Goma wants PH fencers to train longer under Korean coaches
By WAYLON GALVEZ Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) President Richard Gomez said they are proposing to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to extend the…
Track chief looking for new training venues
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is looking for temporary training venues for their national athletes for future tournaments, including qualifiers to…
Duterte threatens to shut down courier company for mishandling cargoes
President Duterte has threatened to shut down the operations of a courier company and file charges if allegations of mishandling cargoes are proven in an official investigation. The President has…
If he was Talisay City, Cebu mayor, Duterte says he wants quarantine violators jailed
If he was the mayor of Talisay City in Cebu, President Duterte would have thrown in jail the people defying the strict quarantine protocols in the area. The President made…
PH in monsoon break; hot, humid weekend ahead
Hot and sunny weather across most of the country will likely last until the weekend due to a temporary break in monsoon rains in the next three days. Philippine Atmospheric,…
Virtual wedding not valid – prelate
Catholic priests may have resorted to celebrating online masses due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but having virtual weddings is a different story. Balanga, Bataan Bishop Ruperto…
Japan grants $500-M loan to PH for COVID response
By GENALYN D. KABILING The country has secured a $500-million loan facility from Japan to augment funds for government efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang announced yesterday. The…
Duterte saddened by misencounter in Sulu, hopes incident would be last one
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS Malacañang said yesterday that President Duterte is extremely sad over the deaths of four Armed Forces of the Philippines soldiers at the hands of cops…
Palace: COVID-19 is PH’s No. 1 enemy
By GENALYN D. KABILING COVID-19 is the country’s foremost enemy while the University of the Philippines is like a “ringside commentator” amid the public health emergency, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said yesterday,…
Group appeals shutdown of social media page
The Power for People Coalition has appealed to Facebook to reconsider its decision to shut down its social media page “Nagmamahal, Meralco.” According to P4P, the social media company cited…
Duterte to pay for food, accommodation of LSIs
President Duterte has offered to pay for the food and accommodation of stranded travelers camping outside the airport but asked concerned authorities to keep the expenses low. The President has…
Duterte wants space for stranded passengers at NAIA
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS President Duterte has ordered Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade to remove some of the restaurants at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals…
PH waits for 3rd saint
Archbishop Teofilo Camomot of Cebu moves an inch closer to becoming the third Filipino saint after the Vatican approved the ‘positio’ that would give him the title “Venerable’ once…
Another Pinoy boxer tries luck in Vegas
By NICK GIONGCO Filipino fighter Mark Bernaldez tries to turn up the heat on Friday when he meets unbeaten American stylist Albert Bell in an eight-round…
Silver says NBA ready for ‘longest season’
NEW YORK (AFP) – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says there are no risk-free options to finishing the season in a coronavirus pandemic but the league's bubble plan is the safest,…
Weeks after resigning, longtime CrossFit exec announces return
By JAN CARLO ANOLIN A former high ranking employee of CrossFit Inc. announced that she will be returning to the fitness company weeks after resigning due…
