By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses came out blazing in the UAAP Season 88 women’s 3×3 basketball tournament, opening their campaign with dominant wins over two contenders at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay on Monday, April 27. The Growling Tigresses, who finished third last season in the tournament sanctioned …
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Jokic extends Nuggets’ series with Wolves
Nikola Jokic recorded 27 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets stayed alive with a 125-113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). Jamal Murray scored 24 points, Spencer Jones posted a playoff career-high 20 points and Cameron Johnson finished …
Magic silence Pistons late to take 3-1 series edge
Desmond Bane scored 22 points and made one of his five three-pointers with 1:16 left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Detroit Pistons, 94-88, to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). Detroit tied the game at 85-all with 5:24 remaining on Ausar Thompson’s layup before Bane’s …
Tay Tung headlines perfect pool runs in SGVIL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School surged into the quarterfinals of the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 after completing a flawless campaign in Pool B at the La Salle Green Hills Gym on Monday, April 27. The reigning runner-up imposed its dominance against Immaculada Conception College, …
Suntrust Unveils Amadea Showroom in Quezon City
QUEZON CITY, 25 APRIL 2026— Further expanding its foothold in Metro Manila, Suntrust Properties Inc., a wholly-owned Megaworld subsidiary, continues to strengthen its presence in Metro Manila with the Ceremonial Blessing of the Suntrust Amadea Showroom in Quezon City. Located at Scout Reyes cor. Quezon Ave., Brgy. Paligsahan, Quezon City, the showroom showcases the development’s …
Benitez, 18 others cleared | Ombudsman junks cases over Hacienda Conchita deal
By CESAR JOLITO III The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed both criminal and administrative complaints filed against former mayor and now Bacolod Lone District Representative Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and 18 others in connection with the city government’s purchase of portions of Hacienda Conchita in Barangay Granada. In a joint resolution dated April 14, the …
Army open to CHR probe into clash
By CESAR JOLITO III The Philippine Army has expressed readiness to cooperate with an investigation by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) into the April 19 military operation in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town that left 19 people dead. Army spokesperson Colonel Louie Dema-ala said the military welcomes scrutiny of the incident, stressing confidence that evidence …
An attitude of gratitude
By Sonny Angara The world’s major religions all extoll the virtues of gratitude. From Christianity to Islam, Buddhism to Hinduism — some reference is always made to the importance of gratefulness to achieving a good life. Even science has shown that adopting an “attitude of gratitude” yields immense benefits — including better mental health outcomes …
Spiritual healing more important than bodily healing
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s what we can gather from that gospel episode where Christ first forgave the sins of a paralytic man before curing him of his disability. (cfr. Matthew 9:1-8) And that’s simply because it is the spirit and not just our bodily or biological constitution that truly gives us the life and …
Delayed obesity treatment fuels heart, kidney diseases: experts
Medical societies warned that delayed treatment of obesity is contributing to the increasing number of Filipinos developing heart, kidney and metabolic diseases. At a press briefing, the Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, together with the Philippine Heart Association (PHA), Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN), and the Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight …