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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.

Chinese ‘sage,’ self-belief guru on ‘Team HD’ supporting Hidilyn

TOKYO — After setting two Olympic records and claiming the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting crown, Hidilyn Diaz earned her gold medal, the country’s first in nearly a hundred years of participation in the Summer Games. For Diaz, however, the glory wasn’t all her own but also belonged to “Team HD,” the support group behind her incredible […]

Nesthy pounds foe for at least a bronze as PH assured of multiple medals for first time since 1932

To describe the Philippine boxing team’s game plans, coach Don Abnett labels them with such hackneyed phrases as “bread-and-butter” or “cat and mouse”. The strategy itself, however, has been energizing. Fighting in the slipstream of a historic triumph, Nesthy Petecio ended an 89-year wait for a Philippine delegation to win multiple medals in the Olympics […]

San Miguel sustains show of championship form

San Miguel Beer continued to gather steam for what it sees as a tough stretch in the PBA Philippine Cup eliminations as the Beermen tore Blackwater apart, 99-80, for their third straight win at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. June Mar Fajardo and Arwind Santos churned out double-doubles in leading the Beermen, who rose […]

SLR outlasts Chery, stays in semis hunt

ILOCOS NORTE—Sta. Lucia survived the loss of a two-set lead before pulling out a 25-20, 25-12, 24-26, 21-25, 15-11 victory over Chery Tiggo that kept the Lady Realtors in the hunt for a semifinal slot in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at PCV Socio-Civic Cultural Center on Wednesday. Though it was the Lady Realtors’ […]

Weightlifting has steady stream of talent to follow Hidilyn’s footsteps

Just like billiards and boxing before, weightlifting should experience a boom right after Hidilyn Diaz’s golden performance in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Samahang Weightlifting sa Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella felt that happening already five years ago when Diaz ended a 20-year-old medal drought in winning silver in the 2016 Rio Games. “That’s what we are […]

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