News on lower power rates welcome
THE good news – so welcome at a time when there are so many reports of natural calamities here and violence and a fast-spreading virus abroad – is that…
The Governor’s report
FOR the last 27 years, it has been the tradition of all Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governors (since Governor Gabriel Singson) to speak before the 1st General Assembly…
Talk less, listen more
EVERYBODY loves to talk. Nobody wants to listen. Imagine the difficulties and heartaches we could have spared ourselves from if we only listened to what people have been telling…
China virus toll spikes despite massive lockdown
The toll from China's viral epidemic spiked on Monday to 80 dead with hundreds of new infections despite unprecedented quarantines and travel lockdowns, as foreign governments scrambled to help…
Año warns police golfers
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año warned all police officers on Monday to straighten out and perform dutifully their assigned tasks during their working…
NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash
NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in foggy conditions in suburban Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board and plunging the…
Millet, Lim triumph in drag racing
Arvin Jay Millet set the course for a third successive Driver of the Year title with a solid opening-leg victory in the premier M&H Pro class of the 2020 National…
Locsin apologizes for ‘fat lady’ remark
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has apologized to Sen. Leila de Lima for referring to her as a “fat lady” in one of his tweets Friday concerning the importance…
Pasig-Sta. Lucia in MPBL Lakan season playoffs
BINAN CITY, Laguna – Pasig-Sta. Lucia barged into the playoffs of the North Division while Bicol-LCC Malls and Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol continued their spirited battle for the eighth and…
Duterte vows to end Reds, reduce drugs
President Duterte has pledged to end communism and reduce the country's drug problem to the barest minimum during his term. The President explained that addressing these security concerns is part…
Bullpups win by 64, remain spotless
Defending champion National University-Nazareth School clobbered University of the East, 124-60, yesterday to stretch their winning streak to 11 games in the UAAP Season 82 high school boys basketball tournament…
Gauff ends history bid in tears
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Coco Gauff’s bid for history at the Australian Open ended in tears in the Last 16 yesterday as the 15-year-old crashed out in three sets to fellow…
Djoko battles Raonic in Australian Open QF
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Diego Schwartzman yesterday and into an Australian Open quarter-final with big-serving Milos Raonic as he zeroes in on an eighth Melbourne…
Most Taal residents choose to stay in evacuation centers
By AARON RECUENCO BATANGAS CITY - When news about the lowering of alert level of the Taal Volcano was announced, 66-year old Gloria Marcellana does not know…
VFA termination won’t affect US-PH military ties
Malacañang said yesterday that the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement will not affect the military alliance of the Philippines and the United States since the treaty is more for…
