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‘INVEST TIME IN WHAT MATTERS MOST'

This global lockdown has brought Mai Kaufman and her family back to the unhurried living they have been practicing since 2014

Encarnado: NCRAA, PBA in the same boat

Former PBA chairman and cur-rent NCRAA general manager Buddy Encarnado believes the league he guided before and the one he is steering now are both wading in upstream waters.

3 questions to ask your kids about COVID-19

And how to answer and reassure them in this time of uncertainty

A Plan To Restore, Rehabilitate Marawi

Marawi City remembered last week that day in 2017 when armed men of the Maute group, Abu Sayyaf bandits, and fighters of the Islamic State international extremist group took over the city to begin five months of urban warfare as government forces fought to retake the city.

SMC Resumes Construction Work At ₱10-b Skyway Extension Project

Construction of the P10-billion Skyway Extension continues, with safety protocols in place after the government’s go-signal to resume work mid-May, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced yesterday.

Driving During The Lockdown

I used to wish that Metro Manila’s infamous traffic would go away one day.

Ex-NBA Star Bogut Leaves Kings Team During Shutdown

SYDNEY (AFP) – NBA championship-winning centre Andrew Bogut announced Monday that he would not be renewing his contract with the Sydney Kings in Australia’s National Basketball League.

210 IP Families Flee Homes As NPAs Attack Village

Camp Bancasi, Butuan City – About 210 families have fled their homes in the farming town of San Fernando in Bukidnon after an attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) on the village last Friday, May 22, according to the military.

Mighty Sports may not be able to defend crown

JONES CUP

Go appeals for private sector support to accelerate economic recovery

Senator Christopher Bong Go on Thursday appealed for support from the business community for the government’s post-COVID-19 plans to accelerate the recovery of the country’s economy.

Man arrested in deadly 2019 fire at Japan's Kyoto Animation

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese police on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of killing 36 people at Kyoto Animation last July after he had spent 10 months in recovery in two hospitals, media reported.

With or without TV, MPBL will play on

Duremdes says league to use other platforms

The fiestas we missed in this month of May

We are now in the last few days of May. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geo-physical, and Aeronautical Services Administration (PAGASA) said there is now a stationary front over Northern Luzon, an indication of the approaching rainy season in the country.

Hong Kong police fire pepper ball rounds at protesters

HONG KONG, China (AFP/Reuters) — Hong Kong police fired pepper ball rounds on Wednesday at protesters in the city’s commercial district ahead of a debate in the legislature over a law that bans insulting China’s national anthem.

2-time SEAG champ Huelgas in race to help provide relief

Triathlete Nikko Huelgas is making the most out of his time and resources during the coronavirus pandemic by conducting relief operations in Metro Manila and Northern Luzon.

Just A Thousand Names On A Front Page

On Memorial Day last Sunday, the New York Times devoted its entire front page to a long list of Americans who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Djokovic Says Zverev Commits To Join 3-Week Balkan Adria Tour Lineup

Charity Tennis

Woods, Manning Beat Mickelson-Brady Duo

Charity Golf

Balo-I Residents Flock To Mosque On Eid'l Fitr For Mass Prayers

BALO-I, Lanao del Norte – Despite the standing orders against mass gathering in these times of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a barangay here celebrated Eid’l Fitr with more than a hundred flocking to a local mosque to mark the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Games Postponement Takes Toll On Obiena

But Ukrainian coach helps EJ regain his focus

Send Home 24,000 Quarantined OFWs

Duterte to hold gov't execs accountable for any delay in migrant workers’ homecoming

WHO Fight Vs Pandemic Gets Big China Boost

The World Health Assembly (WHA) held a two-day virtual 73rd session in Geneva, Switzerland, last May 18-19, with the 109 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) participating in the sessions dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It's Official—International Travel Won't Normalize Until 2023

Silver lining: You have more time to save up, plus you can use the time to discover your own country

‘Balik Probinsya' program underway

Eighty-five families – a total of 112 per-sons – became the first beneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya” program last week. They were seen off Wednesday by Sen. Lawrence “Bong” Go, proponent of the program, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, and other officials, as the first group of families left Cubao, Quezon City.

Solons: No vaccine, no class opening

Calls from members of the House of Representatives to defer the reopen-ing of classes until the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 are growing louder, as the safety of students in the normal school setting remains the biggest concern for the policymakers.

PN's first missile-capable warship arrives at Subic

The Philippine Navy greatly boosted its current fleet with the low-key arrival of its first missile capable frigate, to be named BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), in Subic, Zambales, on Saturday.

Fontana denies having control over alleged makeshift medical facility in Clark Freeport

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga – Fontana Development Corporation (FDC) here said that it did not have any control over the villa that was raided by authorities last May 19 for allegedly operating a medical facility and pharmacy.

Eid'l Fitr: Duterte exhorts Muslims to be ‘stewards of peace'

In observance of Eid'l Fitr that marks the end of the month of Ramadan, President Duterte has urged the Muslim community to continue to be stewards of peace, love, and understanding.

China Resolute To Win Fight Against Poverty Amid Epidemic Control

China is resolute in winning the fight against poverty this year while fighting the novel corona-virus (COVID-19) epidemic as it plans to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

Ensure A Truly Safe Opening Of Classes

In normal times, we would see the start this week of nationwide preparations for the new school year.