[ad_1] Two policemen are killed in the Logistics Support Service fire at Camp Crame. PHOTO by PNP-PIO MANILA, Philippines – Two police officers were killed in a fire that affected the Logistics Support Service (LSS) complex at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. The PNP …
Read More »Pasaol, Rike, Johnson, Santillán declare for the PBA draft
[ad_1] The pool for the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft got much deeper after numerous big names submitted their formal applications at the PBA office on Friday afternoon. Four of the best professional 3×3 players in the country, namely Alvin Pasaol, Troy Rike, Santi Santillan and Franky Johnson, have officially applied, …
Read More »Winning Outstanding Rookie would complete Aaron Black’s unique PBA journey
[ad_1] In the entire history of the PBA, only three rookies selected outside of the first round ended up winning the Rookie of the Year award. Leo Austria came first as the 10th pick overall in 1985 (there were only six teams at the time), Gerry Esplana followed as the …
Read More »Study Suggests Pfizer Vaccine Effective Against Coronavirus Mutations
[ad_1] A study by Pfizer and researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicates that the company’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against coronavirus mutations. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed. “So now we’ve tested 16 different mutations, and none of them have really had a significant impact. That’s …
Read More »SC will begin oral arguments on anti-terrorism law this month, nothing is yet known about ex-SolGen’s amicus curiae offer
[ad_1] MANILA – Oral arguments on petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Law before the Supreme Court will be approved on January 19, according to a revised notice published Friday. The Superior Court has not yet released the proposal of the former attorney general and veteran lawyer Estelito Mendoza to appear as …
Read More »Pfizer vaccine appears effective against rapidly spreading variants of the coronavirus
[ad_1] The Pfizer vaccine appears to work against some of the mutations in variants of the coronavirus from South Africa and the United Kingdom. Getty / Fredrik Lerneryd For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus variants that have swept through …
Read More »Elon Musk’s ‘weird’ reaction to becoming the richest person in the world
[ad_1] Elon Musk has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world (AFP) Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world, a feat he himself finds “strange.” Elon Musk topped Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a …
Read More »Set date: Chamber to resume Cha-cha debates on January 13
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives will resume its debates on the change of statutes (Cha-cha) on January 13, but lawmakers assured that the discussions will only be on the proposed amendments in the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Ako Bicol party list representative Alfredo Garbin Jr., …
Read More »Storm is coming, ITCZ to moisten Visayas, Mindanao
[ad_1] Courtesy of the Japanese Meteorological Agency MANILA – A low pressure area (LPA) and an intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring rains to parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, the state meteorological office PAGASA said. The looming storm is 240 kilometers east of Davao city at 3 am, …
Read More »U.S. Transportation Chief and Foreign Policy Advisers Among Resignations After Capitol Violence
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation, speaks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 (GES 2019) in The Hague, the Netherlands, June 4, 2019. REUTERS / Piroschka van de Wouw / File photo WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation Thursday, the first cabinet …
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