3 ‘rebels’ killed in Negros Occidental clashes
MANILA, Philippines — Three suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas, including a woman, were killed in separate encounters in Escalante City, Negros Occidental in the past two days.
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43 Chinese POGO workers deported
MANILA, Philippines — Forty-three Chinese who worked for an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Pasay City were deported yesterday, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
Gilas pulls away in the 3rd for 30-point beatdown of Hong Kong
MANILA, Philippines – It is a shining dawn of a new era for Gilas Pilipinas.
Quintanilla repels Duque, bags Philippine Ladies Open crown
MANILA, Philippines – Grace Quintanilla overcame a wobbly start then capitalized on Laurea Duque’s late-round miscues to claim the Philippine Ladies Open crown despite a closing 76 at the Manila Golf Club in Makati City Thursday.
80-seat Bangsamoro parliament favors charter change
COTABATO CITY — The 80-member Bangsamoro parliament on Wednesday passed a five-page resolution favoring charter change, asserting it can hasten efforts of putting a durable diplomatic closure to the nagging Moro issue hounding Mindanao since the early 1970s.
P6.8-M worth shabu seized in another Lanao del Sur PDEA bust
COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics agents confiscated P6.8 million worth of shabu from two dealers who fell in another entrapment operation in Lanao del Sur province on Wednesday.
Benguet town up to Baguio experience haze due to forest, bush fires
BAGUIO CITY — Tuba town in Benguet up to Baguio City are experiencing haze as residents have been trying to block the smoke and smell of burning grass and trees due to continued wildfires ravaging different locations within the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) reservation and in Barangay Tabaan in Mt. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet.
PLDT Home demos ultra-fast Gigabit Fiber internet
MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan leads the country’s first demo of the ultra-fast Gigabit Fiber internet in a smart home in Forbes Park, Makati City.