Authorities in the Philippines declared a state of emergency Tuesday on the restive island of Jolo after the expiry of a deadline by Islamic militants threatening to behead a Red Cross hostage.
The deadline passed at 0600 GMT but there was no information as to whether the Abu Sayyaf gunmen holding a total of three Red Cross hostages had carried out their threat.
Pope Benedict XVI issued a last-minute appeal for
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At least 17 of the 20 boxing personalities polled by The Ring magazine had picked Manny Pacquiao to roll past Ricky Hatton in their May 2 showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Two former Hatton opponents in Paul Malignaggi and Luis Collazo were among those who placed their money on the Filipino boxing sensation.
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Much-awaited movie team-up of Pres. Joseph “Erap” Estrada and Ai-Ai delas Alas hasn’t been scrapped. In fact, if Erap would have his way, he would start shooting for it anytime so it would make it to this year’s Metro Filmfest in December. That’s five months before the 2010 presidential elections in which, keep your fingers crossed, Erap might run in his effort to unite the opposition. The election ban on
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GM Wesley So went for draws against GM-candidates Julio Catalino Sadorra and Richard Bitoon then halved the point with fellow GM Joey Antonio to clinch the Phoenix Petroleum-Dapitan City “Battle of GMs” chess championship for the second straight year at the Dapitan City Resort Hotel in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.
So and Antonio split the point after 31 moves of a Sicilian yesterday in their sixth round
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Burger King forward Arwind Santos emerged as early top contender for the Best Player award in the Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference by figuring prominently in most of the stats departments in the initial stage of the season-ending tourney.
Santos led all local players in scoring, placed second in blocks and was No. 6 in rebounds in the first four weeks of action in the tourney.
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Angelo Que opens his bid for a second straight British Open stint as he joins 63 other aspirants in today’s start of the 36-hole Final Qualifying-Asia at the Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong course in Singapore.
Que earned a spot in last year’s staging of one of the world’s four majors by finishing fourth, nipping Japan’s Tomohiro Kondo for the last spot. But he made an early exit at Royal Birkdale with 76
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By proving that he is one of the current crop of players with versatile game, Barangay Ginebra’s Ronald Tubid was chosen as the Motolite/Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week honors for the period March 23-30.
Tubid showed what he can do inside the court during Saturday’s match between the Gin Kings and Barako Bull in the PBA Fiesta Conference.
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Barring any Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) coming from the Makati Regional Trial Court, the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines will hold its elections at 3 p.m. today in Valle Verde.
The Philippine Olympic Committee has given its blessings on the exercise that may lead to a new set of leaders in the sport being rocked by a dispute between two groups.
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Coca-Cola Tigers may be down collectively as a team in the Motolite-PBA Fiesta Cup. But main man Asi Taulava is up there individually as far as personal statistics are concerned.
The 6-foot-9 man-mountain emerged as the only local player to average in double figures in both scoring and rebounding as the import-laden tournament reaches its halfway mark.
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After floating the idea that he might again take a shot at the presidency, Brother Eddie Villanueva, head of the Jesus is Lord movement (JIL), said there is also a possibility of his group joining forces with the Catholic group El Shaddai.
On Saturday, during the launch of the new political group "Bagong Pilipnas, Bagong Pilipino" movement at the Araneta Coliseum, Vilanueva floated the idea that he migh
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Ryan Agoncillo:
Christopher Ryan Lou Agoncillo, popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.
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Mike Defensor: Michael "Mike" Tan Defensor (born June 30, 1969) is a Filipino politician.
He finished elementary, Bachelor of Arts in History, and Masters in Public Adminis...
