The dean of the College of Law of the Mariano Marcos State University was declared in stable condition after he was shot by two men on Thursday night on the school’s parking lot here, police said.
Aid workers struggled to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday, as the death toll rose with more bodies found in wrecked homes and debris in the South Pacific island chain.
Senator Antonio Trillanes wants the country’s national sports associations to replace Philippine Olympic Committee chair Jose “Peping” Cojuangco, Jr., weeks after the Philippines once again failed to win a medal in the recently concluded Olympic Games in London.
The Supreme Court has cleared Chief Justice Renato Corona of wrongdoing in the recall of the tribunal’s controversial decision on a labor case filed by the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (Fasap).
Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo decided, on Wednesday, to postpone her trip to Singapore until Thursday after her blood pressure shot up due to the stress brought about by the Department of Justice’s refusal to allow her and her party to leave abroad for medical check up, her spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn said on Wednesday.
A suspected drug pusher who doubled as a pimp and six others were arrested by narcotics agents in separate buy-bust operations in Central Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Saturday.
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur – Governor Douglas Cagas confirmed on Saturday he has dismissed four provincial capitol employees on orders from the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the provincial government’s purchase of computers without proper documentation in 2003. Cagas said that a few days after he sacked Richard Martel, head of the [...]
Luzon and Mindanao will experience rainy weather as two new low pressure areas were seen within the Philippine area of responsibility, the state-run weather bureau said Saturday.
LOS ANGELES—Rookie Gordon Hayward hit the game-winning free throw with six seconds left and scored a career-high 22 points as the Utah Jazz edged the Los Angeles Lakers 86-85 Tuesday. Paul Millsap scored 22 points for the Jazz, who halted an eight-game losing streak with the victory at Staples Center arena. The Jazz had a [...]
MANILA, Philippines – A slumping Rain or Shine pounced on an import-less Alaska, 113-97, to halt a 4-game slide Friday in the 36th PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao. Import Hassan Adams and Beaue Begla threw their weight around as they banged in 22 and 20 points respectively for the Elastopainters, who [...]
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee’s Carlos Delfino scored a career-high 30 points and Australian Andrew Bogut added 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the Bucks past New York 100-95 on Sunday. Brandon Jennings added 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as the Bucks improved to 28-41, level with Charlotte at 1 1/2 games [...]
INDIAN WELLS – Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic won the ATP Indian Wells title on Sunday, rallying to beat world No. 1 Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and improve his record this season to 18-0. Djokovic, who took over the No. 2 world ranking by beating Roger Federer in the semi-finals, avenged a loss to [...]
