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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.

Tigresses find winning feeling by forgetting past failures

The goal, as was made clear before the tournament started, is a championship. And yet somehow, Angge Poyos and Reg Jurado made their way to the third game of their UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball schedule with still no win to show. But instead of turning urgency into pressure, the University of Santo Tomas duo […]

Gilas Pilipinas set for NZ duel; QMB cushions Kai Sotto’s absence

It was made clear that Quentin Millora-Brown wanted badly to suit up for Gilas Pilipinas. The 6-foot-10 center is making it obvious how badly he wants to win, too. “I think, for me, I’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with the system, and the way that we want to play. Last window, obviously, [I was] […]

Bol Bol, ‘human cheat code,’ makes TNT a big puzzle

The arrival of Bol Bol to reinforce TNT’s title-retention bid in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup has not only created a lot of hype but also a lot of soul-searching on how opposing teams will deal with the 7-foot-3 NBA veteran. But as excited as they are to see how Bol measures up along with the […]

Filipino IM stuns GM foe, shares lead

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—International Master (IM) Kim Steven Yap scored back-to-back wins and kept a perfect score for a share of the lead with two others in round three of the Manny Pacquiao International Open chess championship late Tuesday at Family Country Hotel here. Yap, the pride of Cebu City and seeded 19th, upset fifth seed […]

No AFC sweep as Super Spikers take down High Speed Hitters

Erika Santos and Gel Cayuna again rose to the occasion and led Cignal in pinning another heartbreak on PLDT. With Santos pouring in 17 points and Cayuna masterfully orchestrating the offense, Cignal shattered the outright semifinal hopes of erstwhile-unbeaten PLDT by dealing its sister team a first defeat, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23, in the PVL All-Filipino […]

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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