‘Usman’ death toll hits 85
Deadly storm Rescuers carry one of the bodies retrieved in a landslide in Bicol area, triggered by heavy rains dumped by tropical depression “Usman.”…
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VAT-exempt cancer meds set
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said they are exploring the possibility of also exempting from value added tax (VAT) medicines for the…
India nuns endure sexual abuse
Sister Josephine Villoonnickal, left, sister Alphy Pallasseril, center, and Sister Anupama Kelamangalathu, who have supported the accusation of rape against…
Execution sought for Khashoggi murder suspects
Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
Arsenal’s big rebound
LONDON — Arsenal responded to their thrashing by Liverpool in the best possible manner reeling off a routine 4-1 humbling of struggling Fulham in their Premier…
UK stabbing ‘a terrorist probe’
Manchester — A British probe into a stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year’s Eve which injured three people is being treated as “a terrorist…
Calbayog City in calamity
Catbalogan City after "Usman." (LA Mabingnay photo)
Locals upbeat on Am Open
Asian Games gold medal team members Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go hope to hurdle a pair of tough groupings to fuel their respective title drives in the…
Batocabe killing solved soon — PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said they are close to solving the killing of AKO Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe.
Two killed in Cotabato bombing
COTABATO — Two people were killed and around 35 others wounded Monday after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of…
Revelers say hello to 2019
Revelers around the globe are bidding a weary farewell Monday to an unsettling year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions,…
56 sports eyed in SEAG
The biggest ever staging of the Southeast Asian Games looms as the SEA Games Federation Council approved all sports proposed for inclusion by the Philippine…
UAE keen on strong Asian ties
HANOI — Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, minister of Climate Change and Environment, headed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation to Hanoi, Vietnam to…
UAE women investors’ hold 20B dirhams
The ADX in Abu Dhabi There are 220,000 women investors in the United Arab Emirates and they hold 3.5 billion shares valued at 20 billion dirhams or $5.4…
Banks line peso funding for subway
A consortium of local banks has committed to provide peso funding for the $3.7 billion Makati Intra-City Subway project seen breaking ground in December, the…
Curtains down for broadway icon
Photo by. PKIMAGE NEW YORK — Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony…
Pope: Don’t condemn gay kids
Photo by. AP Pope Francis said it might be necessary to seek psychiatric help if a child begins to exhibit “worrisome” traits.
Investment program for Boracay rehab crafted
Preservation of biodiversity, not just financial gains, form part of draft rehab plan for soon-to-reopen Boracay. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO With Boracay soon to…
Rohingya refugees get UAE aid
ABU DHABI — The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign has succeeded in attracting young doctors and enabling them to alleviate the suffering of Rohingya…
Oppas push Gilas off track
The (Filipinos’) style of play is very similar to how we play in the States. I think we surprised (Clarkson) with our zone a little bit. He’s playing in the…