HEART OF HOPE (Dr Philip S Chua): Liver pills: A scam

Protecting the public from misinformation, fraud, and all forms of scams is one of the reasons I write this column. Inspiring people to live a healthy lifestyle has been my goal since I was at the Arellano (Public) High School,  where I wrote my featured health column, Ultra-Facts, in the student paper, The Chronicler and Tambuli.

Laughter is the best medicine. So smile with this week’s Philippine News Today comic strip. And engage in mental exercise with our crossword puzzle to solve.

Julia Barretto, Gerald Anderson split over third party?

Are actors Gerald Anderson and Julia Barretto headed to Splitsville?
For showbiz vlogger and talent manager Ogie Diaz the couple may have broken up.

Sudden relief of PNP chief latest sign of weak Marcos leadership?

Ordinarily, the on-the-spot firing of the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) could only be interpreted to mean that he had committed a very serious offense.
But the sudden and unexpected relief of the popular General Nicolas Torre lll as announced by Malacanang first thing in the morning on Tuesday, August 26 (Manila time) turned into a comedy of errors as the day progressed.

NEWSFLASH!!!! PNP chief Nicolas Torre relieved, Nartatez is new chief!

Controversial Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Nicolas Torre III has been relieved from his post, according to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.

Marcos ‘planning’ to attend UN meeting in New York next month, says PHL envoy to US

WASHINGTON/MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. may attend the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez.

MORE FAILED, ‘GHOST’ FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS EXPOSED; DPWH chief admits anomalies, PBBM angry, Senate opens probe

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan admitted at a Senate hearing there were “ghost” flood control projects and vowed to investigate them as more failed projects are exposed and uncovered in Bulacan, Oriental Mindoro and other areas, prompting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to exclaim he was “disappointed and very angry” and vowed to file charges against those involved.

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Union City hosts sister cities in 20th annual City Festival

UNION CITY — The spirit of friendship among nations again filled the Mark Green Sports Center here over the weekend as the 20th Annual Union City Sister City Festival unfolded with local communities, representing this city’s nine Sister Cities in eight countries with one friendship city, exchanged food and showcased traditions and cultures.

Lacson exposes ‘systemic’ flood control projects anomalies, 30 ‘ghost’ projects

Senator Panfilo Lacson exposed a recurring pattern of “systemic” corruption in the country’s flood control projects in a privilege speech in the Senate.