Woman killed, 2 hurt including suspect in Sorsogon shooting
INQUIRER image LEGAZPI CITY — A woman was killed while her live-in partner and the gunman who shot her were hurt in a shooting incident in Donsol town in Sorsogon province on Saturday morning. Police Staff Sergeant Ronie Tarog, chief investigator of Donsol town police, said that while the suspect Joseph Lovenario, 42, and resident […]
Duterte tells AFP: Remain relentless in fight vs lawlessness, terrorism
Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari, who led the Zamboanga siege in 2013, attends the Armed Forces of the Philippines Change of Command at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on January 4, 2020. INQUIRER.net photo / Frances Mangosing MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) […]
Pimentel: DOE should explore new sources of oil, power
Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III. FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) should look into possible new sources of oil, as well as considering alternative sources of energy, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Saturday. He made the remarks amid the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran after a top general of […]
Going meme: Thai shoppers get creative after plastic bag ban
An employee carries a banner informing customers about the ban on free single-use plastic bags at a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on January 2, 2020. Image: Mladen ANTONOV / AFP Thai shoppers grabbed baskets, buckets and even a wheelbarrow to skirt a new ban on single-use plastic bags at big retailers, with many posting […]
Ethical veganism is a protected belief—UK judge
Ethical vegans follow a vegan diet but also exclude animal-derived products such as wool and leather from their daily lives. Image: Tolga Akmen – AFP A British judge ruled Friday that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and is protected under anti-discrimination laws. The ruling came as part of an employment tribunal being heard in […]
Mindanao solons: High time for OFW dep’t to be created
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez. (From Rodriguez’s FB page) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The latest tragedy befalling Filipino domestic worker Jeanelyn Villavende in Kuwait is instructive that a government department focused on overseas Filipino workers should be created, two Mindanao lawmakers said. According to Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, the proposals […]
4 killed in 2 separate Bulacan drug busts
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, BULACAN, Philippines — Four suspected drug peddlers were killed in two separate police operations on Friday (Jan. 3) and Saturday (Jan. 4) in the City of San Jose del Monte in Bulacan. Ricardo Donsol and a suspect identified only as Jonas were killed in a shootout with undercover police officers at […]
Despite skipping events, Duterte is ‘alright now,’ says Palace
President Rodrigo Duterte and Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo. TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — There is nothing to worry about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health despite skipping his scheduled events because of not feeling well, Malacañang said Saturday. “[President Duterte] was under the weather for two days due to work load, attending […]
Alvarez says granting ABS-CBN franchise ‘privilege, not a right’
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano with House Deputy Secretary-General Brian Raymund Yamsuan (left) and Palawan 1st district Rep. Franz Alvarez (right) MANILA, Philippines — Palawan 1st district Rep. Franz Alvarez, chair of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises, said allowing television broadcast giant to continue its operations is a “privilege”, not a “right,” noting that they […]
Drunk driver whose date lost leg in car accident won’t pay for add’l treatment unless she marries him
A man and a woman in China figured in an accident where the driver’s car flipped over. The woman woke up with her leg amputated. INQUIRER.net Stock Photo A Chinese man who got involved in a drunk driving accident with his date refuses to pay compensation for her medical bills—unless she marries him. The man, […]