READY FOR HOLY WEEK A giant papier-mâché image of Jesus Christ in torment has taken form and attracts early viewers at Barangay Poblacion, Makati City, where Lenten traditions like the "pabasa" have hardly faded even in highly urbanized environs. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
Hi there. US approves $5.5-B sale of 20 F-16 jets to PH
The "proposed sale" would, among others, enhance the PH Air Force's ability "to conduct maritime domain awareness and air support missions," amid a new escalation of rhetoric between Manila and Beijing.
"Those playing with fire will perish by it." China made the warningafter AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. ordered PH forces in northern Luzon to prepare for the possibility of the invasion of Taiwan.
Brooklyn-based author Nicholas Kaufmann says he has been "absolutely flooded" by diehard Duterte supporters on social media who have mistaken him for the ex-president's ICC counsel, Nicholas Kaufman.
Fifteen Filipino billionaires made it to Forbes Magazine's list of the world's richest people for 2025, with a combined wealth of $53.7 billion, up 9 percent from 2024. On top? Manuel Villar, with $17.2 billion.
A "cleansing ritual." The looming trial of Duterte "will be a crucial occasion for our country to mend our people's heavily damaged sense of right and wrong," writes ICC-accredited lawyer Joel Ruiz Butuyan in Opinion.
The government's budget deficit hit P171.4 billion in February, widening by 4.11 percent from the P164.7 billion recorded in the same month last year as the growth in revenues was not enough to offset the increase in expenditures, mainly on infrastructure projects.
COTABATO CITY—Philippine Army commander Lt. Gen. Roy Galido has ordered the 6th Infantry Division to intensify law enforcement operations against loose firearms in Bangsamoro and Soccsksargen regions, to reduce opportunities for violence in the run-up to the May 12 elections. Galido said efforts must also be focused on the Maguindanao provinces where terror groups contin- ue to operate.
Of all the players added to the list of the Philippine Basketball Association's greatest stars, no one's wait was more puzzling than Nelson Asaytono. "There is no doubt that he is deserving," former league commissioner Sonny Barrios, who chairs the selection committee tasked to add 10 more names to bring the number of members in the PBA Greatest list to 50 in line with the league's golden anniversary.
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa wanted clean hands. This was something the legendary chef stressed to Charisse Chuidian, vice president of public relations at City of Dreams Manila. "Did you tell them to wash their hands?" he asked her more than once.
LONDON—A desiccated 110-year-old lemon that played a key role in espionage history is one of the star attractions of a London exhibition drawn from the files of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency.
By Associated Press
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