Spider, nakamamatay?
BY KIM ATIENZA I wonder if kids today still play spider wars like we did when we were that age. We would catch spiders in trees and bushes. We would…
Saludar bags WBA minimumweight title
By WAYLON GALVEZ Vic Saludar proved to be the more experienced fighter as he defeated compatriot Robert Paradero to claim the vacant World Boxing Association minimumweight title at the Biñan…
Police probe cop’s abduction in Manila
BY MINKA TIANGCO Police are searching for a cop who has been missing since he was abducted by around 10 black-clad men in Binondo, Manila on Thursday, Feb. 18. Cpl.…
Chot Reyes eyes inside help for TNT
By JONAS TERRADO Returning TNT coach Chot Reyes said the team is looking to make some moves in order to improve its title chances in the 46th PBA season. Reyes…
Heat cool Lakers in NBA Finals rematch
Chicago 122, Sacramento 114 Phoenix 128, Memphis 97 Charlotte 102, Golden State 100 Washington 118, Portland 111 Miami 96, LA Lakers 94 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jimmy Butler and Kendrick…
Lady cop dies, 4 hurt in Isabela road accident
BY LIEZLA BASA IÑIGO SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – A policewoman died while four other lady cops were injured when the patrol car they were riding crashed into a concrete fence…
Several areas under storm signal No. 2
BY JHON ALDRIN CASINAS Storm signal No. 2 has been raised in several areas as tropical storm “Auring” (international name “Dujuan”) maintained its strength while almost stationary over the Philippine…
Death of wanted man in police operation probed
BY AARON RECUENCO The Internal Affairs Service (IAS) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has started investigating a local police operation in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental last Saturday that led…
Leni’s political plan known in September
BY RAYMUND ANTONIO Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters will have to wait until September to find out if she will run for president or seek a local post in her…
PH internet speed improved – DICT
BY JHON ALDRIN CASINAS The Philippines climbed up to 86th in the global mobile internet speed rankings last January, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Saturday. Citing…
UN condemns Myanmar junta after 2 killed in anti-coup unrest
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) - The deaths of two anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sparked fresh UN condemnation of the country's new military regime on Sunday, as mourners prepared for the funeral of a…
United plane suffers engine failure, scatters debris over US city
DENVER, United States (AFP) - A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residential area before a…
Australian PM is vaccinated as rollout begins
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout began Sunday, with top officials among a small group receiving the first jabs a day before the vaccination program starts in earnest. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected with…
Crane truck kills construction worker
BY LIEZLE BASA-INIGO LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A 22-year-old construction worker died when a crane truck ran over his head while sleeping in Barangay Baay here last Saturday. Officer-on-case Police Staff…
5 dead, 5 hurt in Tondo fire
BY MINKA TIANGCO Five persons, including four children, perished while five others were injured in a six-hour fire that hit the Parola Compound in Tondo, Manila last Saturday. Arson investigators…
Search on for missing DSWD worker
BY CHARISSA L. ATIENZA The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday that it is exhausting all means to locate an employee who went missing last Friday in…
