Ex-PNP chief Razon, 13 others allowed to post bail
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court on Thursday, March 10, ordered the grant of bail to former Philippine National Police chief Avelino "Sonny" Razon Jr and his 13 co-defendants in a...
View ArticleAbu Sayyaf set ransom deadline for held foreigners
MANILA, Philippines – The Abu Sayyaf, which is holding two Canadians and a Norwegian in the southern Philippine jungles, has set a one-month deadline for millions of dollars in ransom to be paid,...
View ArticleDuterte is Laylo poll's 'small winner'
All voter preference surveys so far indicate that it’s a tight presidential race. With hair-thin differences between ratings, no one can truly claim to be leading so far. But there are still ways to...
View ArticleChina slams Japan over patrol planes for Philippines
BEIJING, China – Beijing on Thursday, March 10, accused Tokyo of interfering in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) after Manila said it would lease 5 Japanese military planes to patrol areas it...
View ArticleMembers need not panic: PhilHealth has P128-B reserve funds
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday, March 10, belied news reports quoting one of its board members that it is about to go bankrupt in less than a...
View ArticlePH mourns death of 'great Filipino' Jovy Salonga
MANILA, Philippines – The country on Thursday, March 10, mourned the death of former Senate president Jovito Salonga who has left a legacy that would continue to inspire future generations of...
View ArticlePNPA valedictorian: From nurse to firefighter
CAVITE, Philippines – He once dreamed of being a doctor or working as a nurse abroad but fate, it turned out, had different plans for him. Felipe Alicando Jr., valedictorian of the Philippine National...
View ArticleRising seas swamp Marshall Islands
MAJURO, Marshall Islands – Residents in low-lying areas of the Marshall Islands were braced for ongoing flooding Friday, March 11 as a series of inundations underscored the Pacific island nation's...
View ArticleISIS expanding in Libya, fueling arms race
UNITED NATIONS – The Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS or the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq) group has significantly expanded its control over Libya, fueling demand by the country's warring...
View Article50 tahun kemudian: Mari bicara tentang Supersemar
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret, atau biasa disingkat sebagai Supersemar, adalah surat yang ditandatangani oleh Presiden Soekarno pada 11 Maret 1966. Surat ini memerintahkan Letjen...
View ArticlePoe, Escudero go to opposition bailiwick Navotas
Presidential candidate Grace Poe, along with running mate Francis "Chiz" Escudero, visited Navotas City, home to the metro's fishermen – and opposition key figure Toby Tiangco, who publicized the...
View ArticleGrace Poe is not Danding Cojuangco's 'puppet' – Chiz
MANILA, Philippines – Vice presidential candidate Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, March 10, defended presidential bet Grace Poe from critics who tagger her as a “puppet” of businessman Eduardo...
View ArticleUS police launch manhunt after 6 killed in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON DC, USA – US police launched a manhunt on Thursday, March 10 after a brutal shooting at a backyard barbecue in Pennsylvania killed 6 people, including an 8-months pregnant woman and her...
View ArticleJapan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster with moment of silence
TOKYO, Japan (UPDATED) – Japan paused on Friday, March 11 to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing along its northeastern...
View ArticleAquino campaigns hard, hands out Roxas-Robredo ballers in Cavite
CAVITE, Philippines – He cracked jokes, poked fun at himself, boasted of his administration’s accomplishments, and at the end of the program, took the lead in handing out ballers bearing the names of...
View ArticleRepublicans swap barbs for substance in Florida debate
MIAMI, USA (UPDATED) – Republican White House hopefuls ditched the insults and heated rhetoric that have come to define the 2016 race on Thursday, March 10 talking policy and substance on the debate...
View ArticleIn Cavite, Aquino 'entertains' voters for Roxas and Robredo
With presidential race front runner Senator Grace Poe still in the running after hurdling a disqualification case, President Benigno Aquino III campaigns hard for his party mates Mar Roxas and Leni...
View ArticleBinay: P1-B pre-campaign spending a ‘non-issue’
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday, March 11, shrugged off as a "non-issue" his P1-billion pre-campaign advertisement spending.“Hindi naman issue ‘yan. May limit 'yan kung...
View ArticleSouth Sudan is dying, and nobody is counting
NAIROBI, Kenya – The many ways people have died during South Sudan's two-year civil war are well-documented, but the number killed is unknown.Men, women and children have been shot, speared, burned,...
View ArticleSuu Kyi aide confirmed as president nominee, while army picks hardliner
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (UPDATED) – A trusted aide of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was a step closer to becoming the country's first civilian leader in generations after sailing through a parliamentary vote...
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