Woods, McIlroy brace for second showdown in China
BEIJING: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will go head-to-head in a two-man exhibition for the second time in China following last year’s outlandish Duel at Jinsha Lake, organizers said on Saturday.Golf’s...
View ArticlePH team assured of bronze in SEATTA meet
The Philippine boys’ 15-under team made it into the semifinals of the 19th Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association Junior Championship Saturday at Harrison Plaza Mall in Manila.The team, led by...
View ArticleFIBA suspends Lebanon
The Federation Internationale de Basketball Association (FIBA) has suspended indefinitely Lebanon, a team which is a perennial threat in the FIBA-Asia Men’s Basketball championship.In a report, the...
View ArticleTams thump Archers as UST blunts Warriors’ late surge
SOLO leader Far Eastern University (FEU) survived De La Salle University’s onslaught to post an 83-79 overtime victory in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 76 men’s...
View ArticleUAAP: Far Eastern repulses La Salle in OT, keeps solo lead
League-leading Far Eastern University survived De La Salle University’s impeccable three-point shooting en route to 83-79 overtime victory in UAAP men’s basketball on Saturday at the Mall of Asia...
View Article12 injured as cockpit stage in Zamboanga collapses
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least a dozen people were injured after a wooden stage collapsed inside a cockpit arena in Zamboanga City on Saturday night. Reports said the stage, which is also being used as...
View ArticleZamboanga jail warden cool to proposal to relocate facility
ZAMBOANGA CITY –- The warden of the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC) has misgivings about a proposal to transfer the facility outside the city proper.The proposal to transfer the jail was...
View ArticleHouse bill scraps PNoy, solons’ pork
A bill seeking to scrap the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel of the President and lawmakers has been filed at the House of Representatives.The Makabayan bloc, which groups...
View ArticleScientists use urine to power mobile phone
LONDON, Greater London: British scientists on Tuesday reported they had harnessed the power of urine and were able to charge a mobile phone with enough electricity to send texts and surf the...
View ArticleSupreme Court stops ‘Jose Velarde’ probe
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday stopped Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales from pushing with its investigation against “Jose Velarde” or Jaime Dichaves, a co-accused of former president Joseph Estrada in...
View ArticleReport never said Marlo dela Cruz participated in extort try
Oops, I slipped. In the Special Report, “The $30 million extort try: Fact or Fiction,” I wrote on Tuesday, July 13, “Dela Cruz lowered the demand to $2.5 million.” I was wrong. So sorry. My apologies....
View ArticleManila Water collected P1B for ‘white elephant’
THE Water for all Refund Movement (WARM) on Wednesday claimed that Manila Water collected P1 billion from its customers for the Pinugay project, which the group called a “white elephant” because the...
View ArticleFOOD AUTHORITY LOSES P280 MILLION TO CORRUPTION
NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA) officials on Wednesday said the agency had lost some P280 million because of the irregularities committed by some employees, 38 of whom are now facing charges before the...
View ArticleNational Museum’s P306-M fund missing
First of three partsTHE National Museum is the country’s caretaker of history, culture, and national heritage.The museum houses priceless treasures such as the celebrated Spoliarium of Juan Luna, the...
View ArticleFISH HEADS
Environmental activists with fish-shaped hats march from the Sandiganbayan to the House of Representatives on Wednesday to push for the passage of three pro-environment measures on National Land Use...
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