Comelec OKs P660 M for refurbished VCMs
By LESLIE AQUINO The Commission on Elections is using refurbished vote counting machines in the May 2022 national and local elections. It has allocated more than P660 million for the…
Teacher to face sanction for calling Angel ‘obese’
BY MERLINA HERNANDO-MALIPOT The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said that the teacher who used actress Angel Locsin as example of an “obese person” might face…
Wright earns week’s best award; rookie Black also cited
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Matthew Wright was in the right place at the right time to sent Phoenix Super LPG to the…
PBA may hold start of 46th season in April
BY WAYLON GALVEZ PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said that if the league is looking at starting the 46th season next year, April could…
Zaragosa surges ahead in Riviera golf tilt with a 69
Rupert Zaragosa produced a three-under par 69 to grab a one-shot lead over erstwhile frontrunner Joenard Rates and two others halfway through the ICTSI Riviera Invitational Challenge at the Couples…
Manila Archdiocese bans caroling
BY LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO Even parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila have been barred from organizing Christmas caroling this year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.…
Tall order for Manila Chooks TM in Doha Masters
By JONAS TERRADO Manila Chooks TM faces a daunting task after being grouped alongside world No. 1 Liman and home side Lusali in Pool A…
Duterte wants stable evacuation centers
BY GENALYN KABILING President Duterte said Tuesday that it’s high time that government must build more disaster-resilient evacuation centers where people can take refuge in times of…
GM Wesley So says he’s open to playing for PH someday
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA There is a glimmer of hope that someday, Grandmaster Wesley So could represent the Philippines in international competitions. So, who has been playing for…
Leni: Don’t be onion-skinned
BY RAYMUND ANTONIO In what could be her counter attack to President Duterte’s tirades, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday said government officials should not be onion-skinned…
BI cancels Christmas leaves
By JUN RAMIREZ Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned to international airports nationwide have been prohibited from going on leave starting next month to ensure that sufficient number of…
NBI chief remembers fallen comrade
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG “Their loss reverberates through the memories of their loved ones and their friends and colleagues up to and until the end of time.” Thus…
PH procures $18-M smart bombs from US
By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The government is set to receive precision-guided munitions worth $18 million or around P870 million from the United States for the utilization of the military,…
2 robbers killed in Laguna shootout
BY DANNY ESTACIO CALAUAN, Laguna – Two men were killed in a shootout with police officers Tuesday night after they allegedly stole a motorcycle and a cellphone…
Coal fuels disasters, green energy advocates say
Sustainable energy advocates led by the Power for People Coalition and coal-affected communities have called on the Department of Energy to use its declared coal moratorium to decommission all coal-fired…
MMDA to close 2 EDSA U-turn slots next week
BY JEL SANTOS The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Wednesday that two more U-turn slots along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) will be closed next week.…
