UAAP enters critical stage; 3 teams out to boost semis bids
THE elimination round of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament enters its crucial stage today with University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas and Far Eastern University going for vital wins…
NCAA: CSB-LSGH Greenies clinch fourth spot
COLLEGE of St. Benilde-La Salle Green Hills, last year's losing finalist, booked the last semifinal berth with a 66-52 drubbing of host Arellano University in their knockout game in the…
Will it be a Hollywood ending in NBA?
FOR five years the NBA Finals have returned to the same spot, the longest run ever in one Western Conference location. LeBron James and Anthony Davis want to bring them back…
Barraquias, McKenzie share Dumaguete tennis honors
MACLEAN Barraquias stunned top seed Roel Capangpangan, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6, and captured the men’s singles Open crown in the PPS-PEPP Buglasan Tennis Festival at the Praxevilla Tennis Courts in Dumaguete City…
PSC to Phisgoc: Don’t worry; RMC, NAS will be ready in time for SEAG
THE MAN at the helm of the country's staging of the 30th Southeast Asian Games from Nov. 30-Dec. 11 yesterday made the assurance that the rehabilitation of key government-owned facilities eyed…
Who’s the next PNP chief?
By AARON RECUENCO Following the departure of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde, three names stood out as his possible successor. With President Duterte reportedly leaning…
16 NCRPO cops caught sneaking liquor, gadgets inside Bilibid
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has subjected 16 policemen acting as prison guards at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) to investigation after they were accused of smuggling…
Thai king strips consort of titles for ‘disloyalty’
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles for "disloyalty" and apparent "ambition" to match the Queen's position, a royal command issued late Monday said, less…
Bangladeshi lawmaker hired 8 lookalikes to take her place in exams
A Bangladeshi lawmaker has been expelled from university after allegedly hiring as many as eight lookalikes to take exams in her place, officials said Monday. Tamanna Nusrat, from the ruling…
Federer celebrates 1,500th match with a breezy win
BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) –Roger Federer opened his bid for a 10th title at the ATP Swiss indoors in Basel on Monday, crushing German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk in what was the…
Fil-Aussie Day beats Tiger in Japan Skins
INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) – Not only did Jason Day win the inaugural "The Challenge: Japan Skins" game on Monday, beating Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama, he also…
Do what a good daughter does!
Dear Manay Gina, My mother and I have always had a strained relationship. I can say that there has been a lifelong lack of bonding or closeness between us.…
Go for gold
THREE Filipino athletes are currently on the spotlight for bringing honor to the Philippines when they won their respective international competitions – Carlos Yulo became the first Filipino to…
Bad, Bad, Bad
CORRUPTION is shameful even to those who spread and relish its fruits, so much so that it has to happen in the shadows, behind closed doors, out of sight.…
Leyte 1944 – the day General MacArthur returned
IT was 75 years ago – on October 20, 1944 – that American and Filipino forces led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in Palo, Leyte, to…
