Seventeen-year-old Kheith Rhynne Cruz continued her rise in global table tennis, securing two bronze medals at the prestigious World Table Tennis Youth Contender in San Francisco, California. The top-ranked Filipino youth player excelled in the under-19 mixed doubles with Bosman Botha of the United States and clinched another bronze in the under-19 girls singles. This […]…
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MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer ended its bid for a Final Four spot in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Home and Away Season 2 after absorbing a beatdown at the hands of reigning Japanese B.League kings, Hiroshima Dragonflies. The Dragonflies routed the Beermen on their home court, 94-63, at Hiroshima Sun Plaza on Wednesday to send San Miguel Beer crashing out of the semifinal race. With a 0-4 positioning in Group A, the Beermen won’t be able to rack up enough wins for a Final Four spot even if they sweep their last two games of the season. READ: EASL: […]…
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MANILA, Philippines—Kai Sotto will be sidelined for an extended period of time after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee. Sotto suffered the injury early in the Koshigaya Alphas’ 79-77 loss to the SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japan B.League on Sunday. “The worst way to start the year, might be the darkest day of my basketball career, when I was told I tore my ACL. Tough to let this one sink in,” wrote Sotto in an Instagram post Wednesday. READ: Gilas big men Kai Sotto, AJ Edu among B.League stats leaders “I appreciate all the love and support everyone […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — A resolution urging the Social Security System’s (SSS) policy body to defer the implementation of the scheduled contribution rate increase to ease Filipinos’ burden on increasing costs due to inflation was filed before the House of Representatives. Baguio City Rep. Mark Go filed House Resolution (HR) 2157 on Tuesday afternoon, seeking the suspension of a 15 percent contribution hike. A copy of the resolution was released to the media on Wednesday. SSS contribution rate is scheduled to increase 15 percent this month from 14 percent in 2024. This marks the final tranche of hikes under Republic Act […]…
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Dennis Trillo is overwhelmed with gratitude amid the praises and accolades for his Metro Manila Film Fest (MMFF) 2024 movie “Green Bones,” declaring that this is the “best moment of [his] career.” Trillo, who won the MMFF 2024 best actor award for his performance in the film, described the current phase of his career as a “dream come true,” via his Threads page on Tuesday, Jan. 7. “Hindi ko akalain na sa tagal ko nang artista ay ngayon ko lamang masasabi ito (I cannot believe that I would say this after years of being an actor). This is probably the […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Undersecretary Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano died on Tuesday due to an unknown cause at the age of 65. The National Tobacco Administration (NTA), National Dairy Authority (NDA) and Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), all under the Department of Agriculture (DA), announced his demise in separate Facebook posts. Born in Cabugao town in […]…
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MANILA, Philippines — China’s “monster ship” continues to operate near Luzon for the fourth consecutive day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Tuesday night. Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the agency’s BRP Cabra continues to monitor the illegal presence of Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, operating 60 to 70 miles (96 km to 113 km) on the coastline of Zambales. “As in previous encounters, the CCG-5901 was subjected to radio challenges, highlighting her unlawful operations within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone and asserting that she lacks the legal authority to […]…
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Alexa Ilacad, Khalil Ramos, and Rita Daniela were among the actors confirmed to join the upcoming jukebox musical “Liwanag sa Dilim,” which is inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Rico Blanco. Ilacad, Ramos, and Rita’s casting was announced by production company 9 Works Theatrical, as seen on its social media platforms on Sunday, January 5. The actors are joined by CJ Navato, Neomi Gonzales, Jasper Jimenez, Vien King, Denzel Chang, Lucylle Tan, and Brianna Bunagan. Also part of the cast are Derrick Gozos, Mark Tayag, Iya Villanueva, Nicole Omillo, Anthony Rosaldo, Rica Laguardia, Jasper John Jimenez, Raul Montesa, Jon Abella, […]…
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has once again captured the internet’s attention with his humorous outro in a recently posted video. The mayor enumerated the top 10 highlights in the city last year in the said video posted on his YouTube channel. “Kung ang 2024 ay naging year of breakthroughs, ang 2025 naman sa palagay ko ay magiging year of growth [If 2024 was a year of breakthroughs, I think 2025 would be the year of growth],” he stated. Some of the topics he talked about were the major renovation of the conversion of Pasig City Hope Medical Center, the […]…
Keep on reading: Mayor Vico Sotto amuses the internet once again with ‘manual transition’ in recent YT video
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