Boxing legend Duran tests COVID positive
By NICK GIONGCO Boxing great Roberto Duran has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Panamanian four-division champion’s daughter said in her social media post. “We received the…
Tourism, agriculture in the recovery effort
OUR top tourist attraction, Boracay island, was reopened last June 16, part of the gradual resumption of economic activity after the lockdowns in various areas of the country due…
Media persons as criminals
BY JOHNNY DAYANG * THE issue of libel being a criminal offense has been on the legislative table for as long as we can remember. Yet, for some…
He stretched out his hand
Gospel: MT 8:1-4 * WHEN Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, “Lord, if you wish,…
Leni to file cases vs fake news peddlers
BY RAYMUND F. ANTONIO * VICE President Leni Robredo will be taking to court the people behind the false and malicious information that she had distributed spoiled…
2 SAF companies tasked to enforce Cebu City ECQ
BY AARON RECUENCO * TWO companies of the police’s elite Special Action Force (SAF) will be deployed to Cebu City to assist in the strict implementation of…
Police officer dead in Cavite ambush
BY ANTHONY GIRON * CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS CITY, Cavite – A police officer was killed Wednesday night after the car he was driving was fired…
More modern PUJ routes open
BY ALEXANDRIA SAN JUAN * ADDITIONAL routes for modernized public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will be opened beginning June 26 to transport more commuters in the Greater Manila…
Fiery Saso fires 66, ties 2 others for early Japan lead
By WAYLON GALVEZ Rookie Yuka Saso turned in a round only a big-hearted player can dish out and found herself a surprise leader with two others at the…
Fajardo to fellow Cebuanos: Follow health protocols
By WAYLON GALVEZ June Mar Fajardo, Cebu’s most popular athlete, on Thursday called on his provincemates to follow the government’s health guidelines to the letter after…
Ex-cop, 2 others killed in Quezon police raid
By AARON RECUENCO * ANTI-kidnapping operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed a former policeman and two others in a raid on a farm in Tiaong,…
Red tide hits Eastern Visayas areas
BY MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO * TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 8 on Thursday warned against eating, harvesting, and buying shellfishes in…
Edu Manzano, handa maging lolo
BY ROWENA AGILADA * HINDI nagulat si Edu Manzano sa ginawang solo protest ng anak niyang si Enzo sa harapan ng Philippine Consulate sa New York kung…
