Metro Manila gyms, spas, Internet cafes shut down anew
BY ELLSON QUISMORIO It’s now final – operations of gyms, spas, and Internet cafes in Metro Manila are now temporarily suspended. This was confirmed Wednesday by the Metropolitan Manila Development…
Fukushima hopes Olympic torch will shine light on recovery
When the Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off in Fukushima on Thursday, runners are hoping it will show the world the area is no "nuclear wasteland", a decade after the…
Livelihood program for returning OFWs
THE exodus of overseas Filipino workers leaving their employment abroad or being displaced because of the pandemic is one major source of headache for the government, which still battling the…
Comelec spox to Liza Soberano: Voting still speaks the loudest
BY GABRIELA BARON Actress Liza Soberano’s series of tweets regarding the plight of Filipino workers amid rising number of fresh coronavirus (COVID-19) cases elicited mixed reactions – good and bad.…
2 ASG men killed 2 days after rescue of Indonesian captive
BY BONITA L. ERMAC ILIGAN CITY – The two remaining Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members, who managed to flee during the rescue operation for a kidnapped Indonesian in Tawi-Tawi last…
8 NPA rebels killed in Negros encounter
BY GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Eight suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed Tuesday in an encounter with troops of the Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB)…
Fil-Canadian is the new rising star in women’s tennis
Leylah Annie Fernandez gave Filipino communities across the globe, especially in Canada, something to brag about when she won her first WTA Tour title in Mexico over the weekend. Mixing…
Never again?
BY ROWENA AGILADA Hindi na raw tatanggap si Heart Evangelista ng endorsement na kailangang magpa-sexy siya. Napilitan lang daw siyang tanggapin noon ang endorsement para sa isang brand ng inuming pang-lalaki…
Bolder step
BY NESTOR CUARTERO THAT OLD BANANA-Q GIRL: Gone is the shadow of that little, 10-year old girl selling sweetened, fried bananas on a stick, the image that left an indelible mark…
Isko rejects proposed IATF abolition
BY MINKA TIANGCO Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said Tuesday he is opposed to the proposal of some lawmakers to abolish the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of…
DIANA’S ORDEAL: OFW says ‘corrupt’ BI execs connive with her recruiter
BY HANNAH TORREGOZA This is another sad story of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and like other tell-all stories, this one is also heart-breaking – so cruel. In her desire…
2 friends die in motorcycle crash
BY GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Two friends died after their motorcycles collided at Barangay San Pablo, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Sunday. Police said Jeno Gallego, 23, and his 15-year-old…
NCAA staging 2 online competitions; basketball, volley skills challenge eyed
By WAYLON GALVEZ The NCAA is pushing through with Season 96, and it will be held starting May with two online competitions and perhaps “hybrid” events like basketball and volleyball.…
MPBL chief Duremdes hits back at Basilan Steel owner
By JEREMIAH SEVILLAMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes broke his silence and answered back Basilan-Jumbo Plastic's allegations against the league and demand for a refund through social media. …
2 workers die in Banaue landslide
BY ZALDY COMANDA BANAUE, Ifugao – Two workers died when a landslide buried their house Monday morning at Sitio Talop, Kinakin, Banaue, Ifugao. Maj. Michael Dangilan, chief of police of…
