UST nears sweep of UAAP tennis titles

MANILA: University of Santo Tomas moved closer to sweeping the UAAP Season 86 men’s and women’s tennis titles after posting contrasting wins at the Felicisimo Ampon Tennis Center in Manila on Wednesday.

The defending champion men’s team banked on dou…

PBBM vows aid for affected Filipinos in quake-hit Taiwan

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. extended his sympathies to the people of Taiwan after it was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday.

In a statement posted on social media, Marcos also assured assistance to all the Filipinos curre…

BOC intercepts P102-M kush, marijuana-laced vapes from Thailand

MANILA: Customs authorities discovered PHP102 million worth of kush and marijuana-laced vapes at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

In a statement Wednesday, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) director Verne Enciso sai…

Troops, gov’t help former rebels, supporters learn food processing

BALER: About a hundred former rebels and mass supporters of communist terrorist groups are expected to get a boost in their income and livelihood after learning food processing skills through the efforts of the government and the Philippine Army.

The…

Gadon asks Congress to consider political amendments to Constitution

MANILA: Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon has urged Congress to consider amending the political provisions of the 1987 Constitution, saying such reforms could lead to improved governance and yield greater benefits for the people…

No Vietnamese casualties reported in Taiwan earthquakes: office

Hanoi: There has not been any information on casualties related to Vietnamese people in strong earthquakes and aftershocks that hit Taiwan (China) on April 3, according to the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.

The Ministry of Foreign Af…

Zubiri’s trust ratings reflect public trust for Senate

MANILA: Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday said Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri’s good trust ratings in a recent Pulse Asia poll is a reflection of the people’s trust for the Senate as a whole.

In the Pulse Asia survey from March…