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Political dynasties also swarm the party-list elections
While Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and his wife Cavite Representative Lani Mercado seek reelection next year, their son Bryan Revilla aims to keep his party-list seat in the House of...
View Article‘Like a dream’: Emotional Escamis leads Mapua to elusive NCAA title
MANILA, Philippines – Clint Escamis cried tears of joy as Mapua captured the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball throne following a finals sweep of St. Benilde. It marked the Cardinals’ first...
View ArticleNetflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ hits screen in Havana
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Yara cinema in Cuba’s capital on Friday evening for a screening of the first TV adaptation of one of Latin America’s most beloved novels, a mammoth challenge...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: La Salle vs UP – UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball finals, Game 1
MANILA, Philippines – The rematch is set. For the second year in a row, the defending champion La Salle Green Archers and the UP Fighting Maroons will fight for the crown in the UAAP Season 87 men’s...
View ArticleLIVE: Bishop Ambo David, 20 others join College of Cardinals
Watch the consistory here at 11 pm (Manila time) on Saturday, December 7. MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis leads an ordinary public consistory at Saint Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, December 7, to...
View ArticleNCAA finals loss to Mapua dampens dominant season for Benilde star Allen Liwag
MANILA, Philippines – St. Benilde star Allen Liwag joined elite company as he earned the Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors in NCAA Season 100. The 6-foot-6 big man became...
View ArticleAce queen Coronel leads Cebu conquest as Galeries snaps 14-game skid; Cignal...
MANILA, Philippines – The Galeries Tower Highrisers finally arrested a 14-game skid spanning three PVL conferences as they swept the Capital1 Solar Spikers in a rollercoaster result, 26-24, 25-14,...
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Bishop Ambo David takes oath as 10th Filipino cardinal
MANILA, Philippines – Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David took his oath as the 10th Filipino cardinal on Saturday, December 7, joining an elite group of Catholic clergymen tasked to advise the...
View ArticleUP snaps 4-game skid vs La Salle in UAAP finals opener, moves on cusp of...
MANILA, Philippines – UP finally solved the puzzle of mighty La Salle when the stakes were highest in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball finals, as the Maroons trounced the Archers, 73-65,...
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[The Wide Shot] Cardinal Ambo David, the shepherd who wore red
Hours before he joined the College of Cardinals, Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David made a 1,077-word post on Facebook about that “red day.” On Saturday, December 7, Pope Francis led a...
View ArticleRed-hot NorthPort keeps TNT winless for best franchise start
RIZAL, Philippines – Not even a formidable TNT side coming off a championship could stop NorthPort’s fiery start. The Batang Pier went 4-0 for the first time in franchise history after hacking out a...
View ArticleTrump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire, Kyiv and Moscow cite conditions
PARIS, France – United States President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday, December 8, for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness,” prompting...
View ArticleUP looks to build on 4th straight finals Game 1 win, sweep La Salle to break...
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in four matchups, the UP Fighting Maroons finally solved the puzzle of the La Salle Green Archers with a pressure-packed 73-65 Game 1 win in the UAAP Season 87...
View ArticleSyrian opposition leader calls for 18 month transition period before elections
DOHA, Qatar – Syria should have an 18 month transition period to establish “a safe, neutral, and quiet environment” for free elections, Hadi Al-Bahra, the head of Syria’s main opposition abroad, said...
View ArticleBolick shines in 4th quarter as NLEX turns back San Miguel for 3rd straight win
RIZAL, Philippines – You can never count NLEX out when Robert Bolick is in the zone. Bolick hit a bunch of big shots in the fourth quarter and finished with 39 points to lift the Road Warriors to a...
View ArticleRussia says Assad has left Syria, silent on his future and that of military...
Russia said on Sunday, December 8, that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left office and departed his country after giving orders for a peaceful transfer of power, but did not say where he was now...
View ArticleNo blame game: La Salle not letting ‘any negativity’ foil title defense
MANILA, Philippines – La Salle is not playing the blame game despite presumptive two-time UAAP Most Valuable Player Kevin Quiambao tallying just a point in the second half after a hot start in Game 1...
View ArticleChampionship hangover? TNT off to rocky start after title run
RIZAL, Philippines – For a TNT side that is fresh from winning a championship, losing back-to-back games to open a new conference is not exactly the way the Tropang Giga wanted to follow up on their...
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FACT CHECK: Video shows 2016 protest in South Korea, not pro-Duterte INC rally
Claim: A video shows Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members gathering in droves for a rally in support of Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video bearing the...
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[Free to Disagree] ’Tis the season for impeachment
On December 2, I, along with 16 other private citizens, filed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives. Our complaint was endorsed by Akbayan...
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