AIDAN HOWE-UNSPLASHChina on Wednesday vowed to cooperate with Philippine police to tackle crimes in connection with illegal offshore gambling operations. “The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines will continue to strengthen communication and cooperation with the Philippine government and law enforcement agencies in particular in this regard,

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENTIAL Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday floated the idea of reverting to the Philippine’s 1935 Constitution, which has a broader provision for declaring martial rule.  “We should follow the system under the 1935 Constitution,” he said. “Take the 1987 Constitution out; it

THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City. — UP.EDU.PH MINORITY lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday filed a resolution calling for the restoration of the proposed budgets of state universities and colleges (SUCs).    House Resolution 403 asks the House Committee on Appropriations

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE SENATE on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill that seeks to postpone village and youth council elections to next year.   Senate Minority Floor Leader Aquilino Martin D. Pimentel III and Deputy Minority Floor Leader Senator Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros voted

ZAMBOANGA CIOZAMBOANGA CIOZAMBOANGA City Mayor John M. Dalipe has signed the deed of sale for 20 of 44 lots that will be used as site for the new Zamboanga International airport.  In a statement on Wednesday, the city government said the contracts were signed Friday following

ZAMBOANGA CIOZAMBOANGA CIOZAMBOANGA City Mayor John M. Dalipe has signed the deed of sale for 20 of 44 lots that will be used as site for the new Zamboanga International airport.  In a statement on Wednesday, the city government said the contracts were signed Friday following

BARMM MOTCSIX airports owned and managed by the national government have been formally transferred to the Bangsamoro region’s autonomous government, the  Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced on Wednesday.  In a press statement, CAAP said the agreement was signed Sept. 20 in Cotabato (Awang)

CHANG DUONG-UNSPLASHThere is a lot of talk nowadays about people quitting their jobs and looking for better opportunities. And, one of the issues of present is RTO or return-to-work orders. With the COVID-19 pandemic having forced a lot of people to make work-from-home arrangements since

JAY CASTOR-UNSPLASHTHE HAZARDS of keeping up with the Joneses. The relentlessness with which central banks are increasing interest rates reflects alarm at rising prices — and an aversion to being portrayed as insufficiently courageous at a time of economic peril. With so much hiking, officials

ALEXANDRA EALA with her US Open junior trophy. — ALEX EALA FB PAGEJust as the world was mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, elsewhere in the news (aside from the Russian invasion of Ukraine), two sports icons announced their retirement from tennis while a 17-year-old