The Senate has been going through the proposed P4.5-trillion General Appropriation Bill for 2021 approved last month by the House of Representatives. The Senate  will approve its own National Appropriation Bill which will then be consolidated by a Bicameral  Conference...
New distinctive Christmas lanterns with 16 white rays spreading out from the center are now being installed on streetlight posts in Manila. Makati’s business district is now all lighted up at night by Ayala Land, an annual tradition. Caloocan’s Christmas lanterns at the...
How a photographer was able to capture the Leonids meteor shower News about the Leonids meteor shower grazing our skies from the late hours of Nov. 17 to dawn of Nov. 18 kept stargazers fully awake last night. Patience was their fuel to gaze on the shooting stars that appear only every 33 years....
In this file photo taken on September 01, 2020 Chris Paul #3 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball during the second quarter against the Houston Rockets in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex...
 Photos from their respective Instagram accounts Four PBA teams fell from quarterfinals of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup over the week. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters were the first to exit the bubble in Clark, Pampanga before the Alaska Aces, the Magnolia Hotshots and the San Miguel...
Photo from MConcio / via UP Varsity Chess Team Facebook page Unheralded Jarel Lacambra shocked Woman Grandmaster-candidate Kylen Joey Mordido to earn a berth in the Philippine team seeing action in the World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships late this month. Lacambra, who played for...
Several storms and typhoons have been ravaging our islands in succession since October, following a westerly route with Catanduanes as the first land to be hit, followed by Albay, Camarines Sur and Norte, then Quezon Province. Storms get their power from the sea. As they proceed further inland,...
At a time when most of the world is groping for hope in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and national economies are at record low levels with few expectations for recovery anytime soon, China held its annual “Single’s Day” shopping spree last Wednesday. This annual sale was conceived by...
Paul Casey of England hits his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on November 12, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP Paul Casey seized the clubhouse lead in the darkness-halted opening round of the Masters on Thursday at...
If there’s any way we would want to “get lost,” it’s in Michele Morrone ’s eyes. Inspiring a TikTok voice trend, growing a worldwide following, and even his stint in the soundtrack of his steamy Netflix film 365 Days that turned him into a sex symbol overnight, Morrone...
Paul Lee has averaged 25.3 points in Magnolia's five-game win streak inside the bubble. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Instrumental in igniting Magnolia's hot streak in the PBA bubble, deadly scorer Paul Lee was chosen as the Cignal TV-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award for the period of...
Javee Mocon of Rain or Shine looks for an opening against three Blackwater defenders. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Javee Mocon came out extra eager less than a day after getting "disrespected" twice by Paul Lee. Mocon put up a sticky defense on Lee but the latter managed to sink a...
