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…
NBA Pelicans have three players test positive
NEW YORK (AFP) – The NBA's New Orleans Pelicans have had three players test positive for COVID-19 while three members of the Denver Nuggets organization also contracted the virus, according…
Sixth US PGA Tour player tests COVID positive
NEW YORK (AFP) – American Chad Campbell is the sixth US PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19 as the tour heads into the fourth week of its restart…
Messi scores 700th goal, but Barcelona’s title hopes suffer huge blow
MADRID (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored his 700th career goal but Barcelona suffered another blow to their La Liga title hopes after a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid on…
‘Black Lives Matter’ to be painted on NBA courts
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – League organisers have agreed to paint NBA courts with the words “Black Lives Matter” when the basketball season resumes next month in Florida, US media…
Funding for rice farm mechanization
THE decision to set aside the move to import 300,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam under a government-to-government scheme will save some P8.5 billion that can now be…
What do you have to do with us?
Gospel: Mt 8:28-34 * WHEN Jesus came to the territory of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him. They were so savage that no…
