Game Today (MOA Arena) 5:45 p.m. — Bay Area vs Barangay Ginebra * Ginebra leads series, 2-1 THIS is probably the best time for Barangay Ginebra to get its uber-tough PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals rival Bay Area in a 3-1 chokehold. The Gin Kings are on a high after pulling off that 89-82 go-ahead victory […]
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Limpag: (Accidental) champions, interrupted
In 2020, I joined my first tennis tournament, which was interrupted due to the death of the organizer. A year later, I and my regular partner Kito Tampus got drafted into the Moalboal Parish Tennis Club (MPTC) as the 10th and last pair and we lost 17 of our first 18 matches, including a couple […]
Marcos says just finishing his ‘checklist’ before appointing an agri chief
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he is just finishing a “checklist” of things he wants to do in the agriculture department before appointing his replacement who will be able to function as a full-time secretary. “I have a timetable for that and certain things I want to achieve before leaving the department, […]
Tax Notes: Clarifications on the Provisions of RR No. 6-2022 Regarding Removal of 5–Year Validity Period of Receipts/Invoices
Q: When is the effectivity date of the regulation?A: July 16, 2022.Q: Who is covered by the regulation?A: a. Taxpayers who are using the principal and supplementary receipts/invoices.b. Taxpayers with or who will apply for:* Authority to Print (ATP),* Registration of Computerized Accounting System (CAS) or Computerized Books of Accounts (CBA), and* Permit to Use […]
EXPLAINER: Markets chief required to explain disruption of mass at Carbon — but only in writing. Minority move for his appearance before Sanggunian shot down, under new House rules that limit grilling by councilors.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED. The disruption of a Catholic Mass celebrated at Carbon Market in Cebu City Monday morning, July 18, 2022, amid the eviction of market vendors from their current location was raised before the City Council Wednesday, July 20.During its regular session, Minority Floorleader Nestor Archival Sr. in a privileged speech said he wanted […]
Gullas’ winning slate takes oath
THE winning slate of Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. has been formally sworn in as the newly elected officials of the city in an event held on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Talisay City Hall.After a Holy Mass, reelected councilors Ferdinand Rabaya, Ofelia Ylanan, Rodolfo Cabigas, Manuel Cabriana, Gail Restauro and Lester […]
Mona Lisa left unharmed but smeared in cream in climate protest stunt
PARIS, — The Mona Lisa was left shaken but unharmed on Sunday when a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash the glass protecting the world’s most famous painting before smearing cream across its surface in an apparent climate-related publicity stunt. The perpetrator was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of […]
Lapu mayor, 9 others accused of graft over P47M food purchase
SEVEN barangay captains in Lapu-Lapu City have filed a complaint against Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and nine others before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas for allegedly spending…
Editorial: 2022 begins
Today is the first day of 2022. There are 364 days left before this year will end. Before reaching the end, one has to travel different kinds of roads—rough and smooth; the frequen…
Palace assures budget signing before end of 2021
A PALACE official said on Tuesday that he expects the proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022 to be signed before the end of the year after the original Tuesday target date was not met. “We assure the public that the budget will be signed. President (Rodrigo R.) Duterte will sign the budget before Dec. 31,” Cabinet […]
Devonte’ Graham’s 61-foot prayer at buzzer stuns Thunder
DEVONTE’ Graham made one of the greatest game-winning buzzer-beaters in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, banking in a 61-footer to give the New Orleans Pelicans a thrilling 113-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Just moments before Graham’s heave from three-quarters court, the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nailed a deep 3-pointer of his own […]
Solons call for election debates before end of the year
A RESOLUTION was filed at the House of Representatives urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to start holding debates before the end of the year for top national positions to give voters more time to know their candidates’ qualifications and platforms. House Resolution 2346, filed on Thursday by seven lawmakers led by Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan […]
Mendoza: Another San Miguel escape act
Talk about luck and you don’t have to go far. The San Miguel Beermen (SMB) has lots of that. In fact, it seems the squad was born with luck as its umbilical cord. Just last weekend, SMB did it again. Down by a point with 4.5 seconds to go, Alex Cabagnot used the left elbow […]
US Open Pool crown back to PH
ADD Carlo Biado to the elite list of Filipino cue artists who have won the prestigious US Open Pool Championship. This, after the 37-year-old pool player mounted a spectacular comeback to win the 2021 US Open Pool Championship, beating Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp, 13-8, in the Final on Sunday (PH Time) at the Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic […]
Editorial: Disinformation kills
Verify the information before sharing it. Pausing to check and confirm before sharing information is crucial, especially in a pandemic when correct information shared at the right time saves lives. While misinformation can be due to human error, intentionally spreading information or disinformation is immoral and illegal. A day before enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was […]
Tabada: Dead reckoning
Anxiety is the siren wail that pounces in the middle of the day, with another spiraling in the void opened by the emptied highway, followed by another and another. It is a photograph of a shop posted by an entrepreneur that is moving out and returning to where he started: home. Anxiety is writing a […]
Sunday Essay: Vaccine diplomacy hits home
If all goes well, this week I will benefit directly from vaccine diplomacy. My feelings about that are a little complicated. These are not as complicated as what the defense secretary or the foreign affairs secretary have to deal with, obviously. In April, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana remarked that more than 40 Chinese vessels ought […]
‘Cha-cha’ proposal good as dead
A House of Representatives proposal to relax economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution was “virtually dead” after congressmen failed to approve it before going on a Lenten break, according to a congressman. The Charter change proposal “is now virtually dead and is headed to the graveyard,” party-list Rep. Michael T. Defensor said in a statement […]