Death sentence for killer of 19 disabled people
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) - A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man to death for the 2016 murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, one of the country's worst…
Pope prays for end of COVID-19 spread
Pope prays for end of COVID-19 spread Pope Francis left Vatican City on Sunday to pray in a Rome cathedral for coronavirus victims as Italy's death toll hit a one-day…
PUVs barred from Bilibid
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has prohibited public utility vehicles (PUVs) from entering the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Muntinlupa City as a preventive measure against the spread…
Las Pinas imposes curfew amid quarantine
Las Pinas City imposed a curfew as the city declared a state of calamity yesterday amid the Metro Manila-wide community quarantine against the novel coronavirus-2019. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the…
Breast cancer for males
Magandang araw Ms. Rica, Posible po bang magkaroon ng breast cancer ang isang lalaki? Below 18 pa po ako pero gusto ko pong malaman kung paano ma-check. Natatakot din…
BI nabs 5 fugitives from Korea, Japan
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced Sunday the arrest of four fugitives from Korea and another one from Japan in separate operations in the cities of Quezon,…
Virus forces Spain into lockdown
MADRID, Spain (AFP) – Spain and France have imposed sweeping restrictions to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus-2019 that has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide. Spain on Saturday…
Trump tests negative for COVID
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his physician said Saturday, following concerns over his exposure to a disease that has paralyzed the globe.…
Manila enforces 9-hour curfew
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced Sunday the implementation of a nine-hour curfew -- from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. -- in country’s capital which has been placed…
PBA cagers stay fit amid quarantine
By JONAS TERRADO PBA players are staying fit amid the community quarantine imposed on Metro Manila. With the league ordering a halt to regular practices for the next two weeks…
COVID-19 fog road to Tokyo
By TITO S. TALAO The way Filipino pole vault qualifier EJ Obiena sees it in the wake of the worldwide viral menace, the road to the Tokyo Olympics, originally set…
Pistons cager has coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Detroit Pistons player Christian Wood has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the third NBA player to contract COVID-19. The Pistons, without identifying Wood, issued a…
5 recover from virus – DoH
By ANALOU DE VERA Five patients infected with novel coronavirus disease-2019 have recovered, the Department of Health said yesterday. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said there are more than…
House employee dies from COVID
By ELLSON QUISMORIO A House of Representatives employee died yesterday from the novel coronavirus 2019 and is reportedly the youngest Filipino to die from the dreaded disease. "Sad news.…
Public briefing on COVID set
The government will launch a television-radio program to address public concerns in the wake of soaring cases of the novel coronavirus disease-2019 in the country. According to Presidential Communications Operations…
Gov’t to repatriate 444 Pinoys onboard virus-hit cruise ship
The Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday that 444 Filipino crewmembers and passengers of cruise ship M/V Grand Princess will be repatriated back to the Philippines via San Francisco. Officials…
