where over a hundred prisoners sleep in a cell amid PH President Duterte’s merciless war on drugs. MANILA — Jason Madarang, awaiting trial on a charge of drug use, is in a muggy, windowless cell in a Manila prison so overcrowded that inmates must sleep in halls and stairwells and share each toilet with 150 […]
The saga of the Balangiga bells by Perry Diaz
It all began on August 11, 1901, with the arrival of Company C of the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment in the coastal town of Balangiga. The purpose of the Americans’ deployment to Samar was to close its port and prevent supplies from reaching the Philippine revolutionaries under the command of General Vicente Lukban, who served […]
Strawberries sold in Woolworths found with sewing needles embedded inside
Careful when you bite those strawberries! There might be sewing needles embedded inside. And it may not just be strawberries sold at Woolies.
Police want your passwords
You could be fined $60,000 or put in prison if you refuse
Imelda Marcos acquitted by SC: by Ina Reformina
The Supreme Court has affirmed the acquittal of former First Lady and Ilocos Norte Representative Imelda Marcos in 32 criminal cases over alleged unlawful foreign exchange accounts amounting to millions of dollars she shared with husband and late strongman Ferdinand Marcos in Geneva, Switzerland from 1973 to 1985.
Kuro-kuro at Haka-haka ni Boy Galang
Malapit nang matanggal sa puwesto si Trump
Why is Philippine Sentinel the preferred advertising medium of business owners?
● We are the largest Philippine Newspaper in circulation in NSW. ● Unlike others, we use laser printing on clean white paper; no dirty ink smudges on your finger. Colours are vivid, bright and attractive. ● Size is very handy; unlike tabloid size, pages are easy to turn. ● Most articles are controversial; what people […]
Duterte’s circus, but without the bread: by Luis H. Francia
Televised talk between Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and his lawyer, Sal Panelo where he tried to justify his revocation of his nemesis Sen. Antonio Trillanes’ amnesty.
Trillanes: Prosecuted or persecuted? by Perry Diaz
With an impressive ━ if not controversial ━ résumé, Senator Trillanes has ridden a high-speed “roller coaster” all his adult life. Several times he reached rock bottom and many times he reached the high point of his life: from a naval lieutenant to a mutineer and rebel to a prisoner and to a senator (elected […]
So. Korean writes book on sex about Filipinas
A South Korean e-book entitled “How to Treat Bar Hostesses in the Philippines” was recently denounced on social media after its contents were found to be sexually objectifying Filipino women.
DU30’s trip to Israel and Jordan by Ding Velasco
(Editor’s Note: This is unverified article taken from social media) Why the P100M plus trip to Israel was such a waste.
Who’s bluffing: Duterte or Xi? by Perry Diaz
A recent issue of the Philippines Today, headlines: “Duterte warns China of war over oil, uranium.” I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Was President Rodrigo Duterte bluffing? Or did he finally find the courage to remind Chinese President Xi Jinping of the Philippines’ claim in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)?