2 nabbed with P420k worth of ‘shabu’

SAN PEDRO CITY --- Two suspected illegal drug dealers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Gen. Trias City in Cavite province on Thursday evening, the police said Friday. Authorities also recovered 62 grams or P420,000 worth of suspected "shabu" (crystal meth). In a text message, Cavite police chief Col. Marlon Santos identified the suspects as Ronnie Mendoza, 42, and Carlito Paz II, 46, residents of Manila and Pasig City, respectively. Santos said the suspects agreed to meet with undercover policemen in a sting operation in Barangay Manggahan around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. After the transaction, the police found on them 18 plastic more packs of the alleged drugs. Santo...

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Attack on US Embassy exposes widening US-Iraq divide on Iran

  WASHINGTON --- The New Year's Eve attack on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad has exposed a deepening divide between the United States and Iraq over Iran's role there, even as the Pentagon embarks on a more aggressive mission to counter Iranian influence across the Mideast.   "The game has changed," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday, telling reporters that violent acts by Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq will be met with U.S. military force. Esper spoke before Iraqi TV and three Iraqi officials said Friday that Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, had been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport. &nbsp...

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21 hurt as bus falls into canal in Kidapawan

Kidapawan City ---- At least 21 people were injured when the passenger bus they were riding plunged into an eight-foot deep canal in Barangay Amas here Friday morning, a police official said. Lt. Colonel Bernard Tayong, the spokesperson of the Cotabato provincial police, said the Mindanao Star bus was traversing the national highway to Cotabato City when the driver lost control of the wheel. Tayong said the driver told him that he lost control of the bus as the road was slippery due to torrential rains. The bus, which had 26 passengers, fell on its side. Tayong said there were no fatalities but at least two of the passengers sustained serious injuries. All injured pass...

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LOOK: Cristine Reyes shows off post-holiday abs

Even during the holiday season, actress Cristine Reyes has managed to maintain her fit figure. Reyes proudly bared her toned abs in a bikini last Sunday, Dec. 29, in an Instagram post. https://ift.tt/2ue1ijQ Reyes also has a new look for the year: layered hair above the shoulders, which gives her a more carefree look. The "Maria" star impressed fellow celebrities. "Hotttt!!" Ruffa Gutierrez commented on the post, while Nathalie Hart quipped, "Hello how to be you po?" Reyes is in Siargao with daughter Amarah, her constant travel companion. The actress flaunted rock-hard abs in a striped bikini as she and her daughter relaxed on the pristine white sand. htt...

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Restaurant offers free food to victims of Australia bushfires

A restaurant in Victoria, Australia, has stepped in to give free food to people who have been affected by the bushfires. The summer-season bushfires of Australia have been regarded by authorities as the worst on record, as they burned about 5 million hectares of land and left at least 17 people dead and over 1,300 homes razed. A Sikh couple operating a restaurant called Desi Grill Bairnsdale have extended their help by preparing meals to those in need of food, as per SBS Punjabi on Dec. 31. "It's terrible out there. People are severely affected and they need food and shelter," Kanwaljit Singh was quoted as saying. "It's our duty to serve them when they need us the most." Singh i...

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Deployment ban in Kuwait also covers returning domestic workers – Bello

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippines will also ban the deployment of vacationing household service workers to Kuwait and not only new ones as initially announced, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. "Initially, I was inclined to exempt yung mga (the) balik-manggagawa dahil ito yung mga nagbakasyon e. But in consultation with the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) they suggested that we include even the balik-manggagawa," Bello said in an interview with CNN Philippines' "The Source" on Friday. "Ito yung mga nagbakasyon during the holidays (These are workers who went on vacation during the holidays). So if they go back now they will be affect by this partial ban," he added....

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LOOK: Google honors Filipino author Genoveva Matute on 105th birthday

  MANILA, Philippines --- Google on Friday celebrated the 105th birthday of Filipino author Genoveva Matute with a tribute doodle.   In the Google doodle, Matute could be seen writing on a desk in front of bookshelves.   Matute was a writer and academic who became widely known for her short stories, many of which fictionalized scenes from Filipino history.   Considered as Matute's most famous work is "Ang Kuwento Ni Mabuti" ("The Story of Mabuti") which was published in 1948.   Matute won four Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards between 1951 and 1961 for her short stories.   Her "Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti...

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