NBA team owners, players eye deal for Dec. 22 start
NEW YORK (AFP) –NBA team owners and the players union will conduct separate meetings Thursday that are expected to produce a deal to start the 2020-21 campaign on December 22,…
5.1-magnitude quake hits Siargao Island
BY MIKE CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte early Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)…
‘Siony’ accelerates; signal No. 2 raised over Batanes
BY ELLALYN RUIZ Tropical cyclone wind signal No. 2 was raised over Batanes on Thursday morning while severe tropical storm "Siony" (international name "Atsani") accelerates towards the…
Duterte orders price cap for COVID-19 test
BY GENALYNKABILING A “just and equitable” price range for coronavirus testing will be implemented to ensure it will be accessible and affordable to the people based on…
2 ex-DepEd execs convicted over P24-M textbook scam
BY CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Sandiganbayan Second Division has convicted two former officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) Culture and Sports Regional Office VIII of…
PNP: Coordinate relief missions with LGUs
BY AARON RECUENCO Police Gen. Camilo Pancratius Cascolan, chief of the Philippine National Police, called on all groups planning to conduct relief operations in the Bicol region…
Read my lipstick
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA OR should that be red my lipstick? After months of no-going-out and mask-wearing (which abhors the use of lipstick) and thanks to Angel…
The 5th czar
BY ROBERT B. ROQUE, JR. Once again, President Duterte has exemplified his predisposition for assigning former military officers in his choice of a “vaccine czar” – retired…
Preparing for rains, storms amid COVID-19
Two storms and a typhoon have hit the Philippines in the last three weeks – “Pepito,” “Quinta,” and then typhoon “Rolly” this weekend. A fourth tropical cyclone has now…
Searching carefully
GOSPEL: LK 15:1-10 THE tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes…
PH marks one of greatest wins in basketball
Perhaps the greatest accomplishment ever made in the history of Philippine basketball happened 66 years ago when the great Caloy Loyzaga led the Filipinos to a 66-60 win over France…
Back-to-form Ginebra sinks NorthPort; Magnolia beats TNT
By JONAS TERRADO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel gained a share of the lead after winning the second game of a back-to-back at the expense of NorthPort,…
SM malls provide immediate assistance to families affected by typhoon ‘Rolly’
SM malls in Metro Manila and in Luzon opened doors to stranded customers and to nearby residents as typhoon “Rolly” made landfall in the Bicol and Southern Luzon…
Nurse under quarantine arrested in drug bust
BY JOSEPH JUBELAG NORTH COTABATO – Police operatives arrested last Tuesday a government nurse during an entrapment operation at a pension house which served as a COVID-19…
Former UST star earns raves from Ginebra coach for his versatility
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY– Aljon Mariano drew NBA-like comparisons from no less than coach Tim Cone. Cone said Mariano's playstyle for…
