Athletes, coaches may get full allowances soon
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA National athletes and coaches will finally get their full allowances after President Duterte signed into law the Bayanihan Act 2 or House Bill 6953 on…
Celtics oust Raptors to advance to finals; Nuggets stave off elimination
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jayson Tatum finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Boston Celtics booked their spot in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals with a…
Nietes’ options: Marquee fights, Olympics or retirement
The country’s longest reigning world champion Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes has laid out his plans now that he is a free agent after his handler ALA Promotions recently closed…
This time, EJ Obiena settles for bronze
By Kristel Satumbaga Pole vaulter EJ Obiena settled for a share of bronze medal in the in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland on Friday. The…
Roglic tightens Tour de France grip as champion falters
MURAT, France (AFP) – Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the Tour de France on Friday as Daniel Martinez scored a first stage win for US team Education…
Thiem, Zverev arrange exciting US Open final
NEW YORK (AFP) – Dominic Thiem of Austria will play Germany's Alexander Zverev in the US Open final for their first Grand Slam titles after they won their…
P20-M smuggled cigarettes destroyed in Cagayan de Oro
Eighteen thousand of reams of smuggled cigarettes worth P20 million were recently destroyed at the Digama Warehouse and Destruction Facility in Barangay Bayabas in Cagayan de Oro City, the Bureau…
Tagle tests positive for COVID-19
BY ANALOU DE VERA The faithful were asked to offer prayers for the speedy recovery of former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle after it was reported…
NBA ejects Rockets forward House after bubble violation
Houston Rockets forward Danuel House will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs after a violation of COVID-19 quarantine rules, the league announced Friday. The NBA season, shut down…
PBA eyeing 3 venues as bubble host
By JONAS TERRADO The PBA is considering three venues as host of the possible resumption of the league season next month under a bubble concept. Commissioner…
Aldin Ayo appealing indefinite ban from UAAP
By Kristel Satumbaga Former University of Santo Tomas men’s basketball team coach Aldin Ayo has appealed his indefinite ban from the UAAP in the wake of…
Sex without sexy
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA LOVE and sex in the time of coronavirus. How safe should it be? With STAY HOME and STAY SAFE as the salutations of…
Undas in this season of the pandemic
MANILA Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has ordered that the city’s cemeteries be closed from October 21 to November 3. This is traditionally the period when Filipinos troop to…
For every tree is known by its own fruit
GOSPEL: LK 6:43-49 * JESUS said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is…
Hundreds of Manila senior citizens get free flu vaccine
BY MINKA TIANGCO Hundreds of senior citizens were given free flu vaccine shots by the Manila Health Department (MHD) at the Manila City Hall. The two-day vaccination…
