Airlines asked to prepare as PH airspace shuts down for 6 hours

Jane Bautista 05/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The entire Philippine airspace will shut down for six hours on May 17, from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., to make way for the replacement of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system that failed…

Cordillera mining slumps in 2022

Vincent Cabreza 05/02/2023

BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — The Cordillera mining industry performed poorly in 2022, making it more imperative to bring into the mainstream economy the black market operation of the region’s small-scale mining sector, government officials said. The…

Maris Racal on her dream wedding with Rico Blanco

Marinel Cruz 05/02/2023

Singer-actress Maris Racal said she’d rather get asked by people about the career-related plans she makes with boyfriend, musician Rico Blanco, than about getting married. Maris is 25, while Rico is 50. “He knows that I’m not…

Revert to old school calendar, gov’t urged

Jeannette I. Andrade 05/01/2023

House minority leader Marcelino Libanan on Sunday, April 30, urged the government to make quick work of reverting to the old school calendar of a June class opening.  Libanan, the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino party…

Shortage in driver’s licenses blamed on poor foresight

Julie Aurelio 04/30/2023

The shortage in plastic ID cards for driver’s licenses was caused not by a lack of funds, but a “lack of smarts and foresight” in procuring the said ID cards. House deputy speaker Rep. Ralph Recto said…

DOJ to lead implementation of SIM card law

Jacob Lazaro 04/30/2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will be one of the leading implementers of the SIM (subsriber identity module) Registration Act as soon as it hits its target registrants as it will help the DOJ in the investigation…

Arroyo proposes ‘K+10+2’ to produce job-ready grads

Jeaannette Andrade 04/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is proposing the conversion of the current K-12 basic education curriculum into what she called the “K+10+2” program. The former president, who is now Pampanga representative, said she had…

DOJ: Teves terror tag prelude to deportation

Jacob Lazaro 04/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves may soon be tagged as a terrorist after the Anti-Terror Council (ATC) met on Wednesday to discuss his alleged involvement in the March 4 killing of Negros…

‘DIY’ license plates will do amid shortage – LTO

Jane Bautista 04/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Owners of new cars and motorcycles may have to make their own temporary plates in the wake of a looming shortage of license plates by June and July, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said…

In light of Cebu melee, another exhibition with PBA players scheduled in Davao

Jonas Terrado 04/27/2023

Some of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players caught taking part in a number of unsanctioned exhibition games are billed to participate in a similar event slated next week amid impending sanctions from the league. Rain or…

Young leukemic girl with months to live beats odds, keeps fighting

04/27/2023

Sheryn Lysa Caoili was just 2 years old in September 2018 when the doctor treating her for stage 4 mixed malignant germ cell tumor (MMGCT) told her parents she had only three to five months to live.…

Successive lotto wins baffle Pimentel

Marlon Ramos - Reporter 04/25/2023

What’s the probability of winning a game of chance with multimillion odds in successive weeks? Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday raised this question as he noted that the jackpot prizes in the recent lotto…

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