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Belen's MVP title icing on cake

Bella Belen further stamped her stature as the country's best collegiate volleyball player today, winning the MVP plum as National U completed a three-peat in the Shakey's Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship.

Top pros brace for match play

If form charts hold true, the top-ranked players should make quick work of their lower-seeded counterparts in the opening round of the ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational.

Hidilyn's niece wins Batang Pinoy gold

A niece of Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, an Olympian swimmer's protégé and a Palarong Pambansa record-breaker delivered the worthiest performances yesterday in the Batang Pinoy in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

Cavs move up to 17-1

Donovan Mitchell and reserve Ty Jerome each scored 26 points to spark the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto, 122-108, on Sunday while Boston and Miami took narrow triumphs over Minnesota, 107-105, and Dallas, 123-118, in overtime.

Gilas looks forward to winning on the road

\"Year One\" is in the books but as early as now, Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is already thinking about how to further the growth of the 15-man pool in its next international sorties.

Siklab Awards to honor 79 junior athletes

The finest young Filipino athletes will enjoy the spotlight in the Nickel Asia Corp. Siklab Youth Sports Awards 2024 on Dec. 5 at the Market! Market! Activity Center, Ayala Malls BGC in Taguig City.

Landslide, flash floods hit Indonesia's Sumatra island; 16 dead

Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island, officials said yesterday.

Trump adviser vows unity over security during transition

Top national security advisers to president-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden are working \"hand in glove\" to pose a united front against US adversaries during the presidential transition, Trump

'Wicked,' 'Gladiator II' make gravity-defying theater debuts

With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, \"Wicked\" and \"Gladiator II\" breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year.

Israel, Hezbollah in heavy exchanges of fire

Despite EU ceasefire call

DHL cargo plane crashes into house near Lithuania airport

A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house as it made its approach to land at Lithuania's Vilnius airport early yesterday, killing one person and injuring three others on the aircraft, officials said.

Lanao election officer killed

The election officer of Nunungan town in Lanao del Norte was ambushed and killed yesterday afternoon, the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) Iligan District Office reported.

Shellfish ban up in six areas - BFAR

The shellfish ban in at least six areas in the country is still in effect amid the presence of toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said yesterday.

DA: Typhoons left P786-M damage to agriculture

The combined damage of Tropical Cyclones Pepito, Nika and Ofel to the agriculture sector in at least six regions has reached P786 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported.

Galvez pushes BARMM poll deferment anew

Peace and reconciliation adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. has made another appeal for lawmakers to postpone the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, citing the \"unintended consequences\" of the exclusion of Sulu province from BARMM.

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All the dramatics that the Vice President is dishing out should be seen for what it is – a diversionary tactic so that she does not have to answer for all the millions she mis-spent in the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education when she was its secretary.

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UNITE vs violence

It's unfortunate that the nation's highest-ranking female official threatened to unleash lethal violence against the President, his wife, and his cousin, who is the Speaker of the House, as the world prepared to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

BI: Harry Roque still in Phl

Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque is still in the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) clarified yesterday.

Makati posts highest GDP growth in 2023

The Makati government achieved a 6.3-percent growth in Gross Domestic Product in 2023, with its GDP valued at P1.18 trillion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

PNP probes AFP colonel's death

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started investigating the death of a military colonel at Camp Aquinaldo in Quezon City.

LTFRB: No increase in motorcycle taxis

There has been no increase in the number of motorcycle taxis in Metro Manila in the past three years, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reported yesterday.

Malabon launches 'LAB for All' to boost health services

The Malabon City government yesterday inaugurated its \"LAB for All\" medical van, a mobile health unit designed to enhance access to medical and laboratory services for residents, particularly the poor.

60% of female homicides committed by partners, kin

Sixty percent of all female homicides are committed by intimate partners or other family members, according to a report released by the UN Women and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) yesterday.

Gas, diesel up by over P1

Motorists should brace for yet another spike at the pump as fuel prices are set to increase by as much as P1.15 per liter today.

Mayors, b'gay officials pocketed health workers' COVID pay

Some mayors and barangay officials pocketed money allocated for health care workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) told the Senate.

Military remains professional - AFP chief

Amid the ongoing political turbulence, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. has called on military personnel to remain professional and defend the Constitution.