Leila Salaverria

Transport strike continues; groups press call to stop phaseout

DESPITE government officials downplaying the effect of the first day of the transport strike, groups of jeepney drivers and operators…

2 years ago

House pushes charter change, adopts con con resolution on final reading

THERE’S no stopping the charter change train in the House of Representatives. A total of 301 members of the House,…

2 years ago

Mindoro oil spill may get closer to Palawan in a week

THE oil spill from the sinking of the MT Princess Empress may reach Palawan in a week, experts from the…

2 years ago

Air passengers urged to leave homes early, check in online for flights

DO you have a flight today? Better check in online and leave home early to go to the airport. The…

2 years ago

Negros Oriental Gov, five others killed in attack

ARMED men “in full battle gear” shot and killed Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo while he was attending to his…

2 years ago

Mindoro oil spill may reach Palawan, threatens 36,000 hectares of marine resources

THE oil spill from the sinking of the MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro may reach Palawan and could affect…

2 years ago

More than half the world to be overweight or obese by 2035, Pinoys among them

WATCH your waistline. More than 4 billion people, or 51 percent of the global population, will be overweight or obese…

2 years ago

Google honors Filipina ‘Dead Stars’ author Paz Marquez-Benitez

LOG on to the Google homepage today, March 3, and you’ll be greeted with the Doodle of a smiling woman…

2 years ago

What penalties await those guilty of hazing?

IN 2018, amid massive outrage over yet another student's death in fraternity rites, the Philippines approved a tougher law against…

2 years ago

PBBM says jeepney modernization necessary, but gov’t is willing to tweak it

THE President will push through with efforts to modernize jeepneys, the country's primary mode of public transportation, but he said…

2 years ago