COVID-infected family members to face raps for holding party
Eight of the nine members of a family in Navotas City, who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after attending a party, will face charges for violating the community…
CAFGU man gunned down in Surigao
CAMP BANCASI, Butuan City – The Philippine Army’s 901st Infantry Brigade launched on Friday a manhunt against members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who killed a member of the Citizen…
P11.6-M shabu seized from couple in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized Thursday some P11.6 million worth of suspected shabu from a couple in a drug bust in Barangay Singcang-Airport here. Joint operatives of the Regional Drug…
Most of Central Visayas under GCQ except Cebu, Talisay
Most areas in Central Visayas remain under the general community quarantine except for Cebu City which is under the strictest measure, the Department of Health said yesterday. Health Undersecretary Maria…
Palace likens COVID-19 frontliners to Rizal
Malacañang yesterday commended the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 for rising up to the challenge just like how the country's national hero Dr. Jose Rizal did more than a century…
NBI main on partial lockdown as detainee dies from COVID-19
The National Bureau of Investigation main headquarters on Taft Ave. in Manila was placed partial lockdown yesterday after one of its detainees died and six others were found to have…
Diaz happy to get back at KL gym
By Waylon Galvez For the first time in almost three months, Olympian weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz got the chance to practice in a modern facility as she…
Roque calls Maria Ressa a sore loser
Journalist Maria Ressa is a sore loser following her conviction for cyber libel by a Manila Regional Trial Court, according to presidential spokesman Harry Roque. Roque insisted that Ressa’s…
Batasan bombing suspect captured
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bomb-making expert involved in the bombing incident at the Batasan Complex in Quezon City that killed then Basilan Representative Wahab Akbar…
Annular solar eclipse, longest day of year, Father’s Day in PH tomorrow
The annular solar eclipse, which will be visible in the country, will coincide with the longest day of the year and Father's Day, tomorrow, Sunday, June 21. Ghela Quiron of…
Church in Quezon appeal to Meralco
The directors of the Ministry for Ecology of the Dioceses of Lucena, Gumaca, and Infanta, and leaders of the Church in Atimonan in Quezon and surrounding municipalities wrote a letter…
Neil, Cardiff face tough mission vs Leeds
By JONAS TERRADO Neil Etheridge could likely come off the bench anew this Sunday when Cardiff City hosts Leeds United in the resumption of the English…
US sees nearly 700 more virus deaths in 24 hours
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States lost another 687 people to the new coronavirus in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Thursday, according a tally by…
Marcial gets sweet ‘yes’ from girlfriend
By Nick Giongco Tokyo Olympics qualifier Eumir Marcial, who is about to cash in on a professional boxing career, announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend Princess Galarpe…
US opening Olympic training centers after shutdown
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee will reopen two of its elite training centers this month as the organization emerges from the coronavirus shutdown, officials…
Change of heart for Djokovic?
PARIS (AFP) ‒ World No. 1 Novak Djokovic appeared to row back on skepticism over plans to stage the US Open, saying on Thursday he was "extremely happy" the Grand…
