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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.

June Mar Fajardo big as PBA PH Cup stage gets bigger

Ten straight wins to reach the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup should give San Miguel Beer enough confidence going into a crack semifinal affair with either Converge or Barangay Ginebra. But June Mar Fajardo can’t rely on just momentum alone as they brace for a tough challenge in their next step towards repeating as […]

Brondial shines in silent way to help San Mig in ousting NLEX

June Mar Fajardo had 26 points and 23 rebounds on Christmas Day which had San Miguel Beer advancing to the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup ahead of everyone else after a 101-94 win over NLEx. Those are numbers worthy of his reputation as being the best in his generation. Being the first to the […]

Practically unnoticed, PH table tennis also had its moments of glory in Thailand

A milestone went almost unnoticed in the recent Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, underscoring the slew of dramatic victories notched by Team Philippines there. Filipinos ended a decades-long medal drought in table tennis after both the men’s and women’s teams won bronze medals at the 33rd edition of the biennial meet in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Those […]

Ginebra again main Christmas Day fare, but this year is different

It’s Christmas, and for longtime PBA fans, they know that crowd darling Barangay Ginebra will be playing. Only this time, the Gin Kings—seeing action during the most wonderful time of the year—will be fighting for dear life in the Philippine Cup when they slug it out with Converge in the first of two straight games […]

Returning Bolick gets chance to reignite NLEX

From the euphoria of winning the Southeast Asian Games in perhaps the most difficult fashion, Robert Bolick returns to PBA duties where he will try to keep NLEX’s campaign alive on Christmas Day. Bolick and the Road Warriors face an uphill battle in trying to overhaul San Miguel Beer’s twice-to-beat advantage as the quarterfinals of […]

How my lola mothered me (and the entire household) through food

“Kumain ka na,” my grandmother would tell me day after day, as I arrived from school and sauntered into the dining room.  Some days, it was a question; other times it was firm insistence. Coming home to merienda was a ritual I eagerly looked forward to every time I came home—whether it was the pimiento […]

On biological clocks and calendars: Going against the grain of time

I’m nearly 30, and people have opined over my so-called biological clock, urging me to make haste as it was ticking quickly

Would it be fair for Dennis Padilla to attend Julia Barretto’s wedding uninvited?

Advanced mag-isip? Julia Barretto and Gerald Anderson have stirred engagement rumors after a sweet birthday post in March that they’ve since denied.  But Anderson has been teasing that he’s planning on doing it and this seemed to have surfaced insecurities in Barretto’s estranged father Dennis Padilla who’s already insisting on his attendance to the future […]

‘The Idol’ begs us to pity an abuser in gaslighting finale

Over the course of its run, the general consensus for the five-episode nonprestige HBO series “The Idol” seems to be that it already overstayed its welcome. However, the unearned twist in the show’s ending felt like the visual equivalent of premature ejaculation.  We were served a classic 180-degree turn—gaslighting, absolving, and begging us to pity […]

Dear insecure cishet men, Andrea Brillantes doesn’t live to impress you

This just in: Women know how to have fun! Women have hobbies! Women don’t live just to impress insecure men! Is self-described motivational speaker Rendon Labador vying for the spot of local manosphere mouthpiece? This week, he’s received backlash for disparaging, thinly veiled misogynistic comments against Andrea Brillantes who was minding her own business, playing […]

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