MANILA: Magnolia finally sealed the twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals right at the final game of the elimination round, beating Rain Or Shine, 106-90, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Friday night. Down for most of the first three quarters, the Hotshots changed the tides in the fourth, erupting for […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: Nueva Ecija drew first blood in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) National Finals after trouncing Zamboanga in Game 1 of the best-of-five series, 81-75, at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan on Friday night. Nueva Ecija seized control of the game within the final three minutes of the game as the team […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: From the process of carefully curating what flowers and leaves to use down to the philosophy that brings the pieces into one structured floral art, just about anything related to Ikebana brings anyone closer to nature. This is one of the reasons Maria Theresa Calunsod, president of the Ikenobo Ikebana Manila Chapter 67, […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the request of Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary Maria Zenaida “Naida” Angping for “personal” time off, Malacañang announced on Friday. This was confirmed by Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, officer in charge of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS), in a statement sent to Palace reporters. […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: A total of 164 members of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) have surrendered to different police units in Mimaropa from January to December 1 this year, the regional police said Friday. “We are committed to sustaining the success of this campaign towards a communist terrorist group-free Mimaropa,” […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: Around 14,000 police officers have been deployed in Metro Manila to ensure a peaceful and orderly celebration of the Yuletide season, an official of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Friday. In a statement, NCRPO spokesperson, Lt. Col. Dexter Versola, said aside from the deployment of the cops around the metropolis, […]
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