Pabillo calls for disinfection of churches
Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo has asked churches in the Archdiocese of Manila to routinely disinfect their surroundings amid the coronovirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread. In a pastoral letter, the…
Robbers shot dead in Quezon City
Two men were killed by police in an encounter after they reportedly carted away the mobile phone, wallet and the motorcycle of a food delivery service rider in Quezon City…
Keep students out of malls, DILG tells cops
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the police, local government units (LGUs) including barangay officials, to keep the students out of malls, movie houses, markets, and…
FDA OKs Pinoy-made test kits for COVID-19
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it allowed the use of testing kits developed by local scientists to help in the detection of coronavirus disease 2019…
Trillanes arraignment set March 17
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and his co-accused are set to be arraigned next week on charges of conspiracy to commit sedition in connection with their alleged involvement in the…
UP to hold classes online to avoid COVID
By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) is shifting towards online platforms in place of traditional classroom setting in the meantime to avoid the disruption of…
PBA mulls holding of games in near-empty arenas due to Covid-19
BY TITO S. TALAO The COVID-19 scare is turning the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) upside down. For 44 years the PBA has persevered to hold three-conference games in…
UAAP suspends all events for a week; NCAA mulls scrapping of remaining events
By Kristel Satumbaga and Waylon Galvez The UAAP decided on Tuesday to suspend all events till March 17 in light with the declaration of public health emergency…
Only 18-20 Pinoy athletes have inside track for Tokyo Olympics
BY NICK GIONGCO Only 18 to 20 Filipino athletes have genuine chances of making the grade for the Tokyo Olympics, chief of mission Nonong Araneta said during a…
2 Pinoy boxers relegated to boxoffs in Olympics qualifier
By Nick Giongco Middleweight Eumir Felix Marcial’s rousing performance failed to rub off on the four other Filipino fighters in the Asia-Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament in Amman, Jordan. Early…
PBA scribes to fete Fajardo, Perez
Six-time PBA MVP winner June Mar Fajardo and Rookie of the Year CJ Perez lead the initial honor roll list to be recognized in the 2019 PBA Press Corps Awards…
Carbonilla, Padilla share limelight in Zamboanga tennis tilt
Aslan Carbonilla wore down top seed Nash Agustines in a grueling duel, 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 10-2, to snare the boys’ singles 16-and-under crown and match Judy Ann Padilla’s two-title feat in…
Grand slam for Perpetual cagers
BACOOR CITY – University of Perpetual Help-Molino basketball team stamped its class, scoring a grand slam of sorts in the first quarter of the year recently. The PHH-Molino Altas of coach…
DENR sweeps AFP, completes Cinderella story in UNTV Cup
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) completed its own Cinderella story, sweeping Armed Forces of the Philippines in their best-of-three title series to win the 8th UNTV Cup before…
Don’t touch MEN
VIRUS versus traffic, make that vehicular and foot traffic. The air is bound to clear up, too, just look at China, suddenly the horizon clear instead of muggy,…
Basilan stuns Davao Occ.; San Juan triumphs
TAGUM CITY – Hesed Gabo scored on a short stab – his only basket of the game – and Jay Collado made a pivotal block as Basilan Steel stunned the…
