Boxers, Muay Thai, MMA bets need help – GAB
BY NICK GIONGCO The names of licensed boxers, Muay Thai practitioners and mix-martial artists and their respective trainers and seconds numbering 1,133 will be submitted to the…
Severino, Frayna triumph in online chess tourneys
By Kristel Satumbaga Asian Para Games gold medalist Sander Severino and Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna came through with contrasting results Wednesday night to emerge champions in…
World close to a million virus infections – WHO
A six-week-old baby died of COVID-19 and global agencies warned of food shortages as coronavirus infections around the world neared one million Wednesday. Governments expanded lockdowns to affect about half…
Duterte remains fit and healthy – Panelo
President Duterte has not been hospitalized and actually remains fit and healthy to perform his job as the country’s leader, Malacañang assured the public on Thursday. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo has…
Markets allowed to operate for 12 hours
Supermarkets, pharmacies, and other retail establishments selling basic necessities can now operate up to a maximum of 12 hours to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the said…
Medical City denies report on raid of PPEs
The Medical City on Thursday denied rumors that personal protective equipment (PPEs) were taken from its premises on Wednesday night. “There are news circulating that a raid of PPEs occurred…
Asymptomatic drivers, crew of cargo trucks exempt from home quarantine
Asymptomatic drivers and crew of cargo delivery trucks should not be required to undergo a 14-day home quarantine, according to the government task force overseeing efforts against the coronavirus outbreak.…
Federer ‘devastated’ as Wimbledon canceled due to virus
Former champion Roger Federer said he was "devastated" that Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus. Wimbledon chiefs pulled the plug…
Khabib won’t fight in UFC 249
LOS ANGELES (AFP) Mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov said Wednesday he would not take part in a UFC card scheduled for April 18, saying he was not prepared…
Mavericks owner Cuban sees NBA return, but no idea when
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Wednesday he expects the NBA will have some sort of resumption to a season halted by coronavirus but has no clue when it might…
Biles says mental strain to wait for Olympics will take toll
Reigning world and Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles says coping with the mental strain of waiting another year for the Tokyo Olympics will take a heavy toll by 2021.…
Olympic sports fret over lost Games income
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the shutdown of the sporting calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic are going to hit international sports federations hard financially. Many sports that…
Locked down
Romeo and Juliet were possibly the most famously tragic victims of a lockdown. They fell in love at first sight during a ball. They were married secretly the…
Filipino nurses in US frontlines vs COVID-19
“The next coronavirus crisis will be a shortage of doctors and nurses” – so ran a report last Thursday in the United States where the COVID-29 pandemic continued…
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ANG column na ito ay ginawa para sa mga taong may suliranin sa buhay na gusto ng agarang solusyon! Walang maliit o malaking problema, lahat dito, pantay-pantay! Huwag…
Privileged or foolhardy?
SINCE last week, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has been drawing flak from all sides for repeatedly breaking self-isolation despite exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and taking the test. To…
