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Ni Alyssa Damole PHOTO: Amnesty International Pinuna ni Amnesty International Philippines Section Director Butch Olano ang inihahaing pamumuno ni presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bunsod ng hindi nito pagtitiwala sa documented claims ng samahan.  Ito ay matapos ipahayag ni Marcos ang kanyang 'pag-aalinlangan' sa data ng Amnesty International tungkol sa Martial Law. "Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has no regard whatsoever for the victims of martial law... Anyone running for President who says they do not know how public information on human rights violations during martial law were generated is blatantly denying history. This makes us question the kind of leadership they offer to bring to Malacañang," ani Olano sa isang statement nitong Enero 25, 2022. Sa kanyang one-on-one interview kasama si Boy Abunda na umere sa kaparehong araw, matatandaang itinanong ni Abunda kung "pawang kasinungalingan lamang" ba ang hawak na dokumento ng Amnesty I...

Ni Irene Mae Castillo PHOTO: SB19 Official (Facebook) Naipanalo ng P-Pop Kings SB19 ang apat nilang nominasyon at isang special award sa nagdaang 7th Wish Music Awards (WMAs) nitong ika-30 ng Enero, 2022. Narito ang kanilang mga nasungkit na parangal sa taong ito: Pop Performance of the Year - SB19 ‘Ikako’ Ballad Performance of the Year - SB19 ‘Hanggang Sa Huli’ Pop Song of the Year - SB19 ‘What?’ Wish Group of the Year - SB19  Wishers’ Choice - SB19 Nagbukas ang nominasyon para sa 20 kategorya noong Nobyembre 2021, kung saan maaaring iboto ang mga nominado via online voting sa Wish application o Wish website. Sa inilabas na pahayag ng P-pop boy group sa kanilang official Facebook at Twitter account, ipinahatid nila ang kanilang taos-pusong pasasalamat sa kanilang fans o “A'Tin” para sa patuloy nilang pagsuporta sa kanilang lima. Dagdag pa rito, trending pa rin sa bansa ang #SB19onWMAs kaugnay ng natapos na parangal. Sa kabilang banda, umabot sa ₱ 2.445 milyon ang kabuuang hal...

Ni Kier James Hernandez   PHOTO: DZRH Hindi umano tatakbo si Senator Manny Pacquiao sa pinakamataas na posisyon kung kulang siya sa kaalaman at kung hindi niya alam ang mga problema ng bansa.  Ito ang iginiit ng boxing legend na si Pacquiao sa "Ikaw Na Ba?" presidential interview ng DZRH nitong Huwebes kaugnay sa problema ng ekonomiya ng bansa ngayong may pandemya.  "Alam niyo, pinag-aralan ko po lahat ‘yan, kung ano ang problema ng ating bansa, pinag-aralan ko. Kaya nga sinasabi ko sa lahat na hindi ako tatakbo sa pagkapangulo kung kulang po ang aking kaalaman, kung hindi ko po alam ang problema ng ating bansa," ani Pacman.  Sinabi rin ng senador na bakit niya ipapahiya ang sarili gayong 'matagal' niyang inalagaan ang kanyang pangalan.  “Bakit ko ipapahiya ang sarili ko na tatakbo ako rito tapos matagal kong inalagaan ang pangalan ko, tapos tatakbo ako rito sa pagkapangulo na wala akong alam? Hindi po ako tumatakbo na wala akong alam, kundi alam ko po ang l...

By Kaela Gabriel PHOTO: Esquire Philippines Three senatorial aspirants have agreed to publicizing the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALN) of public officials to combat corruption and promote transparent governance. In the third episode of the senatorial forum series conducted by the CNN Philippines this January 30, the attendees of the discussion, Neri Colmenares, Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno, and Samira Gutoc, all “human rights defender”, emphasized the importance of transparency through SALNs in aiming for a ‘clean’ government. According to Colmenares, SALN is an ‘anti-corruption mechanism’ and mandated by the law when it comes to public officials.  “The SALN is an anti-corruption mechanism and it’s really distressing that the president doesn’t even set a good example, a good model to all the public officials. I mean an ordinary municipal clerk, an ordinary government employee submits their SALN but the president of the Republic doesn’t want to make it public,” Co...

