MANILA, Philippines — The heat index reached the danger level in Dumangas, Iloilo and Catarman, Northern Samar on Easter Sunday, the state weather bureau said. Heat index, as defined by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), is the measure of the contribution that high humidity makes with abnormally high temperatures in reducing […]
Read MorePAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Authorities arrested a drug suspect and seized around P6.8 million worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) on Easter Sunday in Barangay Lunzuran, Zamboanga City. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 9 – Zamboanga City Office (PDEA RO9-ZCO), backed by the Philippine National Police, staged a buy-bust […]
Read MoreILOILO CITY — Two taxi drivers tested positive for illegal drugs during the second day of the ‘Oplan Harabas’ surprise drug tests for drivers and conductors held in six public transport terminals in Iloilo and Guimaras on Tuesday. Oplan Harabas was launched by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas (PDEA-6) to make travel […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas fended off also-ran University of the East to resume its UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball Final Four bid with a 25-21, 26-24, 25-20 win for solo third place on Easter Sunday at UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. MVP frontrunner Angge Poyos sustained her fine form despite coming off the Lenten […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—NLEX surged ahead in the fourth quarter en route to its fourth win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the expense of Phoenix, 120-102, at Araneta Coliseum on Easter Sunday. “It showed in the game that they share the ball more, they know who to go to and that’s just through practice,” coach Jong […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Leo Ordiales came to the rescue as defending champion National University dodged a bullet, escaping Adamson, 23-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 15-8, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball tournament on Easter Sunday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The Bulldogs, coming off a Lenten break and missing coach Dante Alinsunurin, who is just […]
Read MoreThere’s nothing worse than being in a relationship with someone who turned out to be way different from what you’ve expected. Not in a dream girl or ideal guy kind of way, but it turned out that your partner is silently conquering an unseen monster on a ticking time bomb, where it’s only a matter […]
Read MoreThe creators of “Gabriela: The Musical,” an upcoming musical based on the lives of revolutionary heroes Gabriela and Diego Silang, have opened a casting call for actors to audition for lead, supporting, and ensemble roles. Theater production company Barefoot Theater Collaborative announced it is seeking male and female performers who can sing and act, as […]
Read MoreCAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — Police arrested a recently freed inmate after he allegedly shot a man whom he tried to rob on Maundy Thursday in San Miguel town. Police identified the suspect as “Lon,” 47, who was arrested in a cemetery in Barangay Sta. Rita Bata during a police hot pursuit operation at […]
Read MoreCALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO — Police arrested four individuals while one suspect remains at large following two separate operations on Good Friday against illegal cockfighting, locally known as “tupada.” The Occidental Mindoro Police Provincial Office said operatives carried out back-to-back anti-illegal gambling operations in the towns of San Jose and Sta. Cruz, resulting in the […]
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