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Hidilyn’s training kitty draws P1.5million from MVPSF Hidilyn Diaz’s quest for an Olympic gold medal received a big boost after the Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation put in P1.5 million to help finance her training for the quadrennial games.
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Chot says versatile big ideal for Gilas Former Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes batted for a tall naturalized player with a fine shooting touch to complement the nationals’ young core that should include a tougher Kai Sotto in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
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Eala trades shots with Nadal After training in front of Rafael Nadal last month, Filipino rising star Miko Eala experienced an even more special treat in sharing the court with the tennis superstar as part of his non-stop training in Spain.
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East Asia league set to take off The launch is set over a year away but East Asia Super League CEO Matt Beyer isn’t sitting around waiting for time to pass in laying the groundwork for what could become one of the world’s most watched basketball stages with a potential audience of two billion.
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Let’s not kid ourselves On Aug. 4, The STAR featured an article by the esteemed and talented Rick Olivares, about the perils of collegiate sports recruiting.
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Committed to human rights, basic reforms and just peace Today, Aug. 8, this column pauses to pay respect to a man, born to a family of means and comfort, who opted to devote his life to the struggle for fundamental reforms and fight for the rights and welfare of the impoverished, exploited and oppressed in our society.
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Prepare and regroup Lockdowns alone will never be enough against the virus.
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The heart of the exile The Penguin Book of Migration Literature edited by Dohra Ahmad is the first anthology of its kind.
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Philippines worse than Indonesia? No worries, says Palace There’s no cause for concern regarding reports that the Philippines has overtaken Indonesia as the Southeast Asian nation with the highest number of coronavirus infections, presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said yesterday.
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‘We have to dance with the virus’ As the raging pandemic had sent the economy into a tailspin, it’s best at the moment to “dance with the virus,” as recovery could be better achieved if the health crisis is “squarely addressed,” the country’s acting chief economist said yesterday.
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OFW deaths in Beirut rise to 4; one missing The number of Filipinos killed in the powerful explosions in Beirut, Lebanon early this week has risen to four, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported yesterday.
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PAGASA: Brace for more rains in coming days Filipinos should brace for more rains in the coming days as the low-pressure area east of Luzon was forecast to intensify into a tropical depression within the next 36 hours, the state weather bureau said yesterday.
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Locsin, Pompeo discuss policy on maritime claims United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has discussed with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. his country’s latest policy on maritime claims in the South China Sea, which supports sovereign rights of coastal states as well as rules-based order in contested waters.
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Tax breaks for Filipino makers of PPEs sought Sen. Francis Pangilinan yesterday filed a bill seeking to grant tax exemptions as incentives to local companies manufacturing surgical masks, personal protective equipment, test kits, ventilators and other medical products during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Twitter now labels government , state media accounts Social media company Twitter will now label government and state-affiliated media accounts in a bid to make conversations more transparent on the online platform.
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Gutoc, indigenous group file petition vs ATA Opposition senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc led a group of indigenous peoples that filed yesterday the 26th petition against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, asking the Supreme Court to nullify and void the law.
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Task force seen to ‘weed out corruption’ Sen. Bong Go has asked all agencies of government to cooperate and support the efforts of the newly formed task force to weed out deeply rooted and systemic corruption in government.
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‘PhilHealth mess can be traced to previous administration’ The alleged anomaly in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. could be traced to policies of the state-run health insurer during the previous administration, a ranking lawmaker has said.
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Burglars hit nursery school A nursery school in Mandaluyong City owned by beauty titlist Lorraine Shuck was ransacked by burglars on Thursday.
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LRT-1 to close Roosevelt station The Light Rail Transit Line 1 will close its Roosevelt station from Sept. 5 to Dec. 28 to allow for the construction of a common station.
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LTO officer suspended over hair rebonding session A female officer of the Land Transportation Office in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte has been suspended for having her hair groomed during office hours.
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North Cotabato farmers receive land titles Hundreds of farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in North Cotabato have received land titles through a door-to-door delivery carried out by personnel and officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform.
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Village chief nabbed for firearms, drugs A barangay chairman has been arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives as well as drugs in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay.
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6 OFWs get financial aid Six distressed overseas Filipino workers received P3,000 each from the city government of Tabuk through the Public Employment Service Office.

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