Canelo wins 2 WBC, WBA middleweight titles in return from long layoff
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Mexican pound for pound champ Saul ''Canelo'' Alvarez ended the longest layoff of his career Saturday, capturing two world super middleweight titles by beating previously undefeated…
Thirdy plays solid game but loses
By JONAS TERRADO Thirdy Ravena had another solid performance but it was not enough to prevent the San-En Neophoenix from absorbing an 86-79 loss to Albirex Niigata in Sunday’s…
Police tighten guard in NCR borders
BY AARON RECUENCO Police forces were deployed in all entry points of Metro Manila as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has re-intensified the strict implementation…
Rare Jupiter-Saturn conjunction Monday but clouds may spoil rare event
By ELLALYN V. RUIZ Jupiter and Saturn will appear very close to each other by one-fifth of a full moon but the cloud cover may spoil Filipinos’ chance to spot…
Spread goodness, papal nuncio tells faithful
BY LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown said if the new coronavirus is contagious, so is goodness and concern for social…
New LPA spotted east of Catanduanes
BY ELLALYN V. RUIZ Tropical depression “Vicky” is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility Sunday but a new low-pressure area (LPA) has formed east of Catanduanes…
263 Eastern Visayas cops get COVID-19
BY RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT PALO, Leyte – The number of police officers who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Eastern Visayas has reached 263, a…
Why Christmas will always be happy
BY FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD A BUSINESSMAN says to his friend, “With this COVID-19 economic crisis I’m a walking economy.” “What do you mean?”…
Extreme itching
BY RICA CRUZ Dear Doc Rica Cruz, My parents are quite strict at hindi pa daw ako puwedeng magboyfriend. Mid-20s na ako and active naman akong…
Count your blessings
BY MARILYN C. ARAYATA How are you? Can you breathe comfortably without a need for an oxygen tank or a ventilator? Can you stand and walk without…
2 drug ring members dead in Laguna sting
BY DANNY ESTACIO STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna – Two members of a drug syndicate were killed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tagapo, this city, last Saturday.…
PH, ASEAN & China as 3rd decade begins
THERE were tense moments in recent years in the relations between the Philippines and China, putting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a quandary, but now, at…
Lorenzana belies Metro Manila’s return to MECQ
BY MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Metro Manila will not revert back to the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) yet despite the increasing number of COVID-19 infections this Christmas…
Announcement of the birth of Jesus
GOSPEL: LK 1:26-38 * The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the…
‘Vicky’ leaves 7 dead, 4 missing – PNP
BY AARON RECUENCO At least seven persons were killed while four others are missing as tropical depression “Vicky” pounded Mindanao and some parts of the Visayas with…
Same strict protocols for FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Clark
By CARLO ANOLIN The same "stricter" protocols implemented during the successful 2020 PBA Philippine Cup will be followed when the third leg of the 2021…
