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NBI nabs woman in Thai surrogate mom trafficking

Criminal cases were filed against a woman for attempted trafficking of two women to become surrogate mothers in Thailand, National Bureau of Investigation chief Jaime Santiago reported yesterday.

Kremlin says Moldova's poll results raise many questions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moldova's election was not free and the results showed a \"hard-to-explain\" increase of votes in favor of President Maia Sandu and the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.

US says Thaad anti-missile system 'in place' in Israel

KYIV (Reuters) – The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now \"in place,\" Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

US probes leak of Israel's plan to attack Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday.

Australian senator heckles King Charles

CANBERRA (AP) - An indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the monarch is not needed as the country's head of state as the British royal visited Australia's parliament yesterday.

1,000 displaced in VisMin flash floods

COTABATO CITY – Up to 1,000 people were forced to evacuate due to flash floods in Cotabato and Negros Occidental over the weekend.

DA expands ASF vaccination trial in commercial farms

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has expanded the controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF), to include commercial farms amid low participation rate among backyard hog raisers.

‘Mastermind’ in MSU campus bombing nabbed

COTABATO CITY – The alleged mastermind in an attack on a Catholic religious ceremony at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi, Lanao del Sur in December has been arrested.

FBI joins search for kidnapped American

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is joining in the search for an American who was kidnapped in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte by suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group.

Crime ring leader nabbed in QC

Police arrested yesterday an alleged leader of a criminal ring responsible for robbery incidents in Quezon City.

2 killed in Tondo birthday party

Two persons, including a 16-year-old girl, died after being stabbed by a man during a birthday party in Tondo, Manila over the weekend.

Makati resumes free vax for students

The local government of Makati has resumed its free school-based immunization program for Grades 1 to 7 as well as Grade 4 female students.

Belmonte vows more programs for 'inclusive, sustainable' QC

More than five years into her administration, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte yesterday touted the local government's achievements in raising the standards of service and the bar of governance in the country.

SC upholds life sentence, P2-M fine for SoKor pastor

Over trafficking of minors

What's new, NAIA?

SINGKIT - There was such an outcry when the new parking rates at the NAIA were announced ahead of its implementation last Oct. 1 - from P40 for the first two hours and P15 for every hour thereafter to P50/P25 and for overnight parking from P300 to P1,200.

Fissiparous Sara D.

VIRTUAL REALITY - Disclosure: The D does not stand for deranged or demented, but rather to the first letter of one of the most awesome political brands locally.

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The sanitary landfill operated by Metro Clark in Capas, Tarlac will likely be shut down after all. This will have repercussions on waste disposal throughout Central Luzon. But government claims there is no legal basis for Metro Clark to claim an \"automatic\" 25-year extension of its contract.

Family feud and our tight fiscal space

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Justice after 24 years, and counting

Remember Galib Andang, a.k.a. Commander Robot? The notorious Abu Sayyaf bandit was killed together with 12 other members of the terrorist group in 2005 in an attempted jailbreak at the Camp Bagong Diwa detention center in Taguig.

Quad comm turns over land-grabbing evidence to OSG

Pieces of documentary evidence have been turned over by the House of Representatives quad committee to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to be used for building up cases against Chinese nationals who were able to acquire large swaths of land in the country.

Phl, US defense officials discuss AFP upgrade, intel sharing

Philippine defense officials and the newly designated US deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia discussed the planned capability upgrade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the conclusion of an intelligence-sharing agreement with the US Department of Defense.

Fuel prices down this week

Motorists can expect a slight decrease in domestic pumps today, amid recent developments in the global oil market.

Ship ready for repatriation of OFWs in Lebanon

A chartered ship is ready for the possible mass repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon, the Department of Migrant Workers said yesterday.

Robinsons Land Honors Philippine Business Trailblazers at Asia CEO Awards 2024

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), one of the country's leading property developers, recently took center stage at the 15th Asia CEO Awards as the Title Sponsor, highlighting its dedication to business excellence and the growth of the Philippine economy. Held on October 8, 2024, at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, the event celebrated outstanding companies and leaders driving the nation's progress.

DepEd eyes exclusion of rich students from subsidy

State university administrators and the government need to fix the implementation of free college tuition subsidies to prevent wealthy students from pushing out deserving and underprivileged students from the program, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said.

Quiboloy to run as independent in 2025 polls

Detained pastor Apollo Quiboloy will run as an independent senatorial candidate in the May 2025 mid-term elections after revoking his \"acceptance\" of the Workers and Peasants Party (WPP)'s nomination.

Ampatuan convicted in P393-M graft case

Former Maguindanao governor Sajid Islam Ampatuan, now vice mayor of Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in the province, may lose his seat and face life in prison after the Sandiganbayan found him guilty of graft and malversation of public funds.

Stolen heroes' letter recovered by Nat'l Library from eBay

Three letters – belonging to the government trove known as the \"Philippine Insurgent Records\" (PIR) – were recovered over the weekend by the National Library of the Philippines.

TikTok bans political ads

Candidates in the 2025 elections cannot use short-form video platform TikTok for their campaign.

"No let up in OVP confidential fund probe'

A lawmaker has given assurance that there will be \"no let up\" in the House of Representatives' investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged mishandling of government funds, despite what he describes as her troubling display of anger recently.