Stances and compromises
“Roman defended the trade-offs, saying ‘politics is compromise,’ taking it from Bismarck who also once said: ‘A government (or a leader) must not waiver once…
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Customs exceeds collection target
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) reported yesterday that its collections amounted to P280.33 billion are higher than the P278.13-billion target for the first half…
Collective jubilation
People all over the world must have shared the jubilation and feeling of relief the parents and relatives of 13 missing members of a soccer team in Thailand.…
Garin needs to explain ‘phantom’ health centers
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin has a lot of explaining to do during today’s hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, regarding the alleged anomalous…
UAE scores ‘bias’ versus Palestinians
The Arab Group, through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has expressed its condemnation over the reluctance of some countries to participate in protecting the…
Divestment rules don’t cover Calida — Pimentel
Only Cabinet officials are required by law to divest their shares in family-owned businesses, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, yesterday said as he dismissed…
Better life ahead in Rody’s 2nd yr
The $305-billion economy of the Philippines in the past two years under President Duterte was seen capitalizing on the rash of reforms adopted thus far and…
Heavy duty
Nowadays, Makati Mayor Mar-len Abigail Binay is carrying a lot of weight, so to speak.
Duterte, Valles meet next week
President Duterte’s much anticipated meeting with Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles is set for…
DoJ pursues terror tag bid on Reds
The President signed a proclamation in December 2017 declaring the CPP-NPA as a terror organization using Republic Act 10168 or the Terrorism Financing…
Yellows’ desperate gambit
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is holding a long-drawn process on the complaint against President Rody Duterte, and his detractors are hoping to…
Donkey in farmgirl getup wins Colombian pageant
MONIQUIRÁ, Colombia — A donkey disguised as a flirty farmgirl took home a quirky Colombian contest’s top prize Sunday, without even making an ass of herself.
Park grabs LPGA crown
CHICAGO, United States — South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun birdied twice in a weather-disrupted playoff Sunday to win the Women’s PGA Championship, capturing the…
Kidnap of trader masterminded by Bilibid inmate
If the drug trade can be controlled behind bars, why not kidnapping for ransom?
PH manufacturing sustains growth
“Input cost inflation remained steep, as a combination of domestic and external factors were responsible for the upward pressure.”
Boy’s bike ride with GF proved their ‘last’
Two minors paid the ultimate price of riding a motorcycle without helmets when they died after crashing into a dump truck Sunday evening in the town of Santa…
Namibia man dies from H1N1 virus
WINDHOEK — The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed the death of a 45-year-old man who was diagnosed last week with the H1N1 virus,…
Angara: ‘Plant, plant, plant; fish, fish, fish’
Happy not bitter A farmer tends an ampalaya vine. AFP “Economic growth would be nothing if it doesn’t reach our farmers and fisherfolk.”
FDI inflows up 43.5% in 1st quarter
The Department of Finance (DoF) reported that net foreign direct investors (FDI) inflows rose 43.5 percent to $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2018…
Manila village chief shot, in critical condition
A newly elected barangay chairwoman is in critical condition after she was shot Saturday night inside her residence in Binondo, Manila.