3 NBA players test COVID positive; Durant excited
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two players for the Golden State Warriors and another for the Washington Wizards have tested positive for Covid-19, the NBA clubs announced Tuesday as…
Saguiguit named Perpetual coach
An old-timer of the University of Perpetual Help College has been named new head coach of its men’s basketball team. Michael 'Myk' Saguiguit, who served as assistant coach to…
Russian legend believes Wesley So could become world champ
By Kristel Satumbaga Can Grandmaster Wesley So become world champion someday? Retired former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia thinks so. “He can be better,…
Pacquiao’s son earns P45k in Eat Bulaga’s ‘Bawal Judgmental’ contest
By Waylon Galvez Michael Pacquiao, son of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, almost had perfect score in the ‘Bawal Judgmental’ contest…
Ordinance allowing minors in malls still needed – Binag
BY AARON RECUENCO The decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of the Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID) to allow children to go to the malls…
NBI to examine mobile phone of missing lawyer
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set to conduct a forensic examination on the mobile phone of missing lawyer Ryan Oliva, hoping it…
Strict enforcement of health measures ordered
BY GENALYN KABILING With the country's community quarantine extended until December 31, Malacañang has directed government agencies including the police and military to strictly implement health measures…
Ex-rebel’s remains found in Negros town
BY GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Soldiers belonging to the Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) unearthed the remains of an alleged member of the New People’s Army…
Cavite allows minors in malls, lifts liquor ban
BY CARLA BAUTO DEÑA CAVITE – Gov. Jonvic Remulla announced Wednesday that minors are now allowed to go to malls within the province as long as they…
Operation of Baguio night market halted due to crowd control lapses
BY ZALDY COMANDA BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended on Wednesday the operation of the city’s famed night market due to apparent lapses in crowd control…
Mall bombing mastermind killed in Cotabato City – PNP
By AARON RECUENCO The alleged mastermind of the 2018 New Year’s Eve mall bombing in Cotabato City was killed in a brief gunfight with authorities who tried to arrest…
4 Daulah Islamiyah fighters surrender in Lanao
BY NONOY E LACSON ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four members of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group surrendered and turned over their high-powered firearms to government forces in Lanao del…
Why LA Tenorio is desperately seeking this PH Cup title
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY ‒ LA Tenorio is taking it one step at a time in his mission to raise his first-ever…
Education and Transformation
BY FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT MANNY VILLAR Nelson Mandela, revolutionary, political leader and former president of South Africa once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you…
Trees and treats
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA Christmas is bustin’ out all over, but nowhere as robustly as the malls have it. I promised I’d visit every SM mall in sight…
Dams in the news in wake of floods
Two dams were in the news last week – or rather, an old established dam in Isabela and a proposed one in Quezon Province. The Magat Dam in the…
