Extortion eyed in bomb blast in North Cotabato
BY AARON RECUENCO The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eyeing the involvement of a local criminal group in the bus stop bombing in Tulunan, North Cotabato on…
NBA UPDATE: Voting for All-Star starters begins
Voting for All-Star starters gets going NEW YORK (AFP) – Voting for a potential 2021 NBA All-Star Game tips off Thursday and runs through February 16, giving fans a…
AFP intelligence chief relieved over erroneous report
BY AARON RECUENCO Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana relieved on Thursday the military’s top intelligence official over the erroneous report on slain and arrested communist rebels. “I am…
Cop supporting ASG killed in Zamboanga City shootout
BY NONOY E. LACSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer allegedly supporting the Dawla Islamya-Abu Sayyaf Group (DI-ASG) was killed when he shot it out with government…
MRT-3 general manager in ICU due to COVID-19
BY HANAH TABIOS Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) General Manager Rodolfo Garcia is now in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital after he tested positive…
Mayors recommend stay of GCQ in NCR
BY NOREEN JAZUL * JEAN FERNANDO Metro Manila mayors have agreed to recommend the stay of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status in the National Capital Region…
Korean fishing vessel catches fire; 34 rescued
BY RICHA NORIEGA The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 34 seafarers from a Korean fishing vessel that was abandoned after it was damaged by a fire inside its…
UPDATED: Eala extends perfect run, shocks second-seeded rival
REY C. LACHICA Looks like Alex Eala is ripe for bigger and tougher events. That’s because the country’s tennis princess continued to shock and awe…
Malling? More than gov’t, families will decide when it’s safe
THE government is now trying to decide when and how much it will further relax restrictions in Metro Manila and other parts of the country. It is not a problem…
Is a lamp… not to be placed on a lampstand?
GOSPEL: Mk 4:21-25 * Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be…
Sarah, nakabakasyon lang pala!
By ROWENA AGILADA Naka-leave pala si Sarah Geronimo sa “ASAP Natin ‘To” kaya no show siya sa pilot airing nito sa TV5. Ayon sa isang source, gusto munang mag-focus ni…
Star sellers
By NESTOR C. CUARTERO NEW MARKET PLACE: Facebook and the rest of social media have become one big (super) market place in the time of pandemic. Name it,…
Homicide ruled out in Dacera case
BY JEL SANTOS The histopathology conducted by a medico-legal officer showed that flight attendant Christine Dacera died due to ruptured aortic aneurism, affirming autopsy report that she…
Eala faces tall order as she bids for 2nd pro title
By Kristel Satumbaga Rising tennis star Alex Eala guns for a second pro title this week when she competes in the second leg of…
PBA Board to tackle Super League stint, ‘special’ rookie draft
By JONAS TERRADO The direction of the Rookie Draft and the possible participation of the league’s best teams in the East Asia Super League will be the main…
Duterte says sports can help Pinoys cope up with pandemic
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA President Rodrigo Duterte formally opened the 2021 National Sports Summit during the virtual rites Wednesday. In a recorded video message, Pres. Duterte stressed…
