Count your blessings
BY MARILYN C. ARAYATA How are you? Can you breathe comfortably without a need for an oxygen tank or a ventilator? Can you stand and walk without…
2 drug ring members dead in Laguna sting
BY DANNY ESTACIO STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna – Two members of a drug syndicate were killed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tagapo, this city, last Saturday.…
PH, ASEAN & China as 3rd decade begins
THERE were tense moments in recent years in the relations between the Philippines and China, putting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a quandary, but now, at…
Lorenzana belies Metro Manila’s return to MECQ
BY MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Metro Manila will not revert back to the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) yet despite the increasing number of COVID-19 infections this Christmas…
Announcement of the birth of Jesus
GOSPEL: LK 1:26-38 * The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the…
‘Vicky’ leaves 7 dead, 4 missing – PNP
BY AARON RECUENCO At least seven persons were killed while four others are missing as tropical depression “Vicky” pounded Mindanao and some parts of the Visayas with…
Same strict protocols for FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Clark
By CARLO ANOLIN The same "stricter" protocols implemented during the successful 2020 PBA Philippine Cup will be followed when the third leg of the 2021…
SBP hopes to complete list of PBA players for Gilas consideration
By JONAS TERRADO The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) plans to complete as early as next week a list of PBA players who can be tapped…
Thirdy Ravena puts on stellar show as team extends win run
By JONAS TERRADO Thirdy Ravena produced his best game since recovering from COVID-19 as the San-En Neophoenix slipped past Niigata Albirex, 85-81, in their…
Signal No. 1 up in Palawan
Tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 remains hoisted as tropical depression "Vicky" continues to move closer to northern and central Palawan for a possible second and final landfall…
LGUs cited for ‘Vicky’ response
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS Malacañang cited local government units (LGUs) yesterday for their preparedness to respond to the effects of tropical depression “Vicky” in their localities. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque…
Maradona mourned, Kobe’s tragedy: Sports deaths in 2020
PARIS (AFP) – Diego Maradona's death last month shook the world of sport in a year which began with the tragic loss of basketball hero Kobe Bryant…
Probe of Dengvaxia raps set
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to conduct next year the preliminary investigation of the sixth batch of complaints over the deaths of those who received the anti-dengue…
Ex-Iloilo City official cleared of graft
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG-KI The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has acquitted a former official of Iloilo City of his graft charge after his demurrer to evidence was granted. Then Assistant Department Head II Julianito M. Ortigas was…
