Photo courtesy of DepEd Tayo Dulag NHS Facebook All 48 local government units in Pangasinan suspended classes Monday as Tropical Depression Luis and the enhanced southwest monsoon brought heavy rain and raised safety concerns across the province. The provincial government said local officials ordered the suspensions under Executive Order No. 66, which authorizes mayors to…
Just when Alex Eala appeared ready to turn the Washington Open final into another unforgettable comeback, the skies opened—and forced the biggest match of her career to stop. The Filipina tennis sensation was beginning to find her rhythm against top-seeded American Jessica Pegula, leading 2-1 in the second set, when persistent rain suspended their championship…
WASHINGTON — The rain may have interrupted Alex Eala’s championship battle, but it also left the door wide open for a dramatic Filipino comeback. Eala’s highly anticipated DC Open final against American top seed Jessica Pegula was suspended Sunday after thunderstorms made conditions unplayable, leaving the Filipina tennis sensation trailing by just one set—but very…
Mima Alicia A third suspect in the killing of vlogger Alicia “Mima Alicia” Lipata surrendered to authorities, while three others remained at large, the Philippine National Police said Monday. Northern Police District director Brig. Gen. Benliner Capili said the suspect, identified only by the initials A.F., turned himself in to the Mabalacat City Police Station…
Senator Rodante Marcoleta. (PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) Senator Rodante Marcoleta declined to enter a plea Monday in one of three cases accusing him of violating a decree that bars public officials from accepting gifts. Marcoleta’s lawyer, Moises Tolentino Jr., told the Sandiganbayan First Division that the senator would not enter a plea because related…
PNP Chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said Monday that the agency was open to an investigation by the Commission on Human Rights into the arrest of demonstrators during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the…
Sea travel in northern Quezon resumed Monday morning after Pagasa lifted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over the Polillo Group of Islands. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Real restored normal vessel operations following Pagasa’s 8 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin. Trips to and from the Polillo Group of Islands had been suspended shortly…
PNP Chief Plt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Photo courtesy of the Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said authorities could consider restricting violent films and television programs as part of broader efforts to curb crimes involving minors. Nartatez said Monday that children were influenced not only…
Sources from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed that former senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr.’s sister had bagged almost Php 5 billion infrastructure development projects in the Revilla’ s bailiwick in Cavite. This was learned following the temporary freedom given to the former legislator while he is being tried for alleged flood control…
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) criticized Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio for disparaging the country’s media and questioning the standards of local journalism. In a statement Saturday, the NUJP rejected Duterte’s claim that Philippine journalism fell behind its foreign counterparts. The group said Filipino journalists had consistently received international recognition, which contradicted…