Milwaukee Bucks are 2021 NBA champs

07/21/2021

Milwaukee–Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points in an astounding all-around performance and the Milwaukee Bucks captured their first NBA title since 1971 by defeating the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday (Wednesday morning, July 21, 2021, Philippine time). The…

Former Cebu governor Lito Osmeña passes away

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu Governor Emilio Mario ‘Lito’ Osmeña has passed away on Monday, July 19, members of the Osmeña family confirmed on social media. He was 82 years old. Cebu City Councilor Renato ‘Junjun’…

NBA Finals: Suns beat Bucks for 2-0 lead

07/09/2021

Phoenix, United States—Devin Booker scored 31 points and Chris Paul added 23 on Thursday to spark Phoenix over Milwaukee 118-108 and give the Suns a commanding lead in the NBA Finals. Phoenix’s Mikal Bridges scored a playoff…

It’s green and go for Mindanao leg of VisMin Super Cup 

Dale Rosal 07/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—After several postponements, the much-awaited Mindanao leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup will finally tip-off on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the Ipil Provincial Gym in the Municipality of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.…

Military plane carrying 85 people crashes in Jolo–AFP chief

Agence France Presse 07/04/2021

COTABATO,  Philippines — A military plane carrying at least 85 people “missed the runway” and crashed in the restive southern Philippines on Sunday, the armed forces chief said. So far 40 people have been rescued from the…

Military plane carrying 85 people crashes in Jolo–AFP chief

Agence France Presse 07/04/2021

COTABATO,  Philippines — A military plane carrying at least 85 people crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the armed forces chief said. So far 15 people have been rescued from the burning wreckage of the C-130,…

Antetokounmpo injured in Bucks-Hawks clash

06/30/2021

New York—Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped out of Tuesday’s (Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Philippine time) NBA Eastern Conference finals clash with the Atlanta Hawks after suffering a knee injury in the third quarter. The two-time NBA…

Bomb threat alarms DepEd Cebu City officials

Pegeen Maisie 06/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Employees were asked to vacate their offices following a bomb threat that was reported at the Cebu City Schools Division office of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a Facebook post, Ramil Ayuman,…

Retired cop gunned down by unidentified assailants in Consolacion, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 06/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 46-year-old retired police officer was gunned down by two, still unidentified assailants past 4 p.m. today, June 25 in District 1, Barangay Pulpogan in Consolacion town, northern Cebu. Police Corporal Rechie Gileran,…

Former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III passes away

Christia Marie Ramos 06/24/2021

(Updated, 10:30 a.m.) MANILA, Philippines – Former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III has passed away, former Malacañang officials said Thursday morning. He was 61. Aquino died at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Capitol Medical Center…

Ex-president Noynoy Aquino reportedly brought to hospital

06/24/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III was reportedly rushed to the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City Thursday morning, according to reports by GMA and Teleradyo. The reports did not give details on Aquino’s…

Gwen withdraws EO warning violators of Swab-Upon-Arrival rule

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Barely 24 hours since she issued it, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia decided to withdraw Executive Order (EO) No. 23 that warned stakeholders here of possible punishment should they violate the Swab-Upon-Arrival ordinance. Garcia made the…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.