China crisis messes up PH bets’ Tokyo buildup
BY NICK GIONGCO Olympic chief of mission Nonong Araneta said on Tuesday that the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is messing up the timetable of Filipino athletes gearing up for berths…
Univ. of Georgia, a US NCAA Div. 1 team, courting Kai Sotto
By JONAS TERRADO University of Georgia became the latest US NCAA Division I school to express interest in 7-foot-2 Kai Sotto, who continues to draw attention with his play…
LBC Ronda hits road on Feb. 23 with 3 returning champions vying for P1 M top prize
A total of 88 riders led by returning champions Santy Barnachea, Reimon Lapaza and Mark Galedo will vie for the P1 million top purse as the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 10th anniversary…
Hong Kong reports first coronavirus death
Hong Kong became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as restrictions on movement were imposed on two more cities far from the…
Davao bags top seeding in MPBL South; Manila wins
BACOOR CITY — Davao Occidental clinched top spot in the South division while Manila kept its bid for No. 1 in the North following victories on Monday in the Chooks-to-Go…
Lady Chiefs edge Lady Knights in NCAA volleyball tilt
By Waylon Galvez Games Thursday (The Arena, San Juan) 8:30 a.m. – Mapua vs LPU (Junior’s) 10 a.m. – Mapua vs LPU (Men’s) 12 noon – Mapua vs…
Illegal drugs, weapons seized in Bilibid raid
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) confiscated illegal drugs, explosive devices, bladed weapons, and other contraband in a search operation in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City last…
Indonesia offers reward for getting tire off croc’s neck
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tire stuck around its neck -- and survive. The contest…
Toxic relationship
Dear Manay Gina, I have not been on speaking terms with my sister for several years. There are just so many unresolved issues between us – distrust, dishonesty, financial…
As Australia’s fires rage, we await our rains
IT is the middle of the deep and dark winter in the northern hemisphere, but way down in the southern hemisphere of our Earth in Australia, bushfires which have…
Faith and fraud
INTRIGUING. After reporter Roy Mabasa wrote that “three members of the Davao City-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ . . . were arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of…
Individual responsibility to sustainability
THE 2nd Senator Edgardo J. Angara Memorial Public Lecture on Public Policy of San Beda University’s The Venerable Bede Distinguished Public Lecture Series scheduled today, February 4, will discuss…
Beauty Gonzalez, happy to be healthy
BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG ---- BEAUTY Gonzalez is thankful that “Kadenang Ginto” landed on her lap. She admitted it was “make or break” for her, relating how she was actually thinking…
