Batangas Governor Mandanas, 80, marries lawyer, 32
BATANGAS CITY — This one is for Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas has married lawyer Angelica Chua, 32, in a wedding at the Minor Basilica and Parish of the Immaculate Conception in Batangas City. Among the…
PHL, US forces ‘sink’ China-made ship off Ilocos Norte
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA – As the Balikatan 2024 war drills of some 18,000 Philippine and American troops with 14 observer nations nears its close, the Philippine Navy (PN) said its missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) fired…
Marcos party PFP, Lakas ink alliance, to field common Senate bets in 2025, Pacquiao in
By Claire M. True, Managing Editor MAKATI CITY – Getting ready for the 2025 senatorial, congressional and local elections, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Lakas-CMD led by Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. and Speaker…
Plot to oust Marcos? DILG’s Abalos, PNP say hogwash
By Jeanne Michael G. Penaranda, Correspondent CAMP CRAME, Quezon City – Is there a plot to destabilize the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.? Authorities bluntly said no, it’s a hogwash as Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Benhur Abalos Jr….
Bangko Sentral governor, execs, DOJ’s Remulla are highest paid in gov’t – COA
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda MANILA — Officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas have dominated anew the Commission on Audit (COA)’s annual list of highest paid government officials, with BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. topping the list with a net…
Percy Lapid gunman Joel Escorial meted 8-16 years in prison
LAS PINAS CITY — Self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial was sentenced to imprisonment of from 8 to 16 years by the Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court Branch 254 in connection with the killing of journalist Percival Mabasa, popularly known as Percy…
Docu links Marcos to drugs, is disputed; Senate probes
By Beting Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) documents linking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to illegal drugs which were leaked to media is being investigated by the Senate. Besides the president, the documents also named actress…
CHINA ATTACKS PHL SHIPS AGAIN, CHIDED BY US, EU, UK, OTHERS; Experts predict ‘armed conflict’ next as Beijing readies 3rd aircraft carrier
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA – As China beefs up its defense budget and military and readies a new aircraft carrier in what analysts claim as preparation for possible war, China Coast Guard ships attacked Philippine vessels again…
Marcos, party get ready for 2025 polls; filing of CoCs starts in October
PASAY CITY – This early, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is gearing up for the 2025 elections. This as his political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), is starting to “consolidate forces” in preparation for the 2025 midterm elections where…
CHINA WAR SHIPS SWARM AT WPS; BIGGEST U.S.-PHL DRILLS HEAT UP; France, Australia, 12 nations gird for gaes, G 7 airs support
By ALFRED GABOT and CLAIRE MORALES TRUE Editor in Chief and Managing Editor MANILA/WASHINGTON – As close to 17,000 troopers from the Philippines and the United States stage their biggest air, sea and land war games in years in West Philippine…
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