Python found in parcel bound for New York
BY HANAH TABIOS Officers of Bureau of Customs Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BoC-NAIA) intercepted recently a New York-bound parcel containing a live reticulated python in…
Notorious gunrunner nabbed in Danao City
BY CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – At least 20 homemade firearms were seized from a man described by police as a notorious gunrunner in Danao City, northern…
70 Makati partygoers held, fined
BY JEL SANTOS Around 70 partygoers, most of them are foreigners, were apprehended for not practicing social distancing at a restaurant bar in Makati City on Saturday night,…
IATF eyes shorter curfew hours, staggered work shifts in Metro
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the curfew hours in Metro Manila can be gradually eased but urged businessmen to allow workers to…
Gov’t to ease outbound travel restrictions
BY ARGYLL GEDUCOS Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles disclosed Saturday that the government's pandemic task force has approved in principle the easing of outbound travel restrictions on Filipinos…
17 dead in Thailand bus-train collision
BANGKOK, THAILAND (AFP) - At least 17 passengers were killed and more than dozen injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a train in Thailand, officials said. The collision happened around 50 kilometers…
Lightning kills 3 teens in La Union beach
BY ERWIN BELEO SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Three teenagers were killed and their relative was injured by a lightning strike while swimming on a beach…
PH gears up for COVID-19 vaccine trials in November
BY ANALOU DE VERA The Philippines may start the conduct of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials by next month, the Department of Health (DoH) said Sunday. The DoH…
This Davao cager is no ordinary athlete, he’s also a good barber
By CARLO ANOLIN Looks like Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson is going to be the league’s official barber inside the PBA bubble. In Thompson's latest gimmick,…
This Swiatek is all heart as she makes French Open history
PARIS (AFP) ‒ Polish teenager Iga Swiatek won her country's first ever Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as she defeated American fourth seed Sofia Kenin, 6-4,…
High-stakes drama expected in Game 6 of NBA Finals
Survive or celebrate ‒ the stakes are the same for the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers heading into game six of the NBA Finals on Sunday less than 48…
Pokwang in mourning following death of mother
BY NEIL RAMOS Pokwang's mother has passed away at 80. The comedian made the announcement on social media, recently. Posting a photo of her with her beloved mom, Pokwang wrote…
ABS-CBN’s YouTube channel ekes 30-M subscribers
BY NEIL RAMOS ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel marked a major milestone becoming the first YouTube channel in the Philippines to hit 30 million subscribers. With 38.8 billion lifetime views, it…
‘Yellow Rose’ screens in US theaters
BY NEIL RAMOS "Yellow Rose" opened in select cinemas in the United States last Oct. 9. The film, written and directed by Filipino-American Diane Paragas, tells the story of a Filipina fighting for her…
PBA back in action with doubleheader: Ginebra vs NLEX, Alaska vs TNT
TNT Tropang Giga (formerly TNT KaTropa) and Alaska Milk return to play as the PBA Season 45 Philippine Cup resumes Sunday after a forced stoppage due…
