DoH opposes easing of physical distancing
BY ANALOU DE VERA The Department of Health (DoH) has warned that the relaxation of physical distancing in public transportation could lead to at least 686 additional…
First Pinay mayor in England dies
BY ROY MABASA Cynthia Alcantara Barker, the first Filipina to serve as councilor and mayor of Hertfordshire, England has passed away, a member of her family announced…
Duterte OKs raps vs PhilHealth execs
BY GENALYN KABILING Former Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President Ricardo Morales and several top ranking officials will be facing charges over alleged anomalies in the state…
P136-M shabu seized in Paranaque sting
BY CHITO CHAVEZ Combined forces of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the military and the police arrested two suspects who yielded 20 kilos of shabu worth…
Radioman gunned down
BY NINO LUCES CAMP OLA, Albay – A hard-hitting commentator in Sorsogon province was shot to death Monday night by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Cabidan, Sorsogon City.…
Netizen’s FB report leads to arrest of 16 drinking buddies
BY AARON RECUENCO A report of a netizen about a birthday bash along the street in Taguig City led to the arrest of 16 people who were…
Yap needs another swab test before joining ROS practice
By Waylon Galvez Rain or Shine superstar James Yap still needs to undergo another swab test before he can rejoin the team’s practice session apart from completing his 14-day quarantine…
Angel Locsin denies alleged breakup with Neil Arce
BY NEIL RAMOS A seemingly irate Angel Locsin has come out to address persistent tattle about her and fiancé Neil Arce having supposedly already split. On Instagram,…
PBA chief, players to discuss bubble concept, venue host
By JONAS TERRADO Commissioner Willie Marcial is set to meet player representatives from all PBA 12 teams on Wednesday to discuss the bubble concept the…
Milo-BEST Center to hold online clinics
The long-running basketball program MILO-BEST Center evolves online as it now resume its cage clinics through virtual method starting Sept. 26. Three online programs have been lined up by the…
Tearful Jeremy Lin seeks NBA return for one last hurrah
BEIJING (AFP) – Jeremy Lin said Tuesday he is leaving the Beijing Ducks after one season in China and wants to return to the NBA, where he sparked the “Linsanity”…
Pacquiao’s MPBL eyes bubble, Dubai expansion
By Kristel Satumbaga Organizers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) are looking at three possible venues to hold a competition bubble for the remaining games of…
La Salle backer welcomes Nonoy, Cuajao
By Kristel Satumbaga De La Salle University, through its new program backer lawyer Mans Carpio, formally welcomed Mark Nonoy and Deo Cuajao to its fold Tuesday. In…
Pemberton/Espino
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA Two men who do not know each other, presumably. American Marine Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, here on R ‘n R in 2014, convicted…
Pessimism in this time of the pandemic
IN the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey held last July, 40 percent of Filipinos surveyed said they expect the national economy to worsen in the next 12…
Destined for the fall and rise of many
GOSPEL: LK 2:33-35 * JESUS’ father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is…
