DoT defers PH-wide mall sale over virus
By ANALOU DE VERA The Department of Tourism has postponed the month-long nationwide mall sale scheduled to start today due to the alarming rise in novel coronavirus cases worldwide. Tourism…
Senate eyes VFA amendments
The Senate might make necessary amendments on the provisions of the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States once the Supreme Court favors its authority to assert its…
2 hurt, 200 families lose homes in Parañaque fire
Two persons were injured and about 200 families lost their homes in a fire that hit a residential area in Parañaque City last Friday. Injured were identified as Drew Bautista,…
Ormoc bans sand, gravel export
TACLOBAN CITY – To conserve the quarry resources of Ormoc City, Mayor Richard Gomez has issued an executive order banning the export of sand and gravel outside the city and…
Army deploys new battalion in Rizal
A new battalion of the Philippine Army was positioned in Rizal as the military aims to deliver the final blow against insurgents in Southern Luzon. Major Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos…
LPA trough to bring rains over Mindanao
By ELLALYN RUIZ The trough or extension of a low-pressure area is not expected to become a tropical cyclone but may bring scattered rain showers over Mindanao this weekend. Philippine…
NPA head extort officer killed in Bukidnon clash
By MARTIN SADONGDONG Government troops killed an alleged head extortion officer of a New People's Army unit in Bukidnon in an encounter last Friday. Lt. Col. Oscar Partuza, commanding officer…
We have to move on – Guiao
BY WAYLON GALVEZ Hours before the formal announcement of the approved three-team trade, NLEX conducted its meet and greet for its fans and among the players present at the…
San Juan, Manila near Chooks-MPBL North division finals
San Juan banked on Mike Ayonayon while Manila leaned on Carlo Lastimosa to down their rivals on Friday and move closer toward a North division finals tussle in the Chooks-to-Go…
Giannis style not exciting – Harden
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Houston Rockets star James Harden took aim at Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday, suggesting the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player's style of play was nothing to…
LPGA veterans fear losing Olympics to coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Two-time LPGA major champions Stacy Lewis and Brittany Lincicome worry the growing coronavirus outbreak that forced three Asian events to be canceled will wipe out the…
Watch out for forest fires this summer
FOR eight days in the middle of this month, forest fires raged in the pine forests of Kabayan, Benguet. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported extensive…
Hands on
WASH your hands. Wash your hands frequently. Wash your hands for 20 seconds, as long as singing Happy Birthday two times. To fight COVID-19 we will need lots of…
James Reid is moving on
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG * * * SEEMINGLY eager to quash the ghosts of his recent past is James Reid. He is selling the Quezon City house he once shared with…
