Boracay soon to accept tourists from Metro Manila, other GCQ areas
BY HANAH TABIOS Local tourists coming from Metro Manila and other areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) might soon be allowed to visit Boracay Island. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat confirmed Tuesday…
Cops on quarantine duty to get hazard pay
BY AARON RECUENCO The Philippine National Police (PNP) said all policemen in areas that were placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ)…
Sharp-shooting Murray dazzles as Nuggets hold off Lakers
ORLANDO (AFP) – Jamal Murray scored 28 points as the Denver Nuggets held off a ferocious late fightback from the Los Angeles Lakers to roar back…
Nat’l youth online chessfest slated
The Endgame Sports Multi-Events, Inc. and National Chess Federation of the Philippines are teaming up for the staging the 2020 National Youth Online Chess Championships and Masters Challenge set September…
Test run of Chooks PH 3×3 gets OK from GAB chief
Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Chairman Baham Mitra was impressed with how Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 held its test run on Monday for the resumption of its tournament. For…
Climax of next NBA season may clash with rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the 2020-2021 season would probably not start until next year due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during…
Nike shares surge as earnings top expectations
NEW YORK (AFP) – Nike reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings Tuesday on big growth in digital sales, lifting shares and bouncing back from a loss in the prior period caused by…
Learning
BY MANNY VILLAR Another casualty to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is our formal education system. The month of June every year is usually the time when millions of…
It’s best to maintain the old distancing rule
PRESIDENT Duterte has decided it is best to maintain the one-meter rule on physical distancing in public transport. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) had allowed a…
Gave them power and authority
Gospel • Lk 9:1-6 1 * Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim…
Alden Richards on going back to work amid new normal: ‘Sobrang iba talaga’
BY NEIL RAMOS As excited as he was going back to work several months after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown in March, Alden Richards revealed he found the new normal an…
EA Guzman, may clothing line na rin!
BY DELIA CUARESMA Tuluy-tuloy na nga ang pagpasok ng Kapuso hunk na si EA Guzman sa mundo ng pagnenegosyo. Ito nga at bukod sa kanyang food business na Adobong Tuyo ni…
To make stars more accessible to fans, GMA launches Viber community
Beginning Sept. 21, fans will be able to interact with their favorite Kapuso stars in a click of a button via the GMA Entertainment Viber Community. According to a release,…
BI welcomes arrest of NBI exec involved in bribery
BY JUN RAMIREZ Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has welcomed the arrest of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) official for alleged bribery and extortion.…
PH COVID death toll exceeds 5,000
BY ANALOU DE VERA Deaths linked to COVID-19 in the country exceeded the 5,000-mark while there were 1,635 new people who have contracted the disease, the Department…
