Headlines

Safety of Pinoys in Syria gov’t priority

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said the safety of Filipinos in Syria is the government’s priority amid the reported US-led airstrike in response to alleged chemical weapons attack that killed 58 people...

Trump Dismisses Russia Claims Syria Successfully Shot Down US Missiles

PENTAGON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Pentagon officials are dismissing Russian claims that Syrian air defense systems took out most of the cruise missiles aimed at three of the country’s critical...

Internal cleansing tops Albayalde’s agenda as next PNP chief

MANILA -- Incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar D. Albayalde on Monday said discipline within the ranks and weeding out scalawags and misfits will be the hallmark of his stint...

New DOJ chief to look into ‘shredded documents’ reports

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said he would look into the alleged shredding of documents at the Department of Justice (DOJ) prior to the resignation of his predecessor...

P18.5-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Manila port

MANILA -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña on Monday inspected a 40-footer container loaded with misdeclared cigarettes worth PHP18.5 million at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). The shipment was...

Palace calls on netizens to air fact-checking concerns to Facebook

Malacañang on Monday, April 16, urged netizens to make their concerns known to Facebook, which tapped Rappler and Vera Files as its third-party fact-checkers in its drive against fake news. “There are...

Popular