BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon’s leadership faced growing rage after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, with security forces firing tear
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Trump targets TikTok, WeChat
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media stars TikTok and WeChat, which could strangle their ability
Sikyu held for selling stolen gun online
POLICE on Thursday arrested a security guard in a gun buy-bust in San Juan, Batangas. Arrested was Mark Anthony Agapay, who was caught in an
Nueva Ecija mayor to telcos: Don’t blame us for delay of cell tower’s construction
SAN ANTONIO, Nueva Ecija -- Mayor Arvin Salonga yesterday defended the local government units on claims of corruption by telecommunication firms. Salonga said it was
PNP official held for ‘hot car’
AGENTS of the Philippine National Police Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) on Thursday arrested a police official found in possession of a stolen vehicle,
Lim alive, making good progress
FORMER Manila Mayor Fred Lim is very much alive and is in fact making good progress. This was the clarification made by Lim’s chief of
Bayanihan 2 ok assured
THE House of Representatives is set t approve the proposed Bayanihan To Recover As One Act or the Bayanihan 2 next week, Majority Leader and
AKO Bicol seeks unity, prayer vs COVID-19
AKO Bicol party list Rep. Elizaldy S. Co last August 5, 2020 appealed for unity and prayer as the country’s leaders and frontliners wage a
Hydroxychloroquine scandal spurs protests in Europe
(AFP) - Berlin, Germany used to be the most famous city in the world representing tyrannical rule, as for decades after World War II the
Olivarez launches Paraña-Cash via Bank-on-Wheels
TO help prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez launched the on-site digital disbursement of its local cash assistance program “Paraña-Cash”