The ongoing armed conflict in Negros Occidental once again drew public attention after the New People’s Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for...
High-value target yields P1.5M worth of ‘shabu’, gun in Bakhaw drug sting
ILOILO City – Approximately P1.5 million worth of suspected shabu and a firearm were recovered from a 46-year-old man in a drug buy-bust operation...
Antique’s No. 5 most wanted nabbed for statutory Rape
ANTIQUE — A tracker team from the Antique Police Provincial Office arrested the province’s fifth most wanted person during a manhunt operation in Barangay...
POWER DEMAND SURGES: While temperatures soar, utilities urge WV consumers to practice energy-saving habits
ILOILO City — Power distributors across Western Visayas have intensified calls for consumers to reduce electricity consumption as soaring summer temperatures continue to push...
18 tons of sweet Guimaras mangoes await Manggahan Festival tourists
GUIMARAS — Anticipating a massive influx of tourists for this year’s Manggahan Festival, the provincial government of Guimaras has prepared a record 18 metric...