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Lawmaker echoes DILG advisory on nCoV; PMA to push through with homecoming amid risks
By Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz & Rene Acosta
Mighty dethrones Lebanese 5, sweeps way to crown in Dubai
Mighty Sports-Creative Pacific Philippines made the country proud once again by becoming the first non-Middle East club to win the Dubai International Basketball Championship.
SMB-Magnolia duel opens PBA 45th season
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)—continuing its commitment to the national men’s team program—will implement the same format it had last year when the league’s 45th season starts on March 1.
Ttokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumors
By Stephen Wade | The Associated Press
President’s award for Yulo
CARLOS Yulo provided one of the greatest moments in Philippines sports in 2019.
DOT chief eyes Isabela as top agro-ecotourism destination
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela—Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said Isabela deserves to be regarded as one of the country’s premier provinces for its very promising agriculture industry and richly diverse natural attractions that make for a potential agro-ecotourism haven.
Malaysian bank PHL subsidiary touts 1st digital banking model
THE Philippine subsidiary of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad credits its digital banking model to have enticed about 600,000 of its clients.
ALC Group’s Taal Drive
ALC GROUP’S TAAL DRIVE The ALC Group of Companies recently turned over relief goods to Caritas Manila in Pandacan, Manila, representing donations from the ALC Group of Companies for the victims of Taal Volcano’s restiveness.
Is the coronavirus outbreak as bad as SARS or the 2009 influenza pandemic? A biologist explains the clues
By Maciej F. Boni | Pennsylvania State University
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: PAL, Cebu Pacific make drastic cuts in routes to mainland China
THE country’s two biggest carriers on Saturday took further steps to safeguard against infection by the novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV).
Pandacan, Manila fire causes collapse of part of Skyway Stage 3 extension
THE Skyway Stage 3 extension project, a key plank of the government’s overall road infrastructure program to decongest Metro Manila, faces delay after a portion being constructed collapsed on Saturday (Feb. 1) following a big fire in Pandacan, Manila.
ATOM raps 2 Marcos-related events as twin ironies
IN what it described as a twin case of supreme ironies, the August Twenty One Movement (ATOM) lashed out at two recent events that, it claims, tended to heap “unwarranted and undeserved praise” on the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
DFA taps DOH experts on handling nCoV for at-risk filipinos
By Samuel P. Medenilla & Recto Mercene
Amid virus fears, rules for cleaning planes tightened
By Recto L. Mercene & Samuel P. Medenilla
VFA junking sparks mixed views; Senate role uncertain
By Samuel P. Medenilla & Butch Fernandez
Mighty dribblers eye third victory vs Tunisian team in Dubai hoops
AFTER two tough wins and a two-day break, Mighty Sports coach Charles Tiu is looking for a better performance from his boys when they play Tunisia’s Es Rades in the Dubai International Basketball Championship on Monday at the Shabab Al Ahli Club in the United Arab Emirates.
Ramirez: Employees heart and soul of PSC
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) celebrated its 30th anniversary on Friday with little fanfare but with a noble effort of helping in the Taal Volcano eruption relief effort.
Credit bureau operator inks deal with academe to ensure reforms
THE Credit Information Corp. (CIC) announced on January 22, it formally forged partnership with the University of the Philippines Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation Inc. (UPPAF) as one of the latter’s agency partners for the implementation of its “Regulatory Support Program for National Development” or Respond.
BIR RDO 24 conducts relief ops for Taal disaster-stricken Pinoys
OFFICIALS and employees of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-Valenzuela or Revenue District Office (RDO) 24 conducted relief operations for those affected by the Taal Volcano eruption in Batangas.
How global leaders should think about solving our biggest problems
By Mark R. Kramer, Marc W. Pfitzer & Helge Mahne
P&G, World Vision promote school-based solid waste management
As part of its commitment to take progressive action to aid in mitigating plastic wastes, Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines and World Vision Development Foundation Inc. have successfully implemented “Pag-asa sa Basura,” an environmental sustainability program that aims to collect and upcycle plastic sachets into school chairs, trash bins and other useful products.