THE country logged 8,346 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, raising the number of active cases to 71,472, the Department of Health said. Most of the active cases were either mild or asymptomatic. The Philippines now has a total of 1,054,983 million Covid cases. The total number of recoveries went up to 966,080 or 91.6 percent after 9,072 more patients survived the disease. The death toll […]
Batangas City, through Mayor Beverley Dimacuha and Congressman Marvin Mariño, agreed to host the practice sessions of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) teams, according to league commissioner Wille Marcial. “Mayor Dimacuha and Congressman Marino agreed to host the practices of our teams,” Marcial told The Manila Times on Sunday. “On Friday, I will bring my team […]
Filipino boxing great and Sen. Manny Pacquaio is the third richest boxer in the world, according to a report by The Richest. The Richest — a media organization that covers business, expensive lifestyle, sports, national wealth & luxury from a monetary angle — stated that Pacquiao has a net worth of about $220 million or […]
SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday accused US President Joe Biden of pursuing a hostile policy, dismissing “spurious” American diplomacy and warning of a response. Biden had said Wednesday that his administration would deal with the threat posed by Pyongyang’s nuclear program “through diplomacy as well as stern deterrence.” The White House said Friday that the […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will resume operations in its offices in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal on Monday, May 3, 2021. LTO temporarily suspended its operations on April 12 following the declaration of Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in these areas. The agency said that employees in […]
CEBU: The Dumaguete City Warriors and the ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes moved one step closer to the semifinals after pulling off separate victories in the stepladder playoffs of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Vismin Super Cup at the Alcantara Civic Center in Alcantara town here. The fifth-seed Warriors fashioned out a stunning 67-65 overtime win over the fourth-seed Tabogon Voyagers while the third-seed Heroes escaped with a 73-69 win against the valiant Tubigon Bohol Mariners on […]
POPE Francis on Saturday launched a month-long prayer marathon to hasten the end of the coronavirus pandemic with a prayer at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican before some 150 believers. The Argentinian pontiff gave the inaugural rosary prayer to kick off a series which will be streamed live each day this month at 1600 […]