Gonzaga pips UCLA with big ‘3’ at buzzer, faces Baylor in US NCAA Final
Cap: Jalen Suggs makes the game-winning 3-point shot. (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jalen Suggs banked in a jaw-dropping buzzer beater in overtime as Gonzaga University kept its quest for an…
Mayor Isko gets Sinovac jab
By MINKA TIANGCO Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso received his first dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Easter Sunday, April 4. Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan administered the vaccine to…
2 soldiers killed in Negros Occidental ambush
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Two members of the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) were killed in an ambush allegedly staged on Black Saturday by the New People’s Army…
ECQ in NCR+ extended for 1 week
By ARGYLL GEDUCOS The ongoing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble will be extended for another week starting April 5 as cases of the coronavirus…
Taal logs 125 earthquakes
By JHON ALDRIN CASINASThe Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Saturday Taal Volcano continues to exhibit “increased unrest” as 125 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in its vicinity in…
Duterte: Let Christ’s life inspire us
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS President Duterte urged Filipino Christians to draw inspiration from Christ's life and sacrifice at the cross and renew their faith as the country overcomes the…
PhilHealth: COVID patients in hospital tents entitled to packages
By JHON ALDRIN CASINAS The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has assured that patients admitted in accredited tents of hospitals are entitled to its COVID-19 packages if services given them…
PH included in UK travel Red List
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) respects the decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to include the Philippines in its Red List, saying the alarming…
OCTA urges 1-week ECQ extension
By JHON ALDRIN CASINAS The OCTA Research Group recommended Saturday the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces for one week. “We strongly recommend…
Cebuano to swim non-stop around Mactan Island
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – A 25-year-old native of Lapu-Lapu City will embark on a very challenging mission when he tries to circumnavigate Mactan Island later this month. Cleevan…
Unmanned barangays hit
By CHITO CHAVEZ Complaints against barangays that were not operating full-time as mandated by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) continue to pile up as many citizens have…
Good Friday full moon explained
By CHARISSA LUCI-ATIENZA Having a full moon on Good Friday is no coincidence. Father Michael Balatbat, parish priest of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Jalajala, Rizal, explained why we…
Contact tracing czar Magalong contracts COVID-19
By ZALDY COMANDA “The seriousness of COVID-19 pandemic should not be taken for granted.” This was the advice of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, the country’s contact tracing czar, after…
2 dead in Dagupan river shooting
By LIEZLE BASA INIGO DAGUPAN CITY – A construction worker died from gunshot wounds while his cousin drowned in Calmay River in this city when they were attacked by five…
117 Philippine Orthopedic Center employees contract COVID-19
By JOSEPH PEDRAJASThe Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) confirmed Saturday that 117 of its 180 employees who recently swabbed for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have tested positive for the virus.In a statement,…
