National
Customs, PDEA execs face raps in P1B shabu shipment
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed graft charges against current and former officials of the Bureau of Customs and the Philippine Drug...
Vico Sotto named anti-corruption champion by US state dep’t
PASIG City Mayor Vico Sotto has been named by the US Department of State as one of 12 “International Anti-corruption Champions.” In a statement posted...
More Pasay barangays placed under lockdown
BY Noel Talacay PASAY City yesterday placed 21 more of its barangays under localized enhanced community quarantine due to a troubling surge in new coronavirus...
UK rejects vaccine-nurses swap
BY ASHZEL HACHERO and GERARD NAVAL THE United Kingdom has no plan to enter a deal that would allow the Philippines to send nurses and...
Sinovac: Vaccines may arrive this week
AN official of Sinovac Biotech yesterday said there is strong likelihood that the first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines donated by the Chinese...
5 senators push F2F classes in low-risk areas
AT least five senators – four from the majority and another from the minority – are in favor of conducting pilot testing of face-to-face...
Sandiganbayan: Enough evidence presented vs Yulo in wealth case
THE Sandiganbayan has thrown out motions for reconsideration filed by YKR (Yulo King Ranch) Corp. and six heirs of the late businessman Luis A....
Extortionist masquerading as BI officer unmasked
THE Bureau of Immigration yesterday warned Filipinos bidding to work abroad to be on the lookout for an extortionist masquerading as an immigration officer. Immigration...
COA: Why has San Fernando water income nosedived in 4 years?
GOVERNMENT auditors are demanding an explanation from the management of the City of San Fernando Water District (CSFWD) on why its average income nosedived...
P62M cash aid for teachers still available
THE Department of Labor and Employment yesterday said P62 million in financial assistance remains available for workers from the education sector that have been...
International
Top executives of Texas electric grid resign after storm failure
HOUSTON -- Top directors of Texas’s electric grid operator, who faced sharp criticism from a massive failure of the state power system that left millions last week without light, heat, and water, resigned on...
Germany approves COVID home tests to ease way out of lockdown
BERLIN -- Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn’s strategy to help Europe’s biggest economy emerge from a lockdown that has been in place since mid-December. The infection...
David Attenborough to UN: ‘Climate change a threat to global security, I don’t envy...
NEW YORK -- British naturalist David Attenborough warned on Tuesday that climate change is the biggest security threat that modern humans have ever faced, telling the UN Security Council: “I don’t envy you the...
Biden, Trudeau pledge to counter China, climate change, in warm first ‘meeting’
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA -- US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries’ deep ties and pledging to work together to...
Australia’s competition chief claims victory after Facebook standoff
CANBERRA -- The architect of Australian media reforms being watched around the world claimed victory on Wednesday, even as critics said concessions to the laws forcing Big Tech to pay for news content have...
