ONE Championship: Kai Ting Chuang cops Super Series Atomweight title
ONE Championship (ONE) made a triumphant return to Guangzhou Saturday night as the biggest and brightest stars in martial arts came out to showcase their incredible skills. The Guangzhou Tianhe…
Creamline, PayMaya start title duel
By Kristel Satumbaga Games Today (The Arena, San Juan City) 10 a.m. – PLDT vs Vice Co. 1:45 p.m. – Pocari-Air Force vs BanKo-Perlas 3:45 p.m. – Creamline vs PayMaya…
Ex-BoC exec named to DND
President Duterte has appointed retired Major Gen. Angelito de Leon and former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade James Layug to key positions at the Department of National Defense. Layug, a member…
Long wait pays off for Crib
By ROBERT REQUINTINA After 10 years slogging it through the local club scene, jazz-rock fusion band Crib has finally launched their debut album. TJ Sarvida, the lead vocalist of the…
PBA: KaTropa nails 3rd seed
TNT KaTropa scuttled Rain or Shine’s repeated rallies in the fourth quarter to gain a 100-85 win and secure the No. 3 seed in the quarterfinals last night in the…
Neymar follows Messi, Ronaldo as Brazil falls
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AFP) – Neymar's Brazil crashed out of the World Cup on Friday, failing to erase the pain of their humiliation on home soil four years ago as…
Tiger, Mickelson in talks for $10-M duel
MIAMI (AFP) – Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are in talks to stage a $10 million winner-take-all 18-hole golf showdown, according to a report on the Golf.com website. Plans to…
Ex-Lucena mayor acquitted
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG Former Lucena City Mayor Ramon Talaga Jr. has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan Second Division of his graft charge in relation to the reportedly anomalous issuance…
Not Again?
By Erik Espina THERE is a member of the “High Bench” who enjoys the privilege of, if memory serves, 40 PTCFORs (Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence). While I…
Order for P1 fare hike out
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board released yesterday its order granting a P1 provisional fare increase for public utility jeepneys, raising the minimum fare from P8 to P9. Based…
BIR wins P508-M collection case
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has upheld the P508-million deficiency tax assessment imposed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against a four-star hotel on Roxas Boulevard in Pasay…
PVL: Creamline, PayMaya forge title duel
Creamline exploited the injury suffered by Pocari Sweat-Air Force’s top spiker Myla Pablo during the warm-up and carved out a 25-15, 25-18, 25-16 win in their do-or-die semis match to…
Armed services must work more closely together
We can understand President Duterte’s quickly accepting responsibility and blame for the misencounter in Samar last week between Philippine Army troopers of the 87th Infantry Battalion, Armed Forces of the…
Gunrunner shot dead
An alleged gunrunner, also listed as a notorious drug pusher, was killed in an encounter with Las Piñas City policemen who were conducting anti-criminality campaign early yesterday morning in the…
Makati cop, 4 cohorts held for kidnapping
By JEL SANTOS A police officer and his four cohorts were arrested early Thursday morning after they allegedly kidnapped a Chinese national and demanded money from his family in Makati…
Scarlett Johansson’s plans to play trans man spurs backlash
NEW YORK (AP) – Scarlett Johansson’s plans to portray a transgender man have sparked a backlash from many who object to cisgender actors playing trans roles. Earlier this week, Johansson…
