MANILA, Philippines — As concerns loom over the nearing approval of the proposed right-to-information and anti-fake-news bills at the House of Representatives, Parañaque Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan reassured the public that both measures would protect the people and secure transparency. In a statement issued on Thursday, Yamsuan said the two measures would work in tandem,

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fletcher Galvez and Edmund Gaisano bannered separate winning efforts as their respective squads secured convincing victories in the ongoing Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 29 on Wednesday night, May 28, at the Magis Eagles Arena in Mandaue City. Galvez powered Batch 2013-Nest Work Spaces to its fifth

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around P884,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized as four individuals were arrested during two separate buy-bust operations in Barangays Suba and Labangon, Cebu City, on Wednesday, May 27. The operations, conducted hours apart by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and the Cebu City Police

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Hold your breath, pinch your nose to equalize, and dive deeper into the blue. Welcome to the world of freediving. Freediving is a sport that pushes people to test their limits, whether it’s facing the fear of the deep or discovering how far they can go underwater without a breathing apparatus. Marion

MANILA, Philippines — As an elected senator, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa should be allowed to perform his duties through online participation, Sen. Robin Padilla said on Thursday. Padilla defended Dela Rosa’s continued absence from the Senate amid an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection with the previous administration’s war on

BAGUIO CITY — Five people, including two children, were killed after a six-wheeler truck carrying 39 passengers overturned Thursday morning along the Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan National Road in Barangay Poblacion, Kabayan, Benguet, authorities said. The truck figured in the accident at Sitio Guay in Poblacion after suffering an alleged mechanical failure, according to the

MANILA, Philippines — A total of P573 million worth of alleged kickbacks was “systematically delivered” to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the Office of the Ombudsman learned, prompting their filing of the third plunder case filed against the majority bloc senator. Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano made this known as he provided more details of the plunder and

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Thursday that he and his camp are preparing to show that there are “irregularities” in the plunder, graft, and bribery cases filed against him. The Office of the Ombudsman filed the cases against Estrada before the Sandiganbayan over alleged government flood-control project anomalies, following the Department of