MANILA: Vito Sarines topped the ICTSI Junior Philippine Golf Tour Luzon Series 5 at the Luisita Golf and Country Club on Wednesday to claim his third straight title and fourth overall in the boys’ 10-12 category.
He finished with a one-under 71 for a…
MANILA: Police authorities arrested a man involved in the production and sale of videos of sexually abused minors.
In a report on Wednesday, Philippine National Police – Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) chief Brig. Gen. Ronnie Francis Cariaga said the…
ILOILO CITY: The distribution utility in this city has released PHP2.8 million in refunds to 685 eligible customers since it started returning bill deposits in May 2023.
‘As of the latest count, 685 customers have successfully processed and received …
MANILA: The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is convinced that ‘somebody dropped the ball’ that allowed dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to leave the country ‘illegally’ and without the government’s knowledge.
Guo, despite being t…
MANILA: Fuel surcharge for September will be back to Level 5, down one notch from Level 6 implemented in August.
Under Level 5, the fuel surcharge for domestic flights will range from PHP151 to PHP542, and from PHP498.03 to PHP3,703.11 for internatio…
MANILA: Fair weather and isolated rain showers will prevail across the archipelago, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Wednesday.
“We expect that a huge part of the country will experience a…
CEBU CITY: Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia vowed to translate Cebu’s position as the richest province to more projects that will benefit its constituents.
Garcia opened her Station of the Province Address on Tuesday night by claiming that the province…
MANILA: Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira is set witness the signing of three bilateral agreements in the Philippines, including one on education, when he goes on an official visit on Aug. 23, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesd…
COTABATO CITY: Anti-narcotics agents arrested two men allegedly engaged in the illegal drug trade and seized from them PHP6.8 million worth of ‘shabu’ during a drug sting operation along a commercial district here Tuesday afternoon.
In a statement We…
ISTANBUL: Maria Branyas, the world’s oldest person, died on Monday at the age of 117, media reports said Tuesday.
Born on March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, US, Branyas moved to Spain as a child in 1915.
She had held the title of the world’s oldest pe…