In the opening game of the conference, the Aces had to endure a Northport fight back led by Santos, who scored 12 of the last 16 points for the Batang Pier, after they squandered a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter.

"First and foremost, I do not want to scare them. Whoever you are, please come immediately and report yourselves, submit yourselves for testing immediately and report yourselves immediately to authorities. We’re not scaring you; we want your cooper...

As of December 8, there are no active COVID-19 cases in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel and Persons Deprived of Liberty.

Currently sitting at No. 10 in the UFC’s bantamweight standings, Dominick Cruz also knows that when you’re down, the only way to go is back up.

The Duterte administration will borrow money again from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas next year to help fund the government’s pandemic response.

"The stick brought by the police is used as a reminder to follow social distancing. It can also be used as a disciplinary tool ... this will be a last option," he said in Filipino. 

The procession will instead be “done through a motorcade in selected areas of the City of Manila,” the capital’s public information office said earlier.

Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will fly to Oslo to collect the award in person, after a fourth court approved her application to attend Friday's ceremony.

A supposed Social Weather Stations survey, sourced from the Commission on Election, on aspirants for mayor of Pasig City has been posted on social media.

The Lakers outscored the Celtics 31-20 in the third quarter to pull away in the game. They led by as much as 20 points in the lopsided second half.