Success is sustainable, expanding – Bachmann
By MARK REY MONTEJO With two medals from gymnast Carlos Yulo and one bronze each from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, the Philippines marked its most fruitful campaign in…
Lydia Ko finally gets Olympic gold
By ASSOCIATED PRESS SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — One gold short of the Olympic medal collection, one win away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko pondered what it…
Olympian Catantan graduates from Penn State
By MARK REY MONTEJO Samantha Catantan is one happy and proud athlete today: after a memorable debut in the Paris Olympics, she returned to the US and earned her diploma…
Dennis the menace
By NEIL RAMOS Dennis Trillo is set to make his debut appearance in GMA’s period drama “Pulang Araw” on August 21, playing a pivotal character, a multi-lingual Japanese military leader…
Malixi completes US Girls’ Junior-Women’s Amateur sweep, beats Talley again in final
By ASSOCIATED PRESS TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rianne Malixi beat Asterisk Talley 3 and 2 to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday, Aug. 11, at rain-softened Southern Hills,…
Solid finish for Frayna, Ronda in Dutch chess tilt
World Chess Olympiad-bound Janelle Mae Frayna and Jan Jodilyn Fronda of the Philippines made a good account of themselves with solid finishes in the 26 HZ University of Applied Sciences…
Wilson, US women survive France to bag historic eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
By ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. women’s basketball team survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic…
Curry’s late barrage powers US over France in Paris basketball final
By ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago after winning his fourth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. The only thing…
Well done in Paris – POC head Tolentino
PARIS—A job well done as Filipino athletes do excel on the global stage against the elite and that there are opportunities to accomplish more with an aggressive program aimed toward…
Team PH savors best Olympic finish
By REY C. LACHICA PARIS – The ending was not picture-perfect but nothing can dim the luster of the gold medal won by gymnast Carlos Yulo and the bronze…
Bianca, Dottie make nation mightily proud with gallant comebacks
By REY C. LACHICA PARIS – On another hot and moving day, Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina showed that Filipinos have the brilliance, courage and determination to…
Golfer Pagdanganan misses playoff for bronze by one
By REY C. LACHICA PARIS – On another sweltering day and on the final round, Bianca Pagdanganan provided a drama of her own in the women’s golf competition with…
Tushova shatters own PVL record with 49 as Capital1 denies Nxled
By MARK REY MONTEJO Marina Tushova shattered her previous PVL record after firing away 49 points as Capital1 overcame a shaky start to deny Nxled, 20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19,…
Jokic powers Serbia over Germany to capture Olympic basketball bronze
By ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) — When it was all over, Bogdan Bogdanovic pumped his fist and leaped high as his teammates celebrated at midcourt and Serbian flags waved…
Hoodwinked!
Another actor was forced to do something totally unnecessary recently, trusting the wrong individuals. Surprisingly, the actor is not a newbie. Multi-awarded actor Raymond Bagatsing, 56, was duped by unscrupulous…
Juan Karlos to stage first major concert at MOA Arena
Singer-songwriter Juan Karlos is set to take the SM Mall of Asia Arena stage for "juan karlos LIVE" on November 29. The highly anticipated musical event promises to be an…
