1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (705+ words) Eleven hours to Dagupan; 14 hours to San Fernando, Pampanga, a city you can normally reach in two; 10 hours to Baguio. Those are Victory Liner’s own figures for Monday, Aug. 31. And behind every one of them is a bus full of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (314+ words) CEBU, Philippines — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Office (SAMHSO) is strengthening its advocacy efforts through orientations in barangays and schools. SAMHSO head Niño Krisbayani Dargantes said the office also plans to train teachers and parents to recognize red…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (419+ words) Fake news is proliferating on a wide range of issues while warnings of violence are circulating on social media, meant to sow confusion, harass or intimidate candidates and voters alike. At the same time, real violence, armed intimidation and vote…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (699+ words) MARAWI, Philippines — Near a resettlement site for survivors of the bloody 2017 siege of Marawi, a woman wearing a black face veil walks across a hilltop dotted by tombstones without names. Sophia Aminolla, a nurse and mother of two, does not…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (308+ words) Philstar.com I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Genesis 9:15 On September 11, 2023—the twenty-second anniversary of the attacks against the United States—a stunning double rainbow graced the skies above New…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (588+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Eight gold medals. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino gave this fearless forecast as Filipino athletes brace for a battle ahead, with Gilas Pilipinas facing off Bahrain today to kick off the campaign of the 464-strong Team Phl…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (549+ words) What a thrilling moment in Philippine history. Never have so many elected officials, among the highest-ranking and most powerful in the land, been investigated, prosecuted, charged, hunted or jailed for two major crimes – mass murder and massive thievery or plunder....

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (546+ words) Everyone in the stock market is wondering “Is AI a bubble?” To simplify, there are three sub-sectors in US AI: microchip manufacturers (Nvidia et.al.), tech giants (Google, Amazon, et.al.) which commission data centers, and software developers (OpenAI, Anthropic,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (228+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Stressing that she does not trust law enforcers and the judiciary, Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday accused President Marcos of controlling senators, prosecutors, judges and the police. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Duterte’s…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (365+ words) Within just a day, former speaker Martin Romualdez was charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan, ordered arrested and then “detained.” As in many other cases involving VIP defendants in this country, however, Romualdez had the privilege of being “detained” in…...