SWAMPED. An area in Al Barsha, Dubai is submerged in floodwaters after heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024. The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai has extended assistance to Filipinos stranded in the city’s airport and outlying communities. (Photo courtesy of Elisa Villena, OFW) MANILA – The Philippine Consulate …

Oil prices rallied and equities fell Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fueling fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis after last weekend’s missile attack on Israel by Tehran. In Manila, the Department of Energy said oil prices may have a mixed …

President Marcos has halted imposing fines and impounding e-trikes and e-bikes plying within Metro Manila roads, saying they must be given ample time to be informed about the ban. Marcos made the directive to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and local government units (LGUs) on Thursday, April 18. He …

DAVAO CITY – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 85 under the National Capital Judicial Regional (NCJR) has issued an arrest warrant against the alleged mastermind and accomplice in the killing of former Philsaga Mining Corp. president retired Col. Samuel Afdal three years ago in Rosario, Surigao del …

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) started on Friday its preliminary investigation on the complaints relative to the controversy-marred anti-illegal drugs operation which yielded 990 kilograms of shabu in Tondo, Manila two years ago. In a statement, the DOJ said its preliminary investigation aimed to formally furnish the 74 respondents copies …

‘DANGEROUS’ MOVES. The civilian vessel Unaizah May 1 is harassed, blocked, and blasted with water cannon by a Chinese coast guard vessel while on a resupply mission to troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on March 5, 2024. The Group of Seven (G7) on Friday (April 19, …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. leads the 45th commencement exercises of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Layag-Diwa Class of 2024 at Camp General Mariano Castañeda in Silang, Cavite on April 19, 2024. (PPA Pool photos by KJ Rosales / The Philippine STAR)  MANILA, Philippines — Police officers should put …

Singer Imelda Papin (third from right) during the block screening of her film at SM Mall of AsiaImelda Papin’s latest film, Imelda Papin, The Untold Story, drew significant crowds last weekend at Mall of Asia (MOA), with all four theaters fully packed for the block screening event.The screening featured two …

PRIDE. The tourism billboard of Silago, Southern Leyte. The local government placed third in the Visayas cluster of the Tourism Champions Challenge and received a PHP15 million grant to develop Silago Ridge. (Photo courtesy of Silago local government) TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Silago in Southern Leyte is proud of …

It was a busy Tuesday at Happy Andrada’s Fart Fashion Art atelier when the Style Weekend team visited the designer. Happy was attending to a bride, fitting a romantic wedding garb with a flowy train. She was in her element, talking to her client in the fitting room and making …