Palace: Duterte tested negative for cancer
Malacanañg on Tuesday, October 9, said President Rodrigo Duterte has tested negative for cancer. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, Duterte’s top aide, made the statement amid the clamor for the president…
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NBI arrests ‘notorious forger’ over fake US visa application
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a previously convicted master forger for allegedly falsifying documents once again. Dubbed as the “golden hand,” Manuel Bala has already served time…
Pacquiao not interested in fighting McGregor
REIGNING World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on Sunday, October 7, said that he has no interest in fighting Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor in a boxing…
Cayetano to resign, mulls post in PH House in 2019
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Tuesday, October 9, that Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano is eyeing an elective position in the May 2019 elections. “Alan…
Duterte assures China: PH won’t join US ‘show of force’
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque at a press briefing assured China that the Philippines will not be joining the military exercises the United States is planning to conduct in the South…
Filipino home care workers win wage theft case in Southern California
Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announces landmark settlement Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced last week that it reached an agreement with a home care provider that allegedly failed to…
Supreme Buddha-Dharma Once Again Astonishes the World
By Liu Yinghong In Buddhism, mastery over one’s own birth and death has always been a legend. Yet, in September of 2018, I saw that with my own eyes! The…
Comelec sets schedule for 2019 midterm polls
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released its calendar of activities and listed prohibited acts for the 2019 midterm elections on May 13. Comelec Resolution No. 10429 sets the election…
ICC receives more info on Duterte gov’t violations
COMMISSION on Human Rights (CHR) chairman Chito Gascon on Thursday, October 4 said that more “confidential communications” containing information on the alleged human rights violations by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration…
‘Red tagged’ schools urge AFP to prove accusations
SEVERAL universities in Metro Manila on Thursday, October 4, dared the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to prove its accusations that their institutions are breeding grounds for the Communist…
Not off the hook: Ombudsman to probe Mocha Uson
EVEN after leaving her post on Wednesday, October 3, former assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Esther Margaux “Mocha” Uson will still face an investigation being conducted…
TRAIN law burdens majority of Filipino families, say study
A RECENT study conducted by the IBON Foundation concluded on Thursday, October 4, that the first package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law burdens the poorest…
Pentagon: China a ‘growing risk’ to US defense industry
ACCORDING to a new Pentagon-led report seeking to mend weaknesses in core U.S. industries vital to national security, China represents a “significant and growing risk” to the supply of materials…
Cubs’ Addison Russell suspended 40 games for domestic abuse allegations
Ex-wife of Fil-Am shortstop opens up to MLB investigators, speaks publicly for the first time since divorce filing On Wednesday, October 3, the Major League Baseball league suspended Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison…
Diskubre tour featured in award-winning series “Discovering Routes”
NEW YORK – The pilot batch of Diskubre, the heritage tour founded by the Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) for young Filipino-Americans, is featured on ABS-CBN International’s award-winning…
AFP chief excludes LP from ‘Red October’ plot to oust Duterte
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday, October 2, excluded the Liberal Party (LP) and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV from any involvement…
Martial law in Mindanao reduced violence in ARMM
Recent conflict alert report released on Tuesday, October 2, showed that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law helped lessen violence in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)…
Palace, military disagree on Trillanes case
Amid the revocation of the amnesty of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Malacañang and the Military, on Tuesday, October 2, do not seem to agree on whether the former mutineer applied…
Duterte: Neutralize NPA members
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, October 2, ordered the “neutralization” of the New People’s Army (NPA). He said that the communist rebels have done nothing for the country except to…
PNP reinforces Filipino Facebook users’ capabilities against cyberattacks
Facebook users in the Philippines are being advised by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) to reinforce their capabilities to counter possible cyberattacks in the wake of recent identity theft…
Pilakula/FACINE 25: Celebrating 25 years of Filipino films
The 25th Annual Filipino International Cine Festival is celebrating its silver anniversary with Pilakula/FACINE 25 with award-winning films in competition from October 19-21 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco….
