NBA tightens Covid-19 safety measures as postponements rise
NEW YORK (AFP) – The NBA and its players union updated Covid-19 health and safety protocols on Tuesday, adding tougher new rules in the wake of increasing player cases…
Chief of Zamboanga City Police anti-drugs unit positive for drug use
BY AARON RECUENCO The head of the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Zamboanga City Police is facing dismissal after he tested positive during the surprise drug test.…
2 dead, thousands displaced in Eastern Visayas flooding
BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – At least two people drowned while thousands of residents have been displaced due to flooding caused by heavy downpour, according…
For Petro Gazz, it’s time to ‘gas up’ for PVL tourney
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Petro Gazz Angels welcomed spiker Remy Palma and Ces Molina to their fold, a development that it likely to fuel their title…
For 3rd straight year, Terrafirma Dyip to pick 1st in the PBA Rookie Draft
By JONAS TERRADO Terrafirma will once again pick first in what is expected to be a talent-rich PBA Rookie Draft on March 14. The Dyip are going…
Public outrage over Dacera, Nuezca
BY ROBERT ROQUE JR. Public outrage is a blunt force. Often, it is delivered with uncalculated consequences. It is petrifying to be on the receiving end of it…
Public opinion and COVID-19 (Part 1)
BY FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT MANNY VILLAR I love reading surveys, and not just those pertaining to politics or elections. I enjoy reading public opinion polls because, when…
Fencer Catantan enjoying new environment, ready for US NCAA
By WAYLON GALVEZ Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan has finally moved to a dormitory provided by Penn State University, her new ‘home’ in the US after…
Para hindi boring, find more ways
BY RICA CRUZ Dear Doc Rica, For about 3 years now, me and my girlfriend have been living together. We are sexually active but sabi nya, hindi…
Solons continuing Charter Change efforts
THERE is a renewed move to amend the Constitution, with Speaker Lord Allan Velasco pushing for his Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 seeking to amend the economic provisions…
He went off to a deserted place, where he prayed
GOSPEL: Mk 1:29-39 * On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately…
Isko: No street parties, parades for Feast of Sto. Nino in Tondo
BY MINKA TIANGCO Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has banned street parties, stage shows, parades, street games, and other similar activities during the celebration of the…
Experts observe upward trend in NCR’s COVID-19 cases
BY ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN More people in Metro Manila are being infected with the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as experts noted an upward trend…
Viva brings back ‘Born To Be A Star’
By NEIL RAMOS It seems like it was only yesterday when Janine Teñoso made waves as the big winner in “Born To Be A Star.” Now she is back, this…
PNP busts KFR group preying on POGO workers
BY AARON RECUENCO Police busted a foreigner-led kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) group, which was tagged in the kidnap-slay of a Chinese whose cadaver was dumped in Talisay town of…
