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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.

PBA: Rain or Shine favored vs Nambatac-less TNT

Buoyed by its massive win that put a halt to Magnolia’s perfect start in the PBA Philippine Cup, Rain or Shine is aching for more. The Elasto Painters are hoping to do so on Wednesday at the expense of the TNT Tropang 5G, whose Grand Slam quest is facing another adversity with Rey Nambatac sidelined […]

UAAP: Topex wants gang effort from Archers in plugging KQ hole

There’s a new breed of players at La Salle, and the search is on as to who can plug the Kevin Quiambao-sized hole when the UAAP tour of redemption for the Green Archers comes along. And despite having a potentially star-studded roster, coach Topex Robinson would be willing to settle for the entire team chipping […]

Modern Batang Pinoy in GenSan expects 15,000 athletes

Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo came a long way from a struggling young lifter from Zamboanga City to a world champion and then the Philippines’ first gold medal winner in the Olympics. Like a lot of Filipino past and current sports heroes, Diaz-Naranjo’s journey began in the Batang Pinoy Games, which will play its latest edition starting Oct. […]

El Presidente golf to benefit teen talent Serdeña

David Charles Serdeña, the golf prodigy whom Inquirer Golf had named “Boy Commute,” will be the first beneficiary of The El Presidente Cup slated on June 13 at the well-manicured Legends layout of the Manila Southwoods in Carmona, Cavite. The son of a caddy at the military-controlled Philippine Navy, Serdeña was named by host and […]

Handball women make mark anew, set Worlds focus

Aurora Adriano has instilled a culture of success among her teammates, one that rewarded the Philippine women’s handball team with another podium performance on the continental stage. With that silver finish at the just-concluded 10th Asian Beach Handball Championships in Muscat, Oman, there’s no doubt in Adriano’s mind that self-trust will be carried over to […]

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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