P3.5-M smuggled cigarettes intercepted at checkpoint
BY BETHEENA UNITE A truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes worth P3.5 million was intercepted at a quarantine control checkpoint in Lanao del Sur, the Bureau of Customs…
Echanis daughter arrested in Cagayan raid
BY AARON RECUENCO, LIEZLE BASA INIGO Police arrested a daughter of slain peasant leader Randy Echanis in a raid in Baggao, Cagayan Wednesday, barely four months after…
Triathlon group pushes ‘bubble event’ to next year
The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) has decided to push its planned “triathlon race bubble” to early next year upon the advice of its venue host in…
Lakers open season against Clippers; Curry vs Durant
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA season will tip off Christmas week with two games on opening night, highlighted by the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring ceremony, the…
No holiday truce with Reds – AFP
BY AARON RECUENCO The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has no plan to recommend to President Duterte a holiday ceasefire with the New People’s Army (NPA)…
NBA says 48 players test positive for Covid-19
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA announced Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, a dramatic increase over the zero positive tests reported during last season's…
Rockets ship Westbrook off to Wizards in exchange of point guards
LOS ANGELES (AFP) –The Houston Rockets agreed to send disgruntled point guard Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for former first round draft pick John…
Minors in Metro Manila not allowed to go out
BY JHON ALDRIN CASINAS Metro Manila mayors don’t want to play spoilers but for everybody’s sake, especially when health is concerned, they cut short the celebration of…
Gov’t tracking down OSG website hackers
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has vowed to run after those who hacked and defaced its website last Tuesday. “The OSG will…
BIR to adopt new electronic audit system
BY JUN RAMIREZ The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is developing a new electronic no-contact audit procedure to maximize tax payment compliance and reduce the incidence of…
Man caught with P4.08-M shabu at checkpoint
BY ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. DAVAO CITY – The Task Force Davao seized Wednesday some P4.08 million worth of shabu from a 19-year-old man in a border…
Aprubado!
BY ROWENA AGILADA Aprubado kay Congresswomn Vilma Santos-Recto si Jessy Mendiola. Sa lahat daw na ipinakilalang girlfriends sa kanya ng anak niyang si Luis Manzano, si Jessy…
Request denied
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG Ogie Diaz is creating huge noise about him supposedly turning down a recent request from someone for him to support their movie simply by…
Ambassadress na din!
BY RUEL J. MENDOZA May bagong pagkaka-abalahan si Bea Binene! Napili siyang maging ambassadress ng Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). Ang Labor Secretary mismo na si…
Zoom in
BY NESTOR CUARTERO JUST A THOUGHT: If something is not worth doing at all, it’s not worth doing well. – Warren Buffett VIRTUAL MEETINGS: Like it…
MMDA has nothing to replace U-turns
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) began closing intersections in 2003 under a program called “Big Rotonda Scheme,” initially along Quezon Ave. from Espana to Commonwealth Ave., then along…
