The harvest
GOSPEL: MT 13:36-43 * JESUS dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the…
The 3rd passenger
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA IT’S not enough that riding-in-tandem sweethearts and couples wear their helmets, masks, gloves, for now there must be an acrylic shield between them…
Bayanihan 2, return of death penalty among Duterte priority bills
BY GENALYN D. KABILING The proposed Bayanihan 2 law and the return of the death penalty for drug-related offenses are among the 21 priority bills endorsed by…
Researches and surveys on the coronavirus
A recent study by researchers of the University of California at San Diego with the University of Toronto, and the Indian Institute of Science found that respiratory droplets from…
NPA fighter slain in Sultan Kudarat encounter
BY MARTIN SADONGDONG An alleged member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed while a soldier was wounded in a clash between government troops and communist rebels…
Duterte still trusts Morales — Go
PRESIDENT Duterte continues to trust Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales despite the allegations of corruption in the agency under his helm, Sen. Christopher Go…
Senate vows to prioritize laws in response to COVID pandemic
By VANNE ELAINE P. TERRAZOLA The Senate will continue working on pieces of legislation that would respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. At the opening…
135,000 displaced workers reported by DoLE
By LESLIE AQUINO The number of workers in the private sector displaced this year further increased by 8,000. From 127,962, the number of displaced workers climbed to 135,162,…
Senators at SONA all test negative of virus
BY VANNE TERRAZOLA Senators who were invited to personally hear President Duterte's State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) Monday tested negative for COVID-19. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Sens.…
Pro boxing next in line to get approval to resume training
BY WAYLON GALVEZ Boxing is next in the line that would be allowed to resume training by the government and veteran local trainer Edito Villamor considers it…
NBA ROUNDUP
LOS Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams is serving a 10-day quarantine and as a result will miss two restart games. The Sixth Man of the Year awardee was put under…
Mobile serology testing clinics deployed in Manila
BY MINKA TIANGCO The Manila city government deployed two mobile coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) serology testing clinics in Pandacan and Tondo on Monday morning. The mobile clinics were stationed…
Protesters speak out in UP Diliman
BY JOSEPH PEDRAJAS Anti-government demonstrators on Monday returned to the streets for the annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) rally, this time gathering inside the University of…
PNP chief orders revision of protocols in training sites
BY AARON RECUENCO General Archie Francisco Gamboa, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a revision of some of the protocols in police training centers…
