Exhibition fight eyed for Pacquiao in Macau
BY DENNIS PRINCIPE WBA world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao may still see action inside the ring at least one more time before the end of the year.…
Equestrian won’t lobby for SEAG inclusion
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Equestrian Association of the Philippines (EAP) President Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski said the association does not intend to lobby for the inclusion of the sport in…
PSC seeks ‘DS’ for elite athletes
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed on Tuesday the renewal of the tripartite agreement among the PSC, Philippine Olympic Committee and the Armed Forces…
PNP chief defends seizure of placards in Quiapo Church
BY NOREEN JAZUL Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Archie Gamboa said he does not consider the confiscation of protestors’ placards by policemen during a Mass in Quiapo…
600 PCG frontliners infected with COVID
BY BETHEENA UNITE More personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard working in the frontlines of the pandemic have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The PCG now…
PNP: Death penalty for 50 grams of shabu
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) is pushing for a 50-gram minimum confiscation of shabu for a convicted drug personality to be included in the capital punishment. The national police…
Ayaw ni Vi
BY ROWENA AGILADA * Mapanindigan kaya ni Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto ang sinabi niyang hanggang Batangas lang ang pagseserbisyo niya bilang public servant? Nakatatlong termino siya bilang…
Think-tank wants clarification on presidential stance on environment
THE Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), a sustainable think-tank, has called on President Duterte to address the inconsistency between his State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) pronouncements on the environment…
Major badminton events axed because of COVID
TOKYO (AFP) – Badminton's prestigious China and Japan Opens were cancelled Wednesday by the Badminton World Federation as it announced that four September tournaments in Asia would not be played because…
MWP acquires Miss Supranational title
BY ROBERT R. REQUINTINA * The Miss World Philippines (MWP) organization has announced its acquisition of the Miss Supranational title. This latest addition makes the Miss Supranational one…
Gyms, cafes, learning centers to reopen Aug. 1
By ARGYLL GEDUCOS More personal care, entertainment, and learning establishments were allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to resume operating…
Clean energy advocates lament absence of power sector plans in COVID recovery pathway
Power consumers and clean energy advocates have expressed dismay over the absence of power sector plans in the country’s COVID-19 recovery pathway as pronounced in President Duterte’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address…
Bubble-wrapped NBA readies for relaunch
ORLANDO (AFP) – Four months after COVID-19 sent basketball into an unprecedented shutdown, the NBA takes a leap into the unknown on Thursday as the league bids to…
Ryan Reynolds moved by Pinay’s search for stolen bear
By JOJO P. PANALIGAN * Like the superhero Green Lantern that he had played in the movies, Ryan Reynolds helps people in real life – most…
Tempers flare between Dodgers, sign-stealing Astros
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the fifth inning to beat the Houston Astros, 5-2, Tuesday as tempers flared in their first…
NBA restart: How it works
ORLANDO (AFP) – The NBA relaunches its 2019-2020 season on Thursday with 22 teams based inside a secure ''bubble'' at Disney World in Florida due to complete the remainder of…
