Players take knee as US baseball season opens
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Major League Baseball's coronavirus-delayed season got underway on Thursday with players lining up to take a knee in a gesture of solidarity with…
3 water polo bets now officially ‘Airmen’
BY WAYLON GALVEZ Three members of the water polo national team players have finally completed their five months of training at the Philippine Air Force boot camp at…
17-year-old Ateneo player passes away
BY JONAS TERRADO Alyana Bautista, who was set to play for Ateneo in the UAAP women’s football, passed away at the age of 17 due to…
MMC Sportz Asia acquires Ceres-Negros football club
BY JONAS TERRADO Philippines Football League champion Ceres-Negros will now be known as United City FC after a group of investors completed the transfer of ownership…
India relay squad gets Asiad gold after Bahrain doping ban
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India's 4x400m mixed relay silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games has been upgraded to gold after original winners Bahrain were disqualified due to a doping…
Raps vs Koko submitted for decision – DoJ
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG The Department of Justice (DoJ) is set to resolve the complaint filed against Senator Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel III for allegedly violating quarantine protocols.…
PAF chopper crashes in Isabela; 4 dead, 1 hurt
BY MARTIN SADONGDONG Four personnel of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) died while another one survived when the helicopter they were riding on during a flight proficiency…
NDFP peace panel chair Fidel Agcaoili dies at 75
BY MARTIN SADONGDONG Fidel Agcaoili, chairperson of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) negotiating panel, died on Thursday in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He was 75. Communist…
We look forward to the President’s SoNA
IN these times of uncertainty, when so many institutions, celebrations, and occasions for which we are known as a nation have been upended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is…
No absolute immunity
BY JOHNNY DAYANG * AMID the noise generated by the closure of media network ABS-CBN, more weighty events, especially in jurisprudence, have been swept under the rug, foremost…
Are sexual fantasies alright?
BY RICA CRUZ * Dr. Rica, Normal po ba na nagfa-fantasize kami ng girlfriend ko pag nagse-sex kami? We fantasize about doing it with other people and we…
Hear the parable of the sower
Gospel: MT 13:18-23 * JESUS said to his disciples: “Hear the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of…
SoKor reports worst economic performance in more than 20 yrs
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea’s economy recorded its worst performance in more than 20 years in the second quarter, the central bank said Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic hammered…
Seized vehicles donated to gov’t agencies
BY BETHEENA UNITE * After several years of staying idle at the Port Irene in Sta. Ana, Cagayan, over 700 seized second-hand vehicles were finally turned over…
