The Philippine Sports Commission said Friday it has closed an agreement with its Chinese counterparts for the Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes to train in the mainland for at least three months. PSC chair Harry Angping said he will fly to… Read more ›
The Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team survived a late surge to beat Satria Muda of Indonesia, 112-107, in overtime and secure fifth place in the Fiba-Asia Champions Cup at the Britama Arena here.
Malacañang warned its critics Saturday against reviving the issue of poll fraud in the 2004 elections with the death of former National Bureau of Investigation deputy director and “Hello Garci” whistleblower Samuel Ong.
One worker was reported dead and three others injured when a wall collapsed on them at a construction site in Pasay City early Saturday. The incident occurred at about 8 a.m. near the Cuneta Elementary School.
No Filipinos were among those reported injured in tremors that struck the Al-Eis area in Saudi Arabia last Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said late Friday. The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reported to DFA Secretary Alberto Romulo today… Read more ›
The military has rescued 12 hostages – eight Filipinos and four Ukrainians – from militants being targeted by the armed forces in the southern oil region. The militants, meanwhile, said the three remaining Filipino hostages they’re holding will be set… Read more ›
Twelve senators, including Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, voted to proceed with the investigation of the ethics complaint against Senator Manny Villar over an alleged anomalous road project. Those who voted, aside from Enrile, were the complainant, Senator Ana Consuelo “Jamby”… Read more ›
The town mayor of Maconacon in Isabela province is in critical condition after a lone gunman shot him at close range in Tuguegarao City Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Francisco Talosig was on board his Hyundai van (SFA 795) when he was… Read more ›
Scientists are returning next week to La Gloria, a pig-farming village in the Veracruz mountains where Mexico’s earliest confirmed case of swine flu was identified. They hope to learn where the epidemic began by taking fresh blood samples from villagers… Read more ›
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) assistant regional director Vicente de Guzman III said Belo, Kho and a certain Eric Johnston Chua were subpoenaed to appear at the NBI headquarters in Manila on Friday. The subpoenas were sent a day after… Read more ›
Senator Manuel Villar Jr will not participate in the proceedings of the Senate committee of the whole hearing the ethics complaint against him. Villar said he will not send a lawyer or staff to represent him in the proceedings. He… Read more ›
A municipal mayor was wounded when fired upon by a lone gunman early Wednesday afternoon in the northern Philippine city of Tuguegarao, a regional police director said. In a text message, Chief Superintendent Roberto Damian, Cagayan Valley regional police director,… Read more ›