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Año to LGUs: Declare Reds persona non grata

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has asked local officials around the country to declare the CPP-NPA as persona non grata.

Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Saturday.

Comelec: Daraga too hot for comfort; Duterte raises bounty by P20M

President Duterte has recommended to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to put the town of Daraga in Albay province under its control, after the assassination last week of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe.

PNP files charges vs Garin, dad for beating up Iloilo policeman

The Philippine National Police on Thursday filed criminal and administrative charges in the Office of the Ombudsman’s Iloilo field office against Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin Jr. and his father, Guimbal Mayor Oscar Garin Sr., and two unidentified bodyguards for beating up a police officer.

Duterte order to deploy troops stumps Lacson

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said Memorandum Order No. 32 (MO 32) was baffling, as President Duterte could deploy more troops to the provinces just by giving orders to the military.

Mourinho admits he was in the wrong over training session

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has accepted he was in the wrong for holding a one-on-one training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele in a public park in London. Mourinho was pictured on social media flaunting government rules by meeting up with the midfielder Tuesday, even though they kept to social distancing guidelines. Fellow Spurs players Davinson […]

Playoff basketball

The Philippine Basketball Association has announced a shortened 45th season when it resumes on June 1 at the earliest, and NLEX coach Yeng Guiao expressed support while throwing in his two cents’ worth to make it worth it for the teams and most especially, the fans. Guiao suggested that the league could perhaps tweak its […]

POC pushes for later staging of SEA Games

The Tokyo Olympics, moved almost exactly a year later from its original schedule, is not the only multisport event that Filipino athletes should prepare for in 2021. The 31st Southeast Asian Games is also penciled for that year and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino wants the biennial meet to take place at […]

Andrada, former Philta head; 84

Salvador “Buddy” Andrada, one of the “old hands” of Philippine sports who witnessed its ups and downs many times over, passed away on Wednesday. He was 84. His longtime ally in the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta), Romy Magat, said Andrada suffered from a kidney disease that at one time required him to have dialysis three […]

Safety first

The PBA will shelve at least one conference off of its 45th season calendar—if and when it resumes—as the extension of the Luzon-wide lockdown continues to take its toll on sporting events in the country. Commissioner Willie Marcial and the league’s board met on Tuesday afternoon via conference call and they arrived at the decision, […]

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