Tornado hits Leyte town; cop, village dad injured
TACLOBAN City - A police officer and a village councilman were injured when a tornado hit a municipal border control point in Kananga, Leyte Sunday morning. Lawyer Adelito Solibada, Kananga…
Sison worried over looming passage of anti-terrorism bill
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria "Joma" Sison has claimed that the lives of 100,000 social activists are in danger as he criticized President Duterte over the…
Metro Manila, 7 areas shift to GCQ today
The government cannot fight the new coronavirus disease alone and needs the public to cooperate with the quarantine protocols to contain the spread of the invisible enemy, Malacañang said yesterday.…
NCAA may stage only 4 events next year; some teams in crisis
BY REY C. LACHICA Collegiate leagues have also fallen on hard times due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic that some intend to lay down hard-to-do…
Paranaque City lifts liquor ban
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has lifted the ban on the sale of liquor in the city for economic reasons. Olivarez issued Executive Order No. 2020-041 lifting the suspension of…
Faster MRT-3 trains deployed today
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is deploying more and faster trains running in the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) to compensate the reduced passenger capacity starting today, June…
It’s horrible, inhuman – Black
BY TITO S. TALAO Meralco Bolts coach Norman Black was at home watching CNN that day and saw and heard it all. He saw a black…
Illegal POGO workers nabbed in Cavite raid
Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested 90 Chinese and two Malaysians during a raid on an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Bacoor, Cavite,…
So pockets P2 million after winning online chess tilt
By JONAS TERRADO Filipino-born Wesley So defeated world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana to rule the inaugural Clutch Chess competition which was played through online. Both Grandmasters…
Thiem, Kyrgios to play 2 events in Berlin
Dominic Thiem, Nick Kyrgios, Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens will compete in grass and hard-court events in Berlin in July featuring both men's and women's fields. The behind-closed-doors competition will…
Bayern goes 10 points clear with 5-0 drubbing of Fortuna
BERLIN (AFP) ‒ Bayern Munich opened a 10-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 5-0 drubbing of relegation-threatened Fortuna Dusseldorf behind closed doors with the…
Surviving in this period of uncertainty
TODAY is the last day of the month of May. Around the world, May has been a notable month for various reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United…
British sports on the way back
LONDON (AFP) – “The British sporting recovery has begun” the UK government proclaimed as it approved the return of domestic competitive action behind closed doors from June 1. Major professional…
Tennis star Osaka adds powerful voice to US protests
Two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka joined the chorus of athletes condemning the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police, posting pictures of…
Davao COVID-19 cases rise to 345
DAVAO CITY – The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Davao Region reached 345 on Friday, with the addition of 16 new infected patients, according to Department…
