Bowling champion shot dead in San Juan

A former world youth bowling champion was shot dead Friday by a lone gunman wearing a face mask in San Juan City.

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ONE Championship: Banario focuses on getting back on track

Winning six of his last seven contests, former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio “The Rock” Banario is slowly inching closer to the top of the lightweight division. Banario is just…

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Conflicting Charter drafts need to be reconciled

    ALTHOUGH Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said the current 17th Congress has no more time to meet as a Constituent Assembly to draft a new Philippine Constitution, the House…

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Carlo, Angelica friendship nanganganib?

    HOW sad naman na dahil lang sa isang netizen ay mukhang masisira ang beautiful friendship nina Angelica Panganiban at Carlo Aquino. Ina-unfollow ni Angelica sa socmed si Carlo…

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Set to inspire

      JUST A THOUGHT: It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the…

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Gearing up

    OUR “heirloom” Christmas orna­ments packed away, suddenly the living room looks so empty, al­most as bare as the calendar on the wall. (The year 2018 came and went,…

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President wants to get rid of loan sharks

Notorious loan sharks are the latest addition to President Duterte’s apparent kill list. The President has threatened to eliminate those behind the “5-6” lending scheme, saying they should stop such practice…

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Duterte approval, trust ratings rise at end of last year

President Duterte ended last year with higher approval and trust ratings along with Vice President Leni G. Robredo and Senate President Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto III while House Speaker Gloria…

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Military, police tapped to secure BOL plebiscite, May elections

President Duterte has ordered the military and the police to ensure free, peaceful, and credible Jan. 21 plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law as well as May 13 midterm elections.…

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PH to buy arms from Israel, SK instead of US

PRESIDENT Duterte awards a housing unit at Pleasant View Residences, Barangay Graceville, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan to a soldier wounded in battle. (Jansen Romero) The government prefers to…

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Duterte urges gay bishops to ‘come out’

President Duterte on Thursday said that gay bishops should come out in the open and be allowed to have boyfriends as he renewed his attacks against the Catholic Church for…

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NCRPO: Terror suspect nabbed in Quiapo

The National Capital Region Police Office yesterday announced  the arrest of an alleged terrorist in Quiapo, Manila. In a statement sent to reporters, NCRPO chief Director Guillermo Eleazar said the…

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‘Work at home’ law to ease traffic – Palace

Malacañang yesterday lauded the signing of the Telecommuting Act by President Duterte and said it will help ease the traffic gridlock in Metro Manila. In a statement, presidential spokesperson Salvador…

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Trough of LPA, ‘amihan’ affecting Luzon, Mindanao

Light rains will prevail over most parts of the country this weekend as two weather systems continue to affect Luzon and Mindanao, the State weather bureau said yesterday. The Philippine Atmospheric,…

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Gift of gab

      INSPIRATION – Michael Angelo could have been an effective Catholic priest-preacher. What with his gift of gab. Actually, he almost became one. Two years before being ordained…

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