Bucks guard Bledsoe tests positive for COVID-19
MIAMI (AFP) – Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe has tested positive for COVID-19 and not joined his teammates in the NBA's Florida restart bubble. The 30-year-old American, in his…
Night bars, cockpits still not allowed to operate
Beerhouses, nightclubs, and cockpits are still not allowed to operate under any form of community quarantine, the latest resolution from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging…
La Union frontliner dies, returning OFW critical
PANGASINAN – A frontliner of Pugo, La Union died on the spot while a returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is now in critical condition after the van they were…
2 missing teens in Bacolod found dead in Negros city river
BACOLOD CITY – Rescuers retrieved the bodies of the two teenagers at the Matab-ang River in Barangay Zone 15, Talisay City, Negros Occidental Friday, two days after they were reported…
Tattoo artist nabbed in Nueva Vizcaya drug bust
CAGAYAN – A tattoo artist was arrested Friday afternoon after he sold shabu to an anti-narcotics agent in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) report said suspect…
Lockdown of Manila Prosecutor’s Office hampers Senados slay probe
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) admitted on Saturday that the lockdown of the Manila Prosecutor’s Office became an obstacle in the ongoing investigation on killing of Manila Senior…
Vice, Toni star in MMFF 2020 entries
By JOJO P. PANALIGAN * No pandemic can stop the Metro Manila Film Festival from pushing through this year. The organizers of the festival have announced the…
2 aliens, cohort caught with P700K agarwood
BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO * TACLOBAN City– Two undocumented foreigners and their cohort were caught Wednesday night transporting P700,000 worth of agarwood, locally known as “lapnisan or…
EAMC reaches COVID-19 ‘critical level’
BY JOSEPH PEDRAJAS * The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City has already reached its “critical level,” but it can still accommodate coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Samar town mayor hurt in gun attack
BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO * TACLOBAN CITY – The mayor of the island town of Tagapul-an in Samar was wounded in a shooting incident last Thursday. Police…
Free face masks for the poor pushed
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG * Dr. Tony Leachon, former adviser to the National Task Force (NTF) fighting the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Thursday proposed that the…
Cocaine peddler nabbed in Siargao
BY MIKE U. CRISMUNDO * CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – A tourist guide in Gen. Luna, Siargao Island was arrested for allegedly peddling cocaine…
Mayon Volcano status down to Alert Level 1
BY ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN * The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced on Friday the lowering of Mayon Volcano’s danger status from Alert Level 2…
13 BIFF members surrender
BY JOSEPH JUBELAG * AMPATUAN, Maguindanao – At least 13 members of the ISIS-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered Thursday to military authorities here. Col. Jesus…
Fear factor
BY JULLIE Y. DAZA * WHAT do you fear most in the time of the 2019 pandemic? In the word pandemic you will see a shorter word,…
DoH: No proof of protection for recovered COVID patients
BY ANALOU DE VERA * There is no proof yet that those who have recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are protected from contracting a second infection, the…
