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Año to LGUs: Declare Reds persona non grata

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has asked local officials around the country to declare the CPP-NPA as persona non grata.

Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Saturday.

Comelec: Daraga too hot for comfort; Duterte raises bounty by P20M

President Duterte has recommended to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to put the town of Daraga in Albay province under its control, after the assassination last week of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe.

PNP files charges vs Garin, dad for beating up Iloilo policeman

The Philippine National Police on Thursday filed criminal and administrative charges in the Office of the Ombudsman’s Iloilo field office against Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin Jr. and his father, Guimbal Mayor Oscar Garin Sr., and two unidentified bodyguards for beating up a police officer.

Duterte order to deploy troops stumps Lacson

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said Memorandum Order No. 32 (MO 32) was baffling, as President Duterte could deploy more troops to the provinces just by giving orders to the military.

As KO match looms, this is how things will boil down to between UST and La Salle

Once again, fierce rivals University of Santo Tomas and La Salle will engage in what is practically a best-of-three for the No. 2 spot in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. Game 1 is the knockout for twice-to-beat protection on Wednesday. Game 2 is the start of the Final Four on Saturday, where the […]

Converge twin towers has Rain or Shine’s Guiao worried

The twin tower combination of Justin Arana and rookie Justine Baltazar is expected to lead Converge’s bid to rise up the PBA Philippine Cup standings. That combo also poses as a big headache for Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao as his Elasto Painters face Converge at 5 p.m. at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, […]

Corpuz new threat to Sokor ace

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—Joo Dae-yeong fended off multiple threats to narrowly cling onto the overall lead after a frenetic Stage 6 of the MPTC Tour of Luzon won by blue-chip Malaysian sprinter Muhammad Zahin Wahhi on Tuesday. With just two laps before the race concludes in Baguio City, Joo safely crossed the line with a large group […]

Espedido completes hat trick after convincing triumph at Splendido

Mavis Espedido pulled off a hat trick in the girls’ 7-10 division of the ICTSI Junior PGT Championship’s first Luzon series on Tuesday after shooting a four-over-par 76 for a three-shot win over Winter Serapio at Splendido in Batangas. After tallying a 36-hole 156, Espedido now has 45 points after victories at Eagle Ridge and […]

TNT hitting walls without RHJ; Meralco rues missed opportunity

Grand Slam-seeking TNT and defending champion Meralco are caught in tight spots at this point of the PBA Philippine Cup. The Tropang 5G, who are looking to defy those doubting their chances of taking the all-Filipino without Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, have done just the opposite, slipping to a 0-2 start following Sunday’s 100-94 loss to the […]

How my lola mothered me (and the entire household) through food

“Kumain ka na,” my grandmother would tell me day after day, as I arrived from school and sauntered into the dining room.  Some days, it was a question; other times it was firm insistence. Coming home to merienda was a ritual I eagerly looked forward to every time I came home—whether it was the pimiento […]

On biological clocks and calendars: Going against the grain of time

I’m nearly 30, and people have opined over my so-called biological clock, urging me to make haste as it was ticking quickly

Would it be fair for Dennis Padilla to attend Julia Barretto’s wedding uninvited?

Advanced mag-isip? Julia Barretto and Gerald Anderson have stirred engagement rumors after a sweet birthday post in March that they’ve since denied.  But Anderson has been teasing that he’s planning on doing it and this seemed to have surfaced insecurities in Barretto’s estranged father Dennis Padilla who’s already insisting on his attendance to the future […]

‘The Idol’ begs us to pity an abuser in gaslighting finale

Over the course of its run, the general consensus for the five-episode nonprestige HBO series “The Idol” seems to be that it already overstayed its welcome. However, the unearned twist in the show’s ending felt like the visual equivalent of premature ejaculation.  We were served a classic 180-degree turn—gaslighting, absolving, and begging us to pity […]

Dear insecure cishet men, Andrea Brillantes doesn’t live to impress you

This just in: Women know how to have fun! Women have hobbies! Women don’t live just to impress insecure men! Is self-described motivational speaker Rendon Labador vying for the spot of local manosphere mouthpiece? This week, he’s received backlash for disparaging, thinly veiled misogynistic comments against Andrea Brillantes who was minding her own business, playing […]

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