UAAP ‘high flyers’ vie at stay-at-home dunk contest
By JAN CARLO ANOLIN Thirdy Ravena, Juan Gomez de Liaño and Jamie Malonzo, three of the exciting players in last year’s UAAP, will face off in the…
Thirdy Ravena to bring act to Japan B League
i By JONAS TERRADO Thirdy Ravena is set to take the next step of his basketball career after signing a contract to play for San-En Neophoenix of…
Another Cebu cop dies from COVID-19
Another policeman from Cebu died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the fourth of the four consecutive coronavirus-related death in the Philippine National Police (PNP) from the Central Visayas region.…
DoH eyes to start Avigan trial by mid-July
The Department of Health (DoH) bared Wednesday that they are looking to start the clinical trial of Avigan in the country by mid-July amid the approval delay of the antiviral…
Manila to build new hospital
The Manila city government will start building a 10-story hospital near Ospital ng Maynila, one of the six district hospitals of the city. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice…
Cop killed, 3 others hurt in NPA ambush
A police officer was killed while three others were wounded when suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked their group while returning to camp from a security operation in…
Cebu City locked down
By CHITO CHAVEZ, CALVIN CORDOVA The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Wednesday that all quarantine passes in Cebu City have been cancelled due to the spike…
Palace: Duterte backs 14-day detention of terror suspects
Malacañang said the provision under the controversial Anti-Terror Bill (ATB) that allows the 14-day pre-trial detention of suspected terrorists does not pose a problem for President Duterte. In an…
BIR releases list of 230 prescription drugs exempt from 12% VAT
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released the generic names of additional 230 prescription drugs and medicines exempt from the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT). These medical substances…
2 drug suspects killed in Albay drug buy-bust
DARAGA, Albay – Two drug suspects were killed in a police buy-bust operation in this town on Tuesday night. Albay Police Provincial Office (PPO) spokesperson Captain Dexter Panganiban identified…
Cimatu to meet Cebu City village execs to map out anti-COVID plan
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, the newly-appointed overseer of the government’s anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Cebu City, is planning to hold a dialogue with barangay officials in the City…
NPA couple reunites with daughter on ‘Father’s Day’
A New People’s Army (NPA) couple reunited with their two-year-old daughter on “Father’s Day” after they surrendered to the military in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon province. Troopers from 58th Infantry Battalion…
P3.4-M shabu seized in Quiapo drug bust
Police seized Tuesday afternoon some P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu from alleged drug peddlers in an entrapment operation in Barangay 384, Quiapo, Manila. Police identified the suspects…
Yap nearly fined P17,000 in Italy
By Waylon Galvez Rain or Shine superstar James Yap shared on Tuesday a funny incident that almost cost him 300 Euros (roughly P17,000) while he was in a coffee shop…
Police seize P775K ‘meth’ in Taguig sting
Taguig police seized 114.01 grams of suspected shabu, or crystal meth, worth P775,268 in a buy-bust operation in the city. Southern Police District Director Emmanuel Peralta said the operation…
