AMID varying study results regarding the benefits of its use, some health experts are now saying that outside of what is medically prescribed, including recreational purposes, cannabis or marijuana is associated with a higher overall risk of stroke, with evidence pointing to chronic, long-term exposure rather than casual consumption as the primary driver of this…
Despite the preparation to ensure the peaceful and secure conduct of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections, four persons were killed and 14 others injured as the polls got underway on Monday. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) disclosed, however, that amid the violence and some irregularities, Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia declared there would be no…
A proper criminal justice system exacts justice – that is, punishes criminals for their crimes. Rehabilitation and deterrence are worthy goals, but they are secondary to retribution. — American conservative political commentator Michael Knowles I heard it last night—an ambulance from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) brought former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez to the…
The authorities are now on the look out for the arrest of Basilan mayor Arsina Kahing-Nanoh of Hadji Muhtamad town and six others following the issuance of arrest warrants by the court over murder charges. Hadji Muhtamad Regional Trial Court Branch 2 presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit ordered the full implementation of arrest warrants against…
Photo by Kimy Moto on Pexels.com Motorists face no reprieve as another round of steep fuel price hikes is expected on Tuesday, September 15, with gasoline seen rising by more than P4 per liter and diesel and kerosene by at least P2. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the projected increases will push premium…
The country’s tennis ace Alexandra ‘Alex’ Eala may have emerged as one of the biggest stars in women’s tennis over the last few months, but seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe has given the Filipina rising star sound advice, suggesting that one of her key shots her ‘liability’. Looking back, the 21-year-old Eala achieved her best…
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto – Photo from Ralph Recto/Facebook Executive secretary Ralph Recto was simply amazed with the transformation of a 40-hectare sanitary landfill in Cavite into a nature park and disaster preparedness training facility where training exercises can be done for first responders. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) made this possible by converting…
Life presents many choices, the choices we make determine our future.— Canadian poet and motivational writer Catherine Pulsifer Our Filipino tennis champion Alexandra “Alex” Eala faces points penalty and fines if she skips the Beijing Open to suit up for the Philippines in the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan without exemption from the Women’s…
Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs. — Former United States president Joseph Robinette Biden It appear it would…
Photo courtesy of Joan Bondoc- Philippine News Agency (PNA). Once again, motorists face the prospect of another steep fuel-price increase next week as renewed escalation in the conflict between the United States and Iran sends crude oil prices soaring and threatens to disrupt global petroleum supplies. On Thursday, Brent crude breached the US$100-per-barrel mark on…