Thirsty for redemption, Cebuana Elreen Ando breaks SEA Games records in golden lift

June Navarro 05/14/2023

PHNOM PENH—Elreen Ando shattered all existing records in her new weight class on the way to victory on Sunday, the country’s first gold medal in women’s weightlifting at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. The 24-year-old pride of…

Onion prices on the rise again, imports eyed

Jordeene B. Lagare 05/13/2023

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) is exploring ways to counter the rising retail prices of onion in the markets, including importation. Jose Diego Roxas, spokesperson for the BPI, told the Inquirer in a text message that the agency…

Arroyo leads latest move to legalize medical cannabis

Julie Aurelio 05/13/2023

House Senior Deputy Speaker and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pushed anew to legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical illnesses. House Bill No. 7817, or the “Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act,” noted that “thousands…

Business groups bargain for terms in proposed P150 wage hike

Alden Monzon 05/13/2023

MANILA  -Three major, local business groups are seeking a compromise to the planned P150 across-the-board daily wage hike in the Senate, including the exemption of local firms engaged in direct exporting, as well as a “graduated” implementation…

Privacy body gets bomb threat, manhunt for perpetrator ongoing

Alden Monzon, Dexter Cabalza 05/13/2023

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday received an online bomb threat, about an hour after it ended a meeting with GCash representatives over the temporary disappearance of money from the accounts of the e-wallet firm’s users. The bomb…

DOH: COVID-19 cases plateauing

Kathleen de Villa 05/12/2023

COVID-19 cases nationwide are plateauing as the number of new cases daily stayed at the 1,000 mark for the seventh straight day on Wednesday, although new infections are going up in some areas. Health-care utilization rates as…

Has the dust finally settled on ‘Eat Bulaga’?

Allan Policarpio 05/11/2023

  Questions about the ongoing controversy surrounding “Eat Bulaga!” were discouraged at a recent press conference for Vic Sotto’s upcoming sitcom, “Open 24/7.” Out of respect, no one dared bring up the topic at the event’s Q&A…

‘Fight continues’ in barangay, midterm polls, say Robredo, Pangilinan

Krixia Subingsubing 05/11/2023

Taking lessons from their defeat last year, the country’s two most prominent opposition figures have vowed to continue the fight and regain lost ground in the upcoming barangay polls in October and the midterm elections in 2025.…

American admits killing partner, stuffing her in drum in Cavite

Dexter Cabalza 05/11/2023

Cavite police arrested on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, an American expatriate after the body of his Filipina partner was found rotting inside a water drum in the Bacoor City house where they both lived. The police said…

Confidence in e-wallet safety is put to the test

Julie M. Aurelio, Tyrone Jasper Piad 05/11/2023

The unauthorized deductions in GCash users’ account balances have raised concerns on whether or not the use of e-wallets is safe for Filipinos who have gotten used to transacting via these financial platforms, especially during the pandemic…

COVID-19 pandemic not yet over, says DOH

Kathleen de Villa 05/10/2023

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will submit to President Marcos by next week its recommendations on the next direction for the country’s COVID-19 response in the wake of the lifting…

GCash foils P37-M hack try; seized funds to be returned to users

Daxim L. Lucas 05/09/2023

MANILA  – GCash, the popular digital payments app of Globe Telecom Inc., foiled attempts by suspected hackers to siphon off millions of pesos from its clients after the company detected a pattern of relatively small withdrawals from…

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