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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.

Alex Eala finds extra fuel in cheers of loud crowd

Alex Eala’s loyal and roaring followers have been the center of an ongoing debate over what constitutes proper tennis etiquette. The Filipino superstar has largely kept her voice neutral in that conversation. But for one moment, after winning a key point in a testy three-setter that she said she really “wanted,” Eala made it clear […]

Jaja Santiago makes Creamline even more formidable

The last time Jaja Santiago played in the Premier Volleyball League, the towering middle blocker was nearly unstoppable. Santiago emerged as Conference and Finals MVP and tormented Creamline in an epic Game 3 as Chery Tiggo became the league’s first professional champion inside the Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, bubble in 2021. Five years later, Santiago is […]

Alas Pilipinas squads raise flag high with breakthrough wins

Alas Pilipinas painted the volleyball world in Philippine colors on Saturday, with the girls’ national team making history with a breakthrough victory in the FIVB Girls U17 World Championship and the senior women’s squad finally ending a seven-year losing streak to Vietnam in the SEA V League. The day began as early as 5 a.m. […]

TNT welcomes back key cogs with rout of hapless Titan Ultra

Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser emerged as best player of TNT’s blowout of Titan Ultra. It’s just his second game since returning from a sprained ankle, and already, he’s slowly looking like his old self. “It’s getting better,” Ganuelas-Rosser said after scoring 19 points in the Tropang 5G’s 114-80 rout of the Giant Risers in the PBA Governors’ […]

Cansino back, hopes to help Bolts’ playoff bid

CJ Cansino returned to the Meralco Bolts’ lineup on Friday night after being sidelined for two games due to a hip injury. His return, though, wasn’t as positive as he hoped. For one, the Bolts’ bout with Magnolia at Ninoy Aquino Stadium was delayed for almost 30 minutes due to strong rains affecting the venue. […]

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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