Fajardo, 3 other PBA stars vie in ‘Lockdown Games’
By JONAS TERRADO Four PBA stars are scheduled to take part in an esports competition aimed at raising funds to help health workers serving as frontliners in…
Mega drug rehab center eyed as quarantine site
The Philippine Army (PA) is preparing the mega drug rehabilitation center located inside a military base in Palayan, Nueva Ecija as a quarantine site for individuals being monitored for 2019 coronavirus…
Another doctor succumbs to COVID-19
By JOSEPH PEDRAJAS A cardiology "pillar" at the Philippine Heart Center working on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) died, the Philippine Heart Association (PHA)…
11 QC villages under extreme quarantine
The Quezon City government said on Tuesday that it has enforced an “extreme enhanced community quarantine’’ in the city’s 11 barangays severely affected by the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)…
DoJ files raps vs Garin, et. al over Dengvaxia deaths
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has started filing charges against Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin, former health secretary, and her co-respondents over alleged liability in the deaths…
To athletes’ relief, Tokyo 2020 postponement decision due any day – sources
ATHENS/TOKYO (Reuters) - A decision on whether to postpone this year's Tokyo Olympics for the first time in the Games' modern history will come in days, sources said on Tuesday,…
AFP general, wife test positive for COVID-19
A senior military official and his wife both tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in what could be considered as the first confirmed cases of the…
POC favors postponing 2020 Tokyo Olympics
BY NICK GIONGCO As the trend points to the postponement of Tokyo Olympics, the leadership of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Tuesday said a delay…
Aguilar, Norwood near PBA’s 5,000-point club
By JONAS TERRADO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s Japeth Aguilar and Rain or Shine’s Gabe Norwood have strong chances of reaching the 5,000-point club in the 45th PBA…
A-League football, Australia’s last active sport, pulls plug
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's last active sport, the A-League soccer, pulled the plug on its season Tuesday to curb the spread of coronavirus, with bosses saying it had become "mission…
Jaguars and underpants: when Olympic torch relays go wrong
TOKYO (AFP) - From a jaguar on the loose to an elaborate hoax involving burning underwear, the Olympic torch relay has had its fair share of mishaps. As Japan downscales…
Former Gilas players remember Wuhan
BY WAYLON GALVEZ In 2011, the original Smart Gilas Pilipinas took part in the FIBA-Asia Championship that served as the qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics. Host…
Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee voiced support for delaying the Tokyo Games on Monday after a survey showed an overwhelming majority of American athletes backed…
Obiena: Coronavirus pandemic is bigger than the Olympics
BY NICK GIONGCO Pole vaulter EJ Obiena has come to realize that there is nothing more precious in the world than saving human lives. As the death…
Barcenilla tops online chess tournament
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA United States-based Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla split the point with FIDE Master Sander Severino in the 18thand final round to reign supreme in the inaugural…
