3 BuCor execs axed over GCTA mess
The Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from the service of three officials of the Bureau of Corrections over the questionable implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance. Ordered dismissed from…
Chinese under probe for novel coronavirus dies
Health officials said yesterday that a Chinese who was being monitored for possible 2019 novel coronavirus infection died due to pneumonia at the San Lazaro Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila.…
BoC on alert vs goods with novel coronavirus
The Bureau of Customs is on full alert against the entry of imported products that may be infected with the novel coronavirus. Customs authorities are closely coordinating with the Health…
‘Virus of indifference’ deadlier than coronavirus – bishop
A Catholic prelate said there is a dangerous virus which has already infected millions of people in the country. Kalookan Bishop Pablo David said the virus, which spreads faster than…
Police probe ambush-slay of 2 Chinese, pal in Taguig
Metro Manila police chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas ordered on Wednesday an in-depth investigation on the death of two Chinese in a gun attack that also killed a Filipino and…
Village chief shot dead in Agusan
BUTUAN CITY – A barangay chairman was shot to death Wednesday morning by two motorcycle-riding men at Purok 2, Barangay Bayabas, Cabadbaran City in Agusan del Norte, police reported. An…
Cop gunned down in Negros
BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was gunned down Tuesday night by two unidentified men on a motorcycle at Barangay Tapon Norte B, San Jose, Negros Oriental. Police identified the…
Churchgoers urged to receive Holy Communion by hand due to nCov fears
Instead of taking Communion by mouth, the faithful in the Diocese of Balanga in Bataan are being encouraged to receive it by hand. This, amid the threat of the 2019…
No VIP treatment for detained member of Parojinog clan – PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday that it merely granted a court order when it allowed a member of the controversial Parojinog clan to seek hospital visit in…
Police general convoy ambushed; 1 dead, 3 hurt
Suspected communist rebels killed a policeman and wounded three others when they ambushed the convoy of a police general in Talakag town of Bukidnon on Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Joselito Salido,…
Kobe Bryant’s body identified among helicopter crash victims
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Medical examiners identified the body of NBA legend Kobe Bryant after recovering the remains of all nine people who died in a helicopter crash near Los…
Mighty Sports overpowers Lebanese club, sweeps Dubai elims
MIGHTY SPORTS-CREATIVE PACIFIC threw the full weight of its might in the third quarter and coasted to a 91-77 win over last year’s runner-up Beirut Sports Club to top its…
Foreigners flown out of China virus epicenter, death toll hits 132
Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese city at the center of a viral epidemic aboard charter flights on Wednesday, as the death toll soared to 132 and…
MVP, PSC back Diaz’s all-out bid for a Tokyo Games berth
BY Waylon Galvez Manny V. Pangilinan, chairman of the MVP Sports Foundation, said yesterday the gold medal win of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in the 2020 Roma World Cup on…
Dickel named interim Gilas Pilipinas coach
Two-time Olympian and current TNT KaTropa coaching consultant Mark Dickel has been tasked to lead the campaign of Gilas Pilipinas Men for the upcoming first window of the 2021 FIBA…
Eala bows out of singles at Australian Open
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala crashed out of the Australian Open Junior Championships girls singles on Wednesday after bowing to a Hong Kong rival in Melbourne. Eala yielded to…
