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Siblings Jaja and Dindin Santiago recall humble beginnings in volleyball

by Boy Abunda - November 6, 2026 - 12:23am

saw the love and admiration between sisters Jaja Santiago-Minowa and Dindin Santiago-Manabat during our conversation on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.”

Converge on verge

by Joaquin M. Henson - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

Qualifying for the semifinals has been an elusive goal for Converge since joining the PBA in 2022-23. In seven of 10 conferences, the FiberXers went to the quarterfinals but never advanced. This season, Converge...

Fur parents’ fury

by Ana Marie Pamintuan - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

The first time I heard of funeral services for pets was about six years ago. A pet lover I know sent a photo of her beloved dog, lying in an open coffin surrounded with small wreaths and candles.

How was Paris?

by Cito Beltran - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

Upon returning from our 5-week vacation in the EU, friends watched the chaos, riots, and looting that happened in many parts of Europe particularly in Paris, France and they could not help but ask, “How was...

Let’s get revolutionary

by Pia Roces Morato - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

When people hear politicians talk about a “politics of love,” the reaction is usually a big roll of the eyes.

Ex-generals, social activists denounce political plunder

by Jarius Bondoc - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

“We should’ve executed some of them then; things would be very different today.”

FMRs for food security?

by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

Other than the eight wrongly geo-tagged coordinates, red flags must remain for all these FMRs.

Business expectations

by Boo Chanco - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

The latest Business Expectations Survey of the BSP headlines optimism for the rest of the year and into next year. While current sentiment is negative at -8.4 percent, the outlook for the next three months...

Staying home

by Marianne Go - November 6, 2026 - 12:00am

Bad news for the travel and tourism sector: Filipinos are staying home.

Martin back to 122

by Joaquin M. Henson - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Newly-crowned WBC Silver featherweight champion Carl Jammes Martin won’t stay in the 126-pound ranks after all and is sliding down to the superbantamweight class where he’s ranked No. 1 by WBO and in...

Battleground

by Alex Magno - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

The budget is the main battleground.

The Semirara coal war

by Iris Gonzales - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Sleepless nights, the kind that leave you tossing and turning in bed long after the world has fallen into a deep slumber and well past the witching hour, have become familiar to Energy Secretary Sharon Garin.

Buying Filipino creates jobs

by Elfren S. Cruz - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Last weekend, I wrote a column that the Philippine economy is facing a very serious threat of stagflation.

Our planet’s biodiversity needs protection: Germany and the Philippines are close partners

by Andreas Pfaffernoschke - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

At the end of October, the Convention on Biological Diversity brought together delegates from all over the world in Yerevan, Armenia, for the 17th Conference of the Parties to discuss and make decisions...

First Lady Liza Marcos at Rotary Club of Manila

by Tony Lopez - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

The Rotary Club of Manila is making history today.

Martin Nievera’s ‘Tell All’ on Pops Fernandez

by Dolly Anne Carvajal - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Every time Pops Fernandez tells people that I am her first friend in showbiz, it makes my heart smile.

Literacy, the antidote to noise and fakes

by Joe Zaldarriaga - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Last week, the world marked UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week.

ASEAN Summit and international trade

by Bienvenido Oplas Jr. - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

The ASEAN Summit and Related Summit meetings of heads of state, presidents and prime ministers of some 20 countries, is fast approaching in two weeks to be held at the PICC in Manila.

A modern Maharaja birthday celebration

by Gracie Go - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Fashion and interior designer Junjun Ablaza, a graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman, celebrated his birthday in grand style with a modern Maharaja-themed party at the elegant Salon de Ning of The...

First to the semis

by Joaquin M. Henson - November 4, 2026 - 12:00am

NLEX made short work of Phoenix in booking only its third semifinal appearance since joining the PBA in 2014-15. This season, the Road Warriors were dispatched in the quarterfinals of the Philippine and Commissioner’s...

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