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Eyewitnesses say military involved in abducting labor organizer
The fact-finding team on the disappearance of a labor organizer said that there are eyewitness reports that the Philippine military is involved. The post Eyewitnesses say military involved in abducting labor organizer appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
9 NBI agents cleared of torture raps
Nine agents of the National Bureau of Investigation have been cleared by the Office of the Ombudsman of allegations they tortured two brothers reportedly involved in the disappearance of two online cockfight workers, the NBI said on Monday......»»
DOJ: We still have a strong case
Department of Justice officials believe they still have a strong case against six former Manila Arena guards allegedly involved in the disappearance of six sabungeros or cockfighting aficionados, Assistant DOJ Secretary Mico Clavano said yesterday......»»
PNP secures missing beauty pageant bet’s kin
Police have secured the family of missing beauty pageant candidate Catherine Camilon after a former police major tagged in her disappearance was released from custody......»»
Cop linked to missing beauty queen sacked
A police major tagged in the disappearance of a beauty pageant candidate has been dismissed from the service......»»
An isolation state of mind
It was April of 1998, a week before my birthday, when my wife Karen asked what my plans were for my birthday. I automatically replied “none really” since we had just moved to a tiny rental house. Karen replied by pointing out that it had been four years since my dad Louie Beltran died (1994) and I had not had a birthday party since......»»
Philippines logs 40 pertussis deaths this year
MANILA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Forty children have died of whopping cough, a respiratory infection also called pertussis, since this year, the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) has reported. The DOH said in a statement on Wednesday that cases have continued to increase since the start of this year, recording 568 cases from Jan. 1 to March 16. "The total number of cases for the same period in 2023 was.....»»
Unwell King Charles absent, but still very much in the picture
LONDON – Britain’s King Charles will on Monday miss the first major royal event since his cancer diagnosis, but there is no sign of the monarch vanishing from public view let alone contemplating stepping down from his role, experts say. King Charles, 75, has been forced to postpone all public engagements since Buckingham Palace revealed.....»»
Groups commemorate 38th year since toppling of dictator Marcos Sr.
"They do not want to commemorate the EDSA People Power because this will remind them of the day that people the overthrew them from Malacañang." The post Groups commemorate 38th year since toppling of dictator Marcos Sr. appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
PUJ driver offers free rides, snacks to passengers on his birthday
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A jeepney driver from Balud, San Fernando, offered free rides to his passengers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as he celebrated his 53rd birthday. Catalino Villasan said that he has been doing this since 2018. In addition to the free rides, he also gave free burgers to his first 60 passengers......»»
Hunger highest since 2021 – SWS poll
More Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger in the first quarter of the year, the highest since 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent Social Weather Stations surveyshowed......»»
Over 2 mln foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since January
MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Over 2 million international tourists have visited the Philippines since January this year, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Thursday. Citing data from the Department of Tourism (DOT), the PCO said that 2,010,522 international visitors entered the Southeast Asian country from Jan. 1 to April 24. The data showed that tourism receipts reached 157.62 billion peso.....»»
Abalos: P21 billion drugs seized since BIDA’s start in 2023
At least P21 billion worth of illegal drugs were confiscated since the start of the government’s BIDA or Buhay Ingatan, Droga ay Ayawan flagship program last year, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said yesterday......»»
98-year-old Manila Symphony Orchestra performs Coldplay, Rivermaya hits
One of Asia's oldest orchestras operating as a full orchestra since 1926, The Manila Symphony Orchestra showed why it has lasted almost a century since it was founded by Alexander Lippay. .....»»
IN MEMORIAM: Archbishop Fernando Capalla: Consistently, he embodied hope
BRISBANE (MindaNews / 08 January) –‘Blessed are the pure in heart…’ Fernando Capalla faced me from across his large desk, his elbows resting on his swivel’s armrests and his gaze softened by empathy. I and my wife Neng were there inside his cavernous study in late 2011, seeking his counsel over a moral dilemma we […].....»»
Father shoots son dead for disrespecting mom in Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – He was only requested to turn off the lights of his hut, but his disrespectful response to his mother’s order ultimately led to his death. The fatal shooting of a 28-year-old jobless man by his own father in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Monday night allegedly stemmed from months of constant.....»»
Pacatiw tries to buck cage rust in ONE Championship return
More than a year since his last ONE Championship bout, Jeremy Pacatiw acknowledged that he has a lot to work on before his comeback fight......»»
Carlos Yulo wins bronze in Baku World Cup
MANILA, Philippines – Carlos Yulo managed to reach the podium in his first high-caliber foreign meet since a world championship stint nearly half a year back. The Filipino gymnastics star punctuated his stint in the Baku, Azerbaijan leg of the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series with a bronze medal in the men’s floor.....»»
Fish catch down since Balikatan – group
Fish catch around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal has decreased since the start of the Balikatan exercises, which may have prompted the Chinese to send more vessels to the area and continue harassing Filipino fishermen, a local fishers’ group said yesterday......»»
30 proposals received since PPP Code took effect
The government has received up to 30 unsolicited proposals since the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code took effect......»»