Appeal to stop mining firm’s activities in Sibuyan junked
MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed a plea filed by residents of Romblon to stop the operation of a mining company on Sibuyan Island.
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Alas Pilipinas coach says there's enough talent to keep national team going
MANILA, Philippines – On the heels of qualifying for their first-ever semi finals appearance in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup, Alas Pilipinas head coach Jorge Souza De Brito proclaimed that this isn’t a one-off thing, as the talent pool widens the room for growth in the national team program.
Swiatek both nervous, confident
MANILA, Philippines — Iga Swiatek said she is “confident” ahead of her bid to become only the fourth woman to win four Roland Garros singles titles in the Open era.
The new life skill of being wise online
Even before COVID-19 forced us to learn to do many things within the confines of our homes, technology has long promised to change the way we work, study and live. When the pandemic-driven lockdowns gave us no choice but to stay indoors, that change was hastened.
CHR seeks accountability over recent bombing of Cotabato Catholic chapel
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounced the recent grenade attack by still unknown perpetrators during a Catholic Mass in Cotabato City, an act which injured two civilians.
4 illegal drug den operators in Cotabato City arrested
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Anti-narcotics agents seized 28 sachets of shabu from four dealers, two of them women, entrapped on Thursday right in their clandestine drug den in Barangay Mother Tamontaka here that their neighbors and villagers from nearby areas frequented.
Duterte son seeks probe of EJKs in past 25 years
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte wants Congress to investigate extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and human rights abuses in the country over the past 25 years.
