1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (822+ words) TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines — Want to live longer? Eat noodles. That’s the belief behind the Filipino tradition of serving pancit at birthdays, where long strands symbolize a long life. In Cagayan Valley, though, you hardly need an occasion to eat them....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (465+ words) MANILA, Philippines -- Eight Filipino kids will be given a prestigious chance to train with professional basketball clubs in Japan after the national tryout of Live Your Dream with Pocari: Basketball Edition in Visayas and Mindanao next month. Around 500 kids aged…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (271+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A recent survey found that nearly two in every three Filipinos want Vice President Sara Duterte to return the P73.28 million in disallowed confidential funds to the government. Based on the latest results of The National Momentum Survey by…...

5+ day, 34+ min ago   (637+ words) Recently, two newly released books on prominent politicians have been made available to the public. One of them is on Franklin M. Drilon, who is often consulted today on national issues. The other is on Ramon D. Bagatsing, the former mayor of…...

5+ day, 34+ min ago   (308+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City has recommended the dismissal of the complaint filed by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, over the alleged violation of bank secrecy laws by several House…...

6+ day, 34+ min ago   (528+ words) In a video message last Monday, Vice President Sara Duterte talked about certain kinds of “real pressure” being borne – not by her, she swore. The “real pressure,” VP Sara bewailed, is being made to bear upon all of us Filipinos....

6+ day, 34+ min ago   (290+ words) Kapin sa oras si Bise Presidente Sara Duterte nga nagbarug sa tugkaran, sa wala pa mosulod sa Quezon City Hall, nibalibad sa elevator ug nikatkat sa hagdanan paingon sa korte sa ikalimang andana nga nihikay sa iyang piyansa para sa…...

1+ week, 34+ min ago   (228+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Stressing that she does not trust law enforcers and the judiciary, Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday accused President Marcos of controlling senators, prosecutors, judges and the police. Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Duterte’s…...

1+ week, 34+ min ago   (365+ words) Within just a day, former speaker Martin Romualdez was charged with plunder before the Sandiganbayan, ordered arrested and then “detained.” As in many other cases involving VIP defendants in this country, however, Romualdez had the privilege of being “detained” in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The recent arrest warrant issued against Vice President Sara Duterte will have no bearing on the ongoing Senate impeachment trial, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday. He emphasized that the Quezon City Regional Trial Court’s finding of probable…...