President Duterte has given communist rebels until today to explain their midweek attack in Davao del Norte amid a unilateral ceasefire observed by government forces.
There is prima facie evidence to justify the filing of criminal charges against two of three active police generals publicly tagged by President Duterte as protectors of drug syndicates, Interior and Local Government Secretary...
A “villain’s welcome” consisting of “words and looks that could kill,” courtesy of the nation’s top cop himself, awaits the Army reservist who gunned down a bicycle rider in Quiapo, Manila last Monday night.
Vice President Leni Robredo highlighted the role of the media in effecting lasting change in the country as she joined The Philippine STAR in celebrating its 30th anniversary on Thursday.
Congressmen may start working in August on proposals to amend the Constitution to pave the way for a shift in the form of government to a federal system, as President Duterte is advocating.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) stood firm on its decision not to extend the voters’ registration, but gave local election officers (EOs) the authority to decide if they will extend the registration hours today, the last...
Rody gives NPA ultimatum
Signal no. 2 hoisted over Isabela as 'Carina' intensifies into tropical storm
2 ‘narco generals’ to face trial – Napolcom
Road rage killer nabbed in Masbate
VP cites media role, lauds FOI order
Constituent assembly starts rolling in August
Ex-presidents on China talks: Proceed with caution
PCIJ website hacked
Pinoy optimism at record high as Rody begins presidency
No extension of voters’ registration, Comelec maintains
It's a free for all enterprise for the criminals at this time. Kung ako, if I had just the plan...Sabi ko, sabi ko sa military kapag nakita ninyo, pasabugin mo na. Maski nag-surrender yan, may white, white flag. Pang-giyera lang yan, hindi yan pang-kriminal, pasabugin mo. Show no mercy to them because they're not doing any mercy to us anyway. Bakit ako...Iyan ang problema.
Duterte told the military to show surrendering criminals 'no mercy.' Do you agree?
Should drug testing be mandatory for government officials?
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Do you agree with plan to hold separate inaugural events for Duterte, Robredo?
First there was talk of “super-majorities” in the two chambers of Congress. Now we need to talk about the “micro-minorities” that come as a consequence.
Both are euphemisms for the tenuousness of our political party system.
(For today’s column I share my brother Manny’s contribution. He’s based in San Francisco and is a Global Managing Director with Bain & Company, an international management consulting firm.)
Before the Pride Month of June I sat down for an interview with Congresswoman Geraldine Roman of Bataan’s first district, the first trans politician in the Philippines. Since I’ve written about her political ascent before, I decided to focus on love and relationships.
I have always enjoyed being behind the wheel of a VW. More so if it’s a Beetle, Touareg, or a Golf. I guess, one can say that I truly enjoy being wrapped inside the body of a vehicle that makes me feel safe. And with the VW it is a given.
You know that song sung at Mass, Take and Receive by Bukas Palad? It goes: Take and receive, O Lord, my liberty. Take all my will, my mind, my memory. All things I hold and all I own are Thine, Thine was the gift, to Thee I all resign.
It’s black or ulikba in Tagalog, darker than the beige butiki (lizards) you see on the ceilings of almost every home in the Philippines. And it’s not my pet. No, it lives in the cabinet in the corner of my kitchen, the one where I keep things I don’t need — the gigantic pot I us
What defines a successful team manager? Does it imply the ability to handhold and baby-sit players, keep them comfortable, or is it much more than that? The answer to that question is about to change.
BUSINESS MATTERS (Beyond the bottom line) By Francis J. Kong
July 30, 2016 - 12:00am
Here is a classic story.There’s a guy with a Doberman Pinscher and a guy with a Chihuahua. The guy with the Doberman Pinscher says to the guy with a Chihuahua, “Let’s go over to that restaurant and get something to eat.”
