PBA Board holds ‘video con’ to tackle various issues

By JONAS TERRADO   Commissioner Willie Marcial said everything is possible with regards to the schedule of the 45th PBA season currently on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He…

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ONE Championship launches new video podcast ‘Franklin Speaking’

SINGAPORE — The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE) announced on Monday the launch of its newest Content Stack, “Franklin Speaking,” a video podcast hosted by…

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Panlilio: Safety of Gilas players is paramount

BY WAYLON GALVEZ     Like other national sports associations, the lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the local and international programs of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. …

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Special allowance for frontline health workers OK’d

The heroic public health workers battling the coronavirus in the front lines will receive a special risk allowance based on a new order issued by President Duterte. Duterte has issued…

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Online chess keeps players going amid COVID-19

BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA       Life goes on for Filipino chess players while most sporting events were froze by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Credit goes to the leadership of…

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Chess arbiter passes away

Philippine chess yesterday mourned the passing of international arbiter Gene Poliarco due to cardiac arrest while on his way to the hospital in Alaminos, Pangasinan. He was 77. Grandmaster Jayson…

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3 sports habits that could change after coronavirus

As the coronavirus brings the international sports calendar to a grinding halt, AFP Sport looks at three long-standing habits which could change forever once competition resumes. Saliva to take shine…

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DILG tells LGUs: Enforce strong face mask rule

By CHITO CHAVEZ The Department of the Interior and Local Government yesterday asked local government units to pass ordinances making it mandatory for residents to wear face masks in public…

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With ‘no competition’, golfers play waiting game

From honing their short games in the garden to giving their children dubious haircuts and chatting to footballers, golfers have been finding ways to fill the time without competitive sport.…

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Football star faces probe for hosting ‘sex party’

Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from Manchester City after reportedly breaking coronavirus lockdown conditions by hosting a "sex party" even though he has advised people to stay at home.…

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Formula One in ‘very fragile state’

LONDON (AFP) — McLaren boss Zak Brown said Sunday that the coronavirus pandemic has plunged Formula One into “a very fragile state”, warning that as many as four teams could…

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OVP to buy PH-made COVID test kits for mass testing

After providing protective gear and other aid to medical frontliners, Vice President Leni Robredo said her office will procure locally developed test kits that can be used for mass testing…

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Gamboa: Single parent cops excused from frontline duties

  Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has excused single parent cops from frontline duties for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-10) as a way of protecting…

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COVID-12

    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…

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Better safe than sorry

  THE mandatory use of face masks to help slow down the spread of COVID-19 has been the subject of different opinions even among medical experts. Until recently, the official…

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