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San Beda stays perfect after rout of St. Benilde
By WAYLON GALVEZ Defending champion San Beda University extended its unbeaten wining streak to eight with another dominant performance over the Blazers of St. Benilde.
Female booters earn historic berth to AFF semifinals
The Philippines secured a place in the semifinals of the AFF Women’s Championship for the first time after blanking Singapore, 4-0, Friday at the IPE Chonburi Stadium 1 in Chonburi, Thailand.
MARTHA STEWART SHOPS AT GREENHILLS
By Rey Robes Ilagan Seeing Martha Stewart, either by watching her bake a mouthwatering milk chocolate pistachio tart on her television show Martha or stumbling upon her photo while flipping through the pages of Martha Stewart Living magazine, one can easily notice her love for pearls. Whether it’s a triple strand white Tiffany pearl necklace […]
DBP posts P3.1-B net income in H1, up 12.3%
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) netted P3.1- billion earnings in the first half of 2019, up 12.32 percent from the same period last year, expanding its loan portfolio, deposit levels, as well as assets and putting it in a prime position to support the administration’s growth initiatives.
Aboitiz Power acquires Vietnam plant
For its first overseas investment foray, Aboitiz Power Corporation has acquired a wind power facility which is sited in Ninh Thuan province in Vietnam that is of 39.4-megawatt capacity and valued at US$46 million.
France’s Macron, soccer stars unite against Amazon fires
By the Associated Press PARIS — Rarely have French President Emmanuel Macron and superstar soccer players including Cristiano Ronaldo been on the same page, but when it comes to the fires that are devastating the Amazon, they’re uniting in sounding the alarm.
Gilas tops 36ers to win first game of exhibition series
Gilas Pilipinas went on a late run to hold off Australian club Adelaide 36ers, 92-83, Friday in the first of their two-game exhibition series at the Meralco Gym.
US-Australia basketball: Not all in crowd happy with seating
By the Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Not everyone was happy in the biggest crowd to watch a basketball game in Australia.
Sun Wen appointed China football vice president
By the Associated Press BEIJING — Former FIFA female player of the year Sun Wen has been elected a vice president of the Chinese Football Association as China seeks to revamp its lagging national program.
Casimero, Ramirez of Mexico dispute WBO bantamweight crown
By NICK GIONGCO After a tense moment during the weighin, John Riel Casimero finally conquered the scales and was given the green light to defend the World Boxing Organization bantamweight crown against Mexican Cesar Ramirez Saturday at the San Andres Sports Complex.
Grandson of the great Flash Elorde faces Mexico’s Navarrete for WBO title
Juan Miguel Elorde, grandson of Hall of Famer Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, has been tapped to battle Mexican champion Emanuel Navarrete for the World Boxing Organization super-bantamweight title on Sept. 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
‘Rock star’ Gaggan hungry for new Bangkok venture after restaurant closure
By Agence France-Presse BANGKOK (AFP) -In a Nirvana T-shirt, self-styled “culinary rock star” Gaggan Anand expresses no regrets about killing his golden goose — a two-Michelin-starred Bangkok restaurant ranked among the best in the world. “Sudden things in life are not planned, like a hurricane, like a typhoon. It just comes, you deal with it,” […]
DPWH to resume road works in Metro Manila this long weekend
Road repair works will resume in some major thoroughfares in the metropolis over the long weekend, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Friday.
QC mayor reshuffles bids and awards committee to erase ‘doubts of bias, corrupt acts’
In the continuous house cleaning in the city government, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has reorganized its bids and awards committee (BAC).
Isko, Jollibee sign agreement to hire seniors, PWDs
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), the largest fast food operator in the Philippines, on Friday signed an agreement with the local government of Manila to hire senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) for their stores located in the city.
Australia learn lessons from USA hoops defeat
By Agence France-Presse Australia coach Andrej Lemanis says lessons were learned in their 102-86 defeat to the United States in a basketball World Cup warm-up, highlighting poor defense but insisting it is nothing that can’t be fixed.
USA urged to improve defense ahead of Basketball World Cup
By Agence France-Presse United States basketball coach Gregg Popovich says his team has to improve its defense and communication ahead of the World Cup despite an impressive 102-86 victory over Australia.
Sue Ramirez confirms split with Joao Constancia
Young star Sue Ramirez and BoybandPH member Joao Constancia are no longer an item. The two parted ways just this month.