Paul McCartney will be depicted in a set of stamps to be issued by Britain’s Royal Mail. In a recent announcement, Royal Mail said the former Beatle will appear in a special set of 12 stamps. Eight of the stamps will show images of the singer-songwriter's album covers. The other four feature...
Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Logan "The Maverick" Paul face-off during a press conference at Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 6, 2021. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) Floyd Mayweather was involved in a chaotic brawl on Thursday during the build-up to next month's fight with...
While restrictive quarantine is still being enforced, the challenges of staying focused and maintaining one’s sense of equanimity persist and intensify. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued some online reminders through its website: “It is normal to feel fearful and anxious during...
This must be the longest countdown held for the Olympics. Originally scheduled in the summer of 2020, the Tokyo Olympics will be held a year later – from July 23 to August 8 this year. Even with the outcome of recent COVID-19 interventions, including widespread vaccinations still uncertain, the...
Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns rebounds the ball during the game against the LA Clippers on April 28, 2021 at Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Barry Gossage / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Chris Paul scored 28 points as the Phoenix Suns punched their ticket to the...
This combination of pictures created on April 27, 2021 shows Floyd Mayweather Jr. (left) looks on while taking on Marcos Maidana during their WBC/WBA welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 13, 2014 and Logan Paul mocks and imitates KSI after the...
Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns celebrates his three point shot with teammate Devin Booker #1 in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on April 26, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by ELSA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Devin Booker scored 33...
At a special summit convened in Jakarta over the weekend, ASEAN leaders issued an urgent call for an end to violence in Myanmar and for steps to be taken to restore democracy following a military coup last February 1. Their five-point statement of consensus also called for a visit to Myanmar by a...
Rolando de la Cruz, a 67-year-old balut vendor, died the other day while waiting with hundreds who lined up to answer actress Angel Locsin’s birthday invitation to the community pantry she had set up in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City. As early as 3 a.m., a long queue had formed; stubs were...
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during a game against the Phoenix Suns on April 21, 2021 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Chris Paul scored a team-high 28 points as the Phoenix Suns...
At a Senate hearing last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported that enrollment from kindergarten to senior high school for school year 2020-2021 was estimated at 23 million or 83 percent of the 27.7 million enrolled previously. When Senator Nancy Binay asked DepEd Undersecretary...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic moved back the commemoration of 500 years of Christianity by a year. Instead of a culmination, what was marked last Easter Sunday was the start of year-long activities. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma pointed out that there are two important milestones: The first mass...
