Category: General

MANILA: Nesthy Petecio is into the quarterfinals of women’s boxing 57-kilograms after ousting hometown bet Amina Zidani via split decision early Saturday (PH time). Four judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for Petecio. A lone judge gave it to Zidani, 29-28. Teammates Aira Villegas (women’s 50kg) and Carlo Paalam (men’s 57kg) are also quarterfinalists. Another win means sure bronze. “CAN — Carlo, Aira, and Nesthy, so we can,’ the 32-year-old Davao del Sur native told One News. Also on Saturday, EJ Obiena’ pole vault qualification starts at 4:10 p.m.; Carlos Yulo vies for a medal in the men’s gymnastics-floor

MANILA: Carlos Edriel Yulo was the smallest competitor but he stood tallest to deliver just the second gold for the Philippines in its 100-year participation in the Olympics. The 24-year-old Yulo delivered what the country expected of him after a near-flawless routine in his pet event, floor exercise, at the Bercy Arena of the Paris Olympics late Saturday (PH time). He crashed out in the final three years ago in Tokyo but finally hit perfection to win it all. ‘A final of the very highest quality,’ the international gymnastics federation said. The wunderkind performed third in order and scored exactly

LEGAZPI CITY: A combatant of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Tagpocol, San Fernando town, Camarines Sur province on Friday. Three M16 rifles, two M653 rifles, and an M203 grenade launcher were also seized after the clash, the military reported on Saturday. Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office chief, identified the slain rebel as Jerrymie Pustillos, alias “Russel,” a member of the Komiteng Larangang Guerilla, Platun 3, Sub-Regional Committee 4 operating in the 2nd District of Camarines Sur. “The encounter happened after our troops responded to the reports

MANILA: Malacañang on Saturday released the list of newly appointed ambassadors and officials in different government agencies. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reappointed Amable Aguiluz V as Special Envoy of the President to Japan for Trade and Investments, based on the roster of the latest batch of presidential appointees posted by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Aguiluz, founder and chairperson of the AMA Group of Companies, first assumed the diplomatic post in April 2023. Marcos also designated Daniel Espiritu as Philippine Ambassador to Ireland and Markus Lacanilao as Special Envoy on Transnational Crimes. He named Agnes Tolentino as the National

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough delegate votes to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison announced on Friday, noting that the results are not yet official. The virtual voting process closes for delegates on Monday, and the DNC is expected to make an official announcement of the results Monday evening. The Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 19-22, will formally nominate the party’s presidential candidate. The virtual voting process for approximately 4,700 delegates began on Thursday morning. One and a half days into the voting, Harris’s campaign reported that she had