So far, so good for boxers
Irish Magno found her range early and connected with bombs after bombs against hapless Kenyan foe Christine Ongare for an overwhelming unanimous decision that sent her to the Round of 16 of the 32nd Olympiad boxing competition here yesterday......»»
The key to success?
What is one common factor among all the Filipino Olympians who are favored to medal in Tokyo? It’s something that was made even more obvious by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
PBA shortens test cycle
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said yesterday the league has instituted a new testing protocol, reducing the cycle from 10 to seven days with teams required to submit to PCR swabs every Monday. Marcial explained that the tweak will allow the league to adjust game schedules on Wednesday after results of the Monday tests are turned in on Tuesday......»»
Creamline finds hero in Domingo
Back-up middle blocker Celine Domingo came through in the absence of an injured Jeanette Panaga as Creamline steamrolled PLDT Home Fibr, 25-16, 25-12, 25-13, yesterday to remain unbeaten and at the helm in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the PCV Socio-Civic & Cultural Center here......»»
Santos hits game-winner for SMB
Arwind Santos drained the game-winner as San Miguel Beer got away with an 88-86 victory over NorthPort and spoiled Greg Slaughter’s debut for the Batang Pier in the 46th PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City yesterday......»»
Margielyn climbs biggest stage
Margielyn Didal holds the distinction of being a golden girl in the inaugural skateboard competitions in both the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games......»»
Ramirez tells Yulo: Don’t worry
Losing happens even to the best......»»
Yulo s Japanese coach takes blame for botched floor exercise campaign
The reigning world champion couldn't crack into the Top 8, despite it being his pet event, and finished only 44th with a score of 13.566......»»
Didal enters Women s Street Final in Olympic skateboarding debut
With an impressive run that saw her finish with a score of 12.02, Didal hung on to the seventh spot out of 20 skaters to book her place in the medal round at 11:25am, Manila time later today......»»
Paalam outhustles Irish foe as Filipino pugs go 3-0 in Olympics
The final scores were two 30-29s and two 29-28s in favor of Paalam while Irvine got one judge picking him, 29-28......»»
Fivefold increase in lawyers slain under Duterte watch
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines said 63 members of the legal profession were killed during the first five years of the Duterte administration a 500-percent increase in incidents compared to previous administrations......»»
3 dead as monsoon, Fabian inundate Luzon
At least three people were killed and over 80,000 people were affected as the southwest monsoon continued to bring heavy rains throughout most of Luzon yesterday......»»
Locsin asks UK to reconsider travel ban on Philippines
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. called for the United Kingdom’s “overdue” review and reconsideration of its travel ban on the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said......»»
Palace: Pinoys can expect better Christmas, future
Amid the threat posed by the Delta variant, Malacañang said yesterday that with vaccination aiming for herd immunity in the fourth quarter of the year, Filipinos can look forward to a better Christmas and achieving economic growth in 2022......»»
Duterte, Dominguez deny government underspent Bayanihan funds
The Duterte administration has denied underspending funds intended to address the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left more than 27,000 people dead in the Philippines and dragged its economy into a recession......»»
Duterte to LGUs: Set ‘more sane’ vaccination drive
President Duterte has urged local governments to come up with “more sane” ways to administer COVID-19 vaccines to avoid exposing people lining up for jabs to health risks......»»
LIVE updates: Duterte s State of the Nation Address 2021
Follow Philstar.com's live full coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's siexth and final State of the Nation Address......»»
Human rights under Duterte so far: Killings, threats and a terror law
Here is a glimpse of what happened in the justice and human rights sector in the past five years under the Duterte administration......»»
Not easy being green: The environment and its defenders under Duterte
Philstar.com takes a look back at some of President Rodrigo Duterte's environmental policies and programs as well as the situation of environmental defenders in the past five years. .....»»
The Savage mind of a bikolano
Kristian Cordero of Naga PM’d a fortnight ago to ask if I could join in with a brief video clip to cheer up fellow poet Luis Cabalquinto, who was on a hospital bed in New York......»»