Lady cop faces ax for fake RT-PCR test
DAVAO CITY – A police officer from the Davao region is facing dismissal from the service after presenting a falsified reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result at the…
Biliran governor, wife have COVID
TACLOBAN CITY – Biliran Gov. Roger Espina confirmed Friday that he and his wife Dr. Cecil have tested positive for COVID-19. The governor said they tested positive after being exposed to…
Duterte to kids: Don’t ask for ‘aguinaldo’
President Duterte said children should set aside the tradition of visiting their godparents this Christmas to ask for gifts. In his weekly public address Wednesday, Duterte said there was a…
Driving instructor arrested for drugs
A driving instructor moonlighting as a drug peddler was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Nalsian, Calasiao, Pangasinan last Friday. Police Lt. Col. Ferdinand de Asis, Calasiao police chief,…
Gymnast Yulo gets Olympic boost after sharing world No. 1 ranking in pet event
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Tokyo Games-bound Carlos Yulo and veteran Rayderley Zapata of Dominican Republic shared the No.1 ranking in the floor exercise based on…
Jakarta to host FIBA Asia Cup next year
By JONAS TERRADO Indonesia was named host of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup slated Aug. 16 to 28, the world governing body announced Friday. The…
LA Lakers favorites to defend NBA crown; another MVP for Giannis
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers have been installed as overwhelming favorites to win back-to-back NBA titles according to results of the league's annual general…
NBA approves sale of Utah Jazz to tech billionaire Smith
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA's Board of Governors formally approved the sale of the Utah Jazz to software developer Ryan Smith on Friday, welcoming the tech…
Catch Because live on YouTube Dec. 19
By NEIL RAMOS If you are among those who can’t get enough of hip-hop sensation Because, you shouldn't miss his Online Album Release Concert for “Heartbreak SZN 2” tonight,…
Golovkin mauls Szeremeta to record 21st title defense
MIAMI (AFP) – Gennady Golovkin made boxing history Friday by knocking down Kamil Szeremeta four times en route to a seventh round TKO over the overmatched Polish…
World watches as US resolves its poll problem
FIFTY-ONE days after the November 3 national elections in the United States, the elected members of the National Electoral College assembled in their respective states last Monday, December…
Unable to speak
Gospel • Lk 1:5-25 * In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah… Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s…
Winners of 15th annual parol-making contest
Senator Cynthia A. Villar awarded Friday the winners of Las Pinas City’s 15th annual parol-making competition as part of her commitment to support the city’s lantern industry…
LeBron James impresses coach despite brief appearance
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel liked what he saw from LeBron James in the NBA superstar's brief appearance in a…
Year of athlete activist as sport embraces protests
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A wave of activism swept across the sporting world in 2020 as a new generation of increasingly confident athletes found their voices to champion social justice…
