Malabon village chief shot dead
BY JOSEPH PEDRAJAS A Malabon City barangay chairman was shot dead in his own backyard Monday, an incident condemned by the city government. Police identified the…
5 more countries included in PH travel ban
Foreign travelers from China, Pakistan, Jamaica, Luxembourg, and Oman will be prohibited from entering the Philippines starting Wednesday in a bid to stem the spread of a more infectious coronavirus variant. Presidential…
Tokyo Olympics organizers say cancellation report ‘fake news’
TOKYO (AFP) – Tokyo Olympics organizers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday and said a report claiming cancellation could be discussed…
Public Novena Masses for Sto. Nino de Cebu stopped
BY CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – In what was described as a “saddening and heartbreaking” move, the Augustinian priests from the Basilica Minore Del Sto. Niño de…
PSL: Sta. Lucia releasing 4 players
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors will be without their four tested players in the coming season. In a social media post late…
Woman tries to dodge COVID curfew by walking leashed man
MONTREAL (AFP) - Canadian police have fined a woman whose dogged determination to dodge a strict new curfew saw her taking a man for a walk -- on a…
Ex-Iloilo town mayor starts serving 10-year prison term
BY TARA YAP ILOILO CITY — Police Regional Office (PRO-6) has confirmed that former mayor Frankie Locsin of Janiuay town, Iloilo province has started his 10-year prison…
DoH denies detection of new COVID strain in Metro Manila
BY BETHEENA UNITE The Department of Health (DoH) belied reports that the new SARS-COV-2 variant was detected in Metro Manila. “The Department of Health and the Philippine…
Solons back Aguirre’s Napolcom post
BY CHARISSA LUCI-ATIENZA Lawmakers on Tuesday expressed their support to the appointment of former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II as commissioner of the National Police Commission (Napolcom)…
Nigerian killed in Pasig drug bust; P13.6-M shabu seized
BY AARON RECUENCO Anti-narcotics operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed a Nigerian, reportedly a member of an international drug syndicate, after a buy-bust inside a…
NBA postpones games at Dallas, Chicago due to Covid-19
NEW YORK (AFP) –Two more NBA games were postponed by the league on Monday due to Covid-19 and contract tracing issues, bringing the total to four in the virus-shortened 2020-21…
Look: Kai Sotto is sharpening his offensive weapons
By CARLO ANOLIN Kai Sotto is working hard to upgrade his basketball skill set while training in the NBA G League. In an Instagram Story Monday, Sotto attempted…
Bacolod pride Hugnatan gets contract extension from Meralco
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA Coming off a steady performance in the PBA bubble, veteran Reynel Hugnatan received a reward in the form of a contract…
Strict quarantine awaits world’s top tennis stars in Australia
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Tennis' top stars face the threat of sanctions if they breach stringent Covid-19 protocols when they arrive this week for an Australian Open deemed…
How efficacious?
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA “IF you get vaccinated with a dose that’s 50 percent effective, it means you reduce the infection rate by 50 percent.” It does…
High-income nations have begun vaccinations
FORTY-TWO countries have started their COVID-19 vaccination programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed this weekend. The 42 are 36 high-income nations and six-middle-income ones. The United Kingdom (UK)…
