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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.

Kings test return to royal form in duel vs Road Warriors

Coach Tim Cone was glad that Barangay Ginebra was able to “snap out a little bit” from the challenges of playing on-and-off in the PBA Philippine Cup when it rolled to a convincing win over NorthPort exactly a week ago. “We came out and did what we were supposed to do,” Cone said. “There were […]

Amid uncertainty, Bocboc eyes better UP finish if he stays

Benson Bocboc, who has juggled high-profile coaching roles for Farm Fresh in the Premier Volleyball League and the University of the Philippines in UAAP Season 87, is nearing a pivotal career transition—and it is one he always knew was coming. After all, he was serving Farm Fresh in an interim role. And as for the […]

Esquivel looking to create more waves

Rogelio “Jay-R” Esquivel used precision maneuvering and took advantage of cooperative waves to bag a bronze medal in the International Surfing Association World Longboard Championships. “I’m really glad with my performance. I’m getting better at what I do,” said Esquivel in Filipino after arriving in Manila on Tuesday and paying a courtesy call to Philippine […]

Seaba U16 fever hits Pampanga

With the stage set, San Fernando, Pampanga, is ready to welcome Southeast Asia’s top youth basketball talents for the 2025 Seaba (Southeast Asian Basketball Association) U16 Championship. The event will run from May 24 to May 30. The weeklong tournament at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center serves as the qualifier for the Fiba U16 […]

Pedro Taduran aiming for knockout–just to be sure

Pedro Taduran isn’t planning to let the judges have a say when he climbs back into the ring with Ginjiro Shigeoka. The reigning International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champion is setting his sights on a definitive finish. READ: Pedro Taduran upsets Japan champ to reclaim IBF world title The 28-year-old Filipino slugger is determined to repeat […]

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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