Palace revamps communication team
The government has implemented a minor revamp in its communication team for better information dissemination on efforts to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has been…
Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi remain COVID-free
COTABATO CITY – Since the onset of state advisories about coronavirus in January, the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi have remained COVID-19-free, while the mainland province of…
Bilibid records first COVID-19 case
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced Thursday that one prisoner at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), its first case at the national…
Ramadan fasting starts today
By ALI MACABALANG COTABATO CITY – Ramadan fasting will start today, according to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos and the Dar’ul Iftah (Islamic advisory council) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous…
Cop kills ex-soldier at QC checkpoint
By MARTIN SADONGDONG * JOSEPH PEDRAJAS A police officer is facing investigation after he shot dead a former soldier suffering from mental illness during a confrontation in a quarantine checkpoint…
Cebu City quarantine extended until May 15
CEBU CITY – The enhanced community quarantine here has been extended until May 15. The ECQ was supposed to end on April 28 but Mayor Edgardo Labella said the extension…
Arum eyes mouth-watering Pacquiao-Crawford clash
BY NICK GIONGCO Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum spoke about pitting his fair-haired boy Terence Crawford with Manny Pacquiao, John Riel Casimero fighting somebody other…
P13.2-M marijuana burned in Benguet
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Government authorities seized and destroyed P13.2 million worth of marijuana plants and 10 sacks of dried marijuana at the forested area of Sitio Ganga, Poblacion, Kibungan,…
Mayor Sara condemns NPA attack on soldiers
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has condemned the attack on the troops of the 16th Infantry Battalion (IB) reportedly by the New People's Army (NPA) in Paquibato…
Man hacks auntie dead in Negros
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old man who was reportedly drunk allegedly hacked his auntie to death and injured his cousin in Barangay San Benito, Calatrava, Negros Occidental last Tuesday.…
Suspects in village chief’s slay in Cagayan arrested
An alleged hired killer and his cohort responsible for the recent murder of a village chairman in Cagayan were arrested in separate operations, police announced Thursday. Col. Ariel Quilang,…
Ramirez to athletes: Focus on virtues than medals
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez believes that Philippine sports, as with life, will take a dramatic shift once the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…
Impossible to delay Olympics again, says Tokyo chief
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organizing committee's president has warned in comments published Thursday. Tokyo 2020 president…
Alert Level 1 remains over Taal
Alert Level 1 remains over Taal Volcano despite the series of minor earthquakes that rocked Batangas, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said yesterday. Phivolcs said at least 23…
PH jails not safe from virus, says Gabriela
Jails in the country aren't natural quarantine areas as far as the deadly COVID-19 is concerned, Gabriela Party-List Rep. Arlene Brosas reckoned Thursday. “Contrary to what local authorities have…
WHO warns ‘long way to go in virus crisis, deaths top 180,000
The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many countries only in the early stages of the fight, as…
