Agricultural losses due to the “weak” El Niño now affecting the country are estimated to have reached P4.35 billion with an estimated volume of 233,007 metric tons (MT) of crops and damaged 149,494 hectares of farmland.
Maraming walang paki! Robredo notes Pinoys’ indifference to Ressa’s arrest
Vice President Leni Robredo said indifference seemed to be the prevailing sentiment among Filipinos regarding the arrest of Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa for alleged violation of the Anti-Dummy Law.
Wala nang maibato? Duterte joins DDS in bashing Diokno’s teeth
President Rodrigo Duterte has taken the campaign to the gutter by giving a low blow to senatorial bet Chel Diokno and his teeth.
Thai demonstrators protest alleged cheating in election
Thai demonstrators on Sunday protested against alleged cheating in the junta-ruled kingdom’s first election since a 2014 coup, a week after the controversial poll sowed confusion over the ballot results.
Hemingway legacy writes unifying chapter for US, Cuba: lawmaker
Ernest Hemingway’s legacy helps to bring Americans and Cubans together, an American congressman said as he opened an archive at the legendary writer’s onetime home in Havana, despite tensions between the two nations.
Para alam ng fans: Tolentino backs disclosure of celebrities on narco-list
Administration senatorial bet Francis Tolentino is amenable to the proposed release of the names of celebrities alleged involved in illegal drugs.
Locsin asks Facebook to take down ‘self-righteous, wrongheaded’ accounts too
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is rallying behind Facebook’s aggressive crackdown against fake accounts. Locsin, in a tweet, even asked Facebook to take down…
14 farmers killed in Philippine police ‘massacre’: activists
Rights groups on Sunday condemned what they called a “massacre” of 14 farmers by police in the central Philippines as authorities defended the incident as a legitimate operation against suspected communist rebels.
Tolentino calls for gov’t action vs red tide due to El Niño
Administration senatorial candidate and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Francis Tolentino recently warned the public of the harmful effects of red tide amid the ongoing effects of El Niño.
WATCH | Tolentino: El Niño will cause fish kills and red tide
Administration Senatorial bet Francis Tolentino warned that El Niño will cause more fish kills and red tide that affect local fisher folks.
Ikaw ba yan Persida? Año blames anti-vax fearmongers for fueling measles outbreak
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging local government units (LGUs) to support the government immunization campaign to address the measles outbreak.
Duterte’s advice to husbands: Don’t leave your beautiful wives alone with your neighborhood priest
President Rodrigo Duterte said husbands should never trust their beautiful wives with priests.
WATCH | Duterte asks why some people are afraid he’d crash in a plane: Bakit wala kayong tiwala kay Leni?
President Rodrigo Duterte joked about dying in a plane crash while taking a swipe at Vice President Leni Robredo.
Palace: No such animal as a warrant of arrest for MCLE deficiency
Malacañang said Atty. Jude Sabio is just “hallucinating” for claiming his life is under serious threat following an arrest order against him for deficiency in compliance with the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).
Drilon backs Angara’s re-election bid: Kailangan siya sa Senado!
Senator Sonny Angara has secured another crucial backing for his reelection bid, this time from Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon who hails from the vote-rich Iloilo province.
Walang kawala! De Lima: Withdrawal from ICC ain’t an ‘escape hatch’ for Duterte
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not an “escape hatch” for him to evade prosecution.
WATCH | Bato: Acierto’s evidence vs Michael Yang, unvalidated
Administration senatorial bet and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald dela Rosa said that dismissed Police Colonel Eduardo Acierto failed to validate his supposed evidence against former Presidential adviser Michael Yang.
Mag-volunteer na rin kayo! Kiko Pangilinan urges voters to join Otso Diretso on campaign trail
Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday urged voters to get out of social media and join the person-to-person campaign for Otso Diretso senatorial candidates.
WATCH | Mayor Sara: Presidency not my ambition
avao City Mayor Sara Duterte admitted that never in her wildest dream that she will become the country’s future president.
WATCH | Duterte will not reveal how much Manny Villar gave him in 2016: Ang Comelec pakialamero, hindi naman niya pera!
President Rodrigo Duterte says he would not reveal how much money was in
the bag which bilyonaryo Manny Villar and his wife, Senator Cynthia Villar, gave him
for his 2016 presidential race.
Pakainin ang nagpapakain! Bong Go eyes more support for farmers, fishermen
Senatorial Candidate Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go underscores the need to support farmers amid the prolonged drought which has been affecting the crops of farmers.
Chel is the new in: Diokno tops mock polls of Cebu law school
Seven Otso Diretso Candidates make it to the Magic 12 of a mock senatorial election of Cebu’s University of San Carlos School of Law and Governance.
May bahay dapat lahat! Angara urges gov’t: Allot more funds for socialized housing
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is urging the government to allot more funds for socialized housing to ensure that all Filipinos will have decent homes.
WATCH | Duterte’s advice to fellow ‘tanders’: Don’t look for ‘sexually active’ lovers, they’ll be the death of you!
President Rodrigo Duterte is turning 74 in a couple of days and he has
these words to live by for fellow, aging lotharios who still want to live long.
