Ginebra cagers substitute for fans in PH Cup Finals
By JONAS TERRADO Scottie Thompson’s go-ahead triples in the semifinals and the PBA Philippine Cup Finals would have resulted in boisterous roar from legions of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel fans…
4 Pinoys in Azerbaijan online blitz chess finals
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA International Master Daniel Quizon recovered from slow start to lead three other Filipinos to the finals of the Azerbaijan International online juniors blitz chess tournament Saturday. Quizon,…
Drug suspect killed, cop hurt in shootout
BY ARIEL AVENDAÑO SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija – A suspected drug trader was killed while a policeman was wounded during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sto.…
Spence returns, stops Garcia in welterweight title fight
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Errol Spence overpowered challenger Danny Garcia in his first fight since surviving a near-fatal rollover car accident to retain his World Boxing Council and International Boxing…
Feast of ‘Santa Claus’ today
BY CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO Roman Catholics celebrate today, December 6, the feast day of one of the primary figures of Christmas – Saint Nicholas – more popularly…
Wanted NPA member arrested in Laguna
BY DANNY ESTACIO BINAN CITY, Laguna – A New People’s Army (NPA) member tagged as most wanted person in Cagayan Valley for a string of criminal charges…
2 drug couriers yield P55-M shabu
BY AARON RECUENCO Anti-narcotics operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized almost P55-M worth of shabu from two drug couriers in an entrapment operation in Paranaque…
PH sets world record for tallest tin can structure
BY GABRIELA BARON The Philippines has set the Guinness World Record for tallest tin can structure. Guinness posted on Wednesday, Dec. 2, a video of the structure,…
QC cop dismissed for extortion
BY MINKA TIANGCO A Quezon City policeman was dismissed while another one was suspended by the city government for their alleged extortion activities in a police station,…
Badjaos in Negros city sent to Sulu
BY GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Victorias City in Negros Occidental sent home 94 Badjaos to Jolo, Sulu on Saturday. Mayor Francis Frederick…
QC eases curfew hours for ‘Simbang Gabi’
BY GABRIELA BARON The Quezon City government has eased curfew hours from 12 midnight to 3 a.m. in time for the start of “Simbang Gabi” on Dec.…
Duterte: Use COVID-19 pandemic to build ‘new normal’
BY ARGYLL GEDUCOS President Duterte said that the countries in the world can use the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to establish a "new normal" as he…
Prepare the way of the Lord
BY FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD A soldier and his wife were preparing for the baptismal party of their baby girl when the chaplain arrived for the…
1.3 billion children in a ‘digital canyon’
THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) came out Wednesday with a report that may have relevance to our educational system in the Philippines. About 1.3 billion school-age…
At home in the backstage
GOSPEL: MT 1:1-8 * THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my…
