Good news for consumers, not so good for farmers
WITH so much bad news wherever one turns these days, it was good to hear from Secretary of Agriculture William Dar that the Philippines will not experience a…
Clean energy group hails firm for move to ditch coal
The Power for People Coalition has welcomed the announcement of the Ayala Corp. that it will fully divest itself of coal investments by 2030 and expressed its hope that other…
On fighting behind closed doors, Pacquiao says ‘Ayokong isipin ’yan’
BY NICK GIONGCO It is obvious that Manny Pacquiao is deeply bothered by the coronavirus pandemic not only because he couldn’t personally attend to those in dire need…
Nograles: ECQ violators ‘health threat’
By GENALYN KABILING Authorities will not allow the “irresponsible" few to endanger the welfare of the majority amid the strict enforcement of the quarantine regulations to curb the coronavirus…
Volley players back to old hobby – reading
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Forced out of their natural habitat – training facilities and competition arenas – due to quarantine, volleyball players turned to what they love most…
MPBL to finish Lakan Season
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season will push through with its stalled division and national finals. MPBL Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes gave this assurance Wednesday to quash speculations the league…
MPBL player turns frontliner; team backer helps league personnel
After Pasay's campaign in the 2019-20 Chooks-to-Go MPBL Lakan Season, Pasay's Dhon Reverente headed to another mission days later. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Apprentice Seaman Reverente was called…
A baseball legend emerges during the time of Spanish flu
PARIS (AFP) ‒ The world's desperate combat against coronavirus evokes the battle it faced over a century ago with Spanish flu. AFP Sport examines here some cases of how sport…
Extended NCR lockdown eyed
By JEFFREY DAMICOG An adviser of the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 yesterday called on the government to consider extending the community quarantine in Metro Manila which remains the country’s…
Rory opposes playing in Ryder Cup minus spectators
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ‒ World No. 1 Rory McIlroy on Tuesday added his voice to the chorus of players opposed to the idea of playing this year's Ryder Cup without…
3 fallen soldiers airlifted to home provinces
BACOLOD CITY - The remains of three members of the Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) were sent to their respective home provinces on Tuesday after being given military honors by the 303rd Infantry…
5 W. Visayas medical workers infected with coronavirus
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Health (DoH) bared that five medical workers, including three doctors in Western Visayas region, had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Four of…
BuCor: NBP isolation area for COVID patients safe
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) assured Wednesday that the isolation area it set up inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients…
Woman yields P6-M shabu in Cebu sting
CEBU CITY — A 43-year-old woman yielded more than P6 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Opra here on Tuesday night. Noralyn Villesa Bordan is…
PH sets up over 3,000 quarantine sites
The Philippines has successfully established 3,052 quarantine facilities nationwide for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the national task force bared on Tuesday night. NTF COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.…
