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Huge news for Philippine basketball! FIBA has officially reclassified De La Salle University’s Mike Phillips as a local player, removing the ‘naturalized’ tag that previously restricted him from suiting up for Gilas Pilipinas in major international tournaments. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced the development on Saturday, thanking
Showbiz
K-pop fans, mark your calendars! Seventeen member Mingyu is returning to Manila for a solo fan experience event on April 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum — and it’s all thanks to Snickers Philippines. Announced on Valentine’s Day, the SNICKERSwithMINGYU event will give 600 lucky winners two tickets each,
Nation
Three people are dead after a horrific collision between a speeding van and a motorcycle with sidecar in Barangay Buayaen, Bayambang, Pangasinan on Saturday, February 21. According to police, the 36-year-old van driver — allegedly under the influence of alcohol — rear-ended the motorcycle, sending it crashing into a concrete electric post
Politics
House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos announced Sunday that two priority bills — the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program and the National Land Use Act — have cleared the Appropriations Committee and are now ready for plenary approval. Both measures were tagged as priorities by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). The scholarship bill,
Sports
The De La Salle Lady Spikers kept their unbeaten run alive with a thrilling 25-14, 25-15, 26-24 sweep of the UST Golden Tigresses in the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. It looked like a straightforward demolition through the first
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A massive pile of garbage collapsed at a privately owned sanitary landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal last Friday, burying three bulldozer operators under heaps of trash. The good news: all three were rescued alive by their co-workers and have since been treated and sent home. Rodriguez Police Chief Lt. Col. Arwyn
Politics
Sen. Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa has been a no-show at the Senate for months now, and his colleagues are finally going to talk about it. Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson confirmed that the senator’s prolonged absence will be on the agenda during Monday’s all-senators’ caucus. Lacson revealed
Economy
A new bill in the House of Representatives wants to make sure that every single peso our OFWs send home arrives intact — and AGIMAT Party-list Rep. Bryan Revilla is on a mission to get it passed ASAP. House Bill No. 275, or the OFW Remittance Protection Act, aims to regulate
Nation
The national government is putting its money where the storms are — earmarking a whopping P39.8 billion in calamity funds for 2026, a massive 90 percent jump from last year’s P21 billion allocation. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Rep. Marcelino Libanan broke down the numbers on Sunday: P15.3
Weather
Heads up, Pilipinas — three weather systems are ganging up to bring rain across the country in the next 24 hours. PAGASA issued its Sunday afternoon forecast warning of cloudy skies and scattered showers hitting multiple regions. The shear line is targeting parts of the Visayas along with Sorsogon, Masbate, and
Showbiz
Nine years and still going strong! Kapuso It Girl Gabbi Garcia and her longtime partner Khalil Ramos are celebrating their ninth anniversary as a couple, and their fans are absolutely kilig about it. On Instagram, Gabbi posted a throwback photo from 2017 — the year they officially became a couple — with
Sports
The University of the Philippines Lady Maroons just ended an eight-year losing streak against the Ateneo Blue Eagles in dramatic fashion, pulling off a stunning comeback victory in five sets — 17-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14 — in the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena