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Vaccinated Osaka wants 'discussion' on Games

ROME (AFP) – Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka said yesterday she favored a ''discussion'' taking place over the Olympic Games taking place as Tokyo reels from a new coronavirus surge.

PH quietly celebrates May as Month of the Ocean

By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 37 issued by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada in 1999, the month of May was declared as the Month of the Ocean (MOO). Perhaps preoccupied by the pressing demands of containing a still-raging pandemic, the government’s current observance of May as the Month of the Ocean is understandably muted and low-key.

Pagudpud: Hidden surfing haven up North

When the dry season comes, more and more people are getting antsy. Partly because of the overstaying COVID-19 pandemic but mainly due to the hot climate.

'Vaccine tourists' fly from abroad for injections on US beach

MIAMI BEACH, United States (AFP) - A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami Beach, Florida, as dozens of travelers from Latin America waited their turn at a pop-up coronavirus vaccination booth.

#‘Unstoppable:' Red Cross Service Shines During Pandemic

Philippine Red Cross joined the celebration of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day last May 8 to honor the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.

Gilas 3x3 Wraps Up Training

Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 concluded its week-long training bubble in Calamba, Laguna in preparation for this month’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria.

India's Covid-19 Tally Surpasses 22 M With Over 400,000 New Cases

NEW DELHI (Xinhua/AFP) India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 22-million mark on Sunday, reaching 22,296,414, as 403,738 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.

PNP Awaits SC Protocols On Use Of Body Cams – Eleazar

New Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar yesterday said they are waiting for the Supreme Court (SC) to approve the protocols that will guide law enforcers on the proper use of body-worn cameras in their operations.

Westbrook Ties Big O's Record

Curry drops 49; Jazz, 76ers, Nets roll to victory

PH receives largest vaccine shipment

Arrival of over 2 million AstraZeneca doses to boost inoculation program

VISMIN SUPER CUP - Mandaue stuns Talisay, nears Visayas crown

ALCANTARA, Cebu — Shaq Imperial came through in the clutch as KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue stunned erstwhile unbeaten MJAZ Zenith-Talisay City, 67-66, to move one win from taking the crown Friday in the best-ofthree opener of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Visayas Leg finals here.

NBA 75TH SEASON - Blazers pull off key win over Lakers

Bogdanovic drops 48 to lead depleted Jazz; Luka hits 5k

Fractured finger sidelines Zion

NEW YORK (AFP) — New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson will be sidelined indefinitely with a fractured left ring finger, the NBA team announced Friday.

Billie Eilish to headline 2021 Governors Ball

New York, United States - Billie Eilish, Post Ma-lone and A$AP Rocky will headline New York’s 2021 Governors Ball festival, with Megan Thee Stallion and J Balvin also slated to perform, organizers announced recently.

San Juan LGU rolls out free internet for public school students

The San Juan City local government, in partnership with Converge ICT Solutions Inc., launched on Friday, May 7, the Fiber Optic Internet and Learning Management System that will provide free internet connection to the city's public school students.

Oxygen supply sufficient, DOH assures

Oxygen supply sufficient, DOH assures

PH Red Cross sets up emergency field hospitals to save more lives

RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) put up 18 tents at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) compound to serve as an emergency field hospital (EFH), and allow the medical facility to accommodate more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Inset photo shows Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Senator Richard Gordon (third from right) inspecting the PRC tents on April 28, 2021.

Matuguinao, Samar: From terrorist lair to tourist haven

ALLURING PLACE – The Maslog Cold Spring is one of the budding tourism attractions in Matuguinao, Eastern Samar. (Marie Tonette Marticio)

1.5 M more Sinovac jabs arrive

The fifth batch of government-procured vaccines from China arrived in the country on Friday morning, May 7, with the delivery of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac from its manufacturer Sinovac Biotech.

98-Year-Old Woman Joins Daughter, 61, In Getting Covid Jab

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – One of this city's oldest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recipients got inoculated Tuesday along with her daughter, herself a senior citizen.

Eleazar Is Next PNP Chief – Año

Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar is the next chief of the 220,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Wednesday, May 5.

Gov't Leads Whole-Of-Society Efforts For Economic Recovery

At a job summit convened by the task group of the National Economic Recovery Strategy held last Labor Day, the country’s top economic managers rallied business, industry and civil society leaders in adopting a whole of society approach to economic recovery.

How Will Bill And Melinda Gates' Divorce Impact Their Charity?

NEW YORK (AFP) — The shock announcement that billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce after 27 years of marriage has raised questions about the future of their hugely influential charity.

PCG Ships Drive Away 7 Chinese Militia Vessels From West PH Sea

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships drove away seven foreign ships believed to be manned by Chinese militias from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

IM Quizon, Indonesian share lead

International Masters Daniel Quizon split the point with Indonesian Grandmaster Novendra Priasmoro for a share of the lead after five rounds in the Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championships Wednesday.

Eleazar takes over PNP leadership today

Not a few have said that his appointment as Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief had been long in coming. As far back as three PNP heads before him, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar had been touted to be the most fit and ripe to become the leader of the country’s 220,000-strong police force until President Duterte confirmed that expectation with the announcement of his appointment as the PNP’s 24th Chief.

Acute food insecurity at 5-year high due to war, economic crisis, extreme weather – UN

ROME, Italy (Xinhua) -- Conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather conditions pushed the number of people who faced acute food insecurity to 155 million in 2020, the highest figure in five years, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said here on Wednesday.

Free rides for essential workers in Cebu launched

CEBU CITY – Public uti lity vehicles (PUVs) offering free rides to essential workers were launched here yesterday.

21 horses in Baguio set to be euthanized

BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-one horses that tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) and bacterial infections at the Wright Park and Camp John Hay trails here are set to be euthanized or permanently isolated.

1st Batch Of National ID Cards To Be Delivered This Week – PSA

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday, May 3, said the first batch of Philippine ID (PhilID) cards printed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will be delivered starting this week.