By Justine Juyad PHOTO: Adelaide Kai Sotto and the Adelaide 36ers averted a late meltdown to stun Melbourne United in overtime, 88-83, for their first win after three straight losses in the 2021-22 National Basketball League-Australia season at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Sunday. The Pinoy young prodigy nailed a clutch two-point jumper with less than 34 seconds left in OT to seal an upset victory against the top-seeded team who came from a hot eight-game winning streak. The South Australia-based team learned from their previous game where they blew a 12-point lead and crumbled in the second half against Tasmania JackJumpers, 71-76, last Friday night. The 7-foot-2 teenager recorded his third-straight game with double digits after finishing with 12 points and four rebounds while Dusty Hannahs who also took over in crunch time collected 19 points, three rebounds, and an assist both off the bench. Cameron Bairstow and Daniel Johnson both had a double-double — 16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 a...

By Norielle Pastor PHOTO: Getty Images It was a day to remember for Australia as Ashleigh Barty ended a 44-year drought. The No.1 ranked Barty captured the biggest victory of her career as she outdueled tough American Danielle Collins, 6-3, 7-6 to be the first Aussie since Chris O'Neil to win the Australian Open in front of a jam-packed Rod Laver arena, yesterday.  The 25-year old Barty came to the tournament and dominated her way to the finals– never losing a set in the elimination rounds, before maintaining her punishing serves that sealed her the title.  In the first set, Barty easily closed it, 6-3, with her sharp serves– not giving Collins a chance to return and find her groove.  But the first-timer finalist Collins did not go down without a fight as she started to become more aggressive in the first frame of the second set, blanking Barty at 3-0.  With the momentum on Collins's side, Barty failed to stop the bleeding and found herself down 5-1 in the game due t...

By Alvin Huete PHOTO: One eSports Bren Victress sent their Pinay counterpart Smart Omega Empress out of title contention after defeating them with a 2-0 victory at the quarterfinals of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational 2022, January 29. Coming from a great performance in the Group Stage with two wins and one loss, the Filipina MLBB powerhouse carried their domination through the quarterfinals and tallied a 30-4 kill count difference in two games combined. Victress started the game aggressively against Omega contesting the turtle and later drew the first kill with Alexandria Dhzoie "Lexaaa" Dardo's Yin-yang Overturn of Kagura to slay OMGE Fibii. At the sixth minute mark, Smart Omega Keishi snatched the first turtle and a shutdown to Ashlee's Ling, but Bren Victress resurged immediately with the Ruby and Kagura combo to force a 2-1 trade. Then Bren Victress completely dominated the game in terms of economy and objectives, while the set from Babylyn “Def...

  By Rob Dongiapon PHOTO: New York Post In a night where the unpredictability of both Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble reigned throughout, Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar — two stars whose odds of winning before the event were relatively scarce — prevailed at the end of both Rumble matches to earn their respective championship match of choice at WrestleMania.  Rousey, a former UFC champion, came out as a surprise entrant at number 28, showcasing her marquee strikes and submission holds before eliminating Charlotte Flair to only become the fifth female winner ever of the match.  Flair and Rousey — two-thirds of 2019’s WrestleMania main event — never got their ground running in the finish as Rousey — looking as sluggish as somebody that hasn’t wrestled for more than two years — tossed over Flair following a lengthy staredown to secure the win. Alongside Rousey and Flair, number 30 entrant Shayna, who had been a teammate of the Rumble victor in UFC, and last year’s winner Bianca...

By Alvin Huete PHOTO: MLBB Women's Invitational Indonesia's female powerhouse teams Bigatron Era and Malaysian team Karra advanced to the semifinals after defeating their quarterfinal opponents in a 2-0 sway at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational 2022, January 29. Bigatron Era secueed second semifinal slot for Indonesia Bigatron Era finished off IDNS in their quarterfinal encounter as they established a stellar performance in pressuring the enemy heroes and limited the enemy's objective take, countering Ramella and forcing the Princesses to drawback. EXP laner Vivi “VIVIAN” Indrawati played a major role in Bigatron's success against IDNS Princess as her Jawhead's ejector sets and Chou often put their rivals off guard on game one and game two, respectively. Going to the late game of the first encounter, Michelle Denise “CHELLL” Siswanto went online on her Lunox as she burst down the heroes of IDNS with her high magic damage and penetration dealt th...

Ni Daniel Enrico PHOTO: Getty Images “Alam niyo po ‘pag experience sa buhay ang pag-usapan, daig ko po ‘yan silang lahat, sa totoo lang.” Ito ang iginiit ni Presidential candidate at Senator Manny Pacquiao matapos suriin ang kanyang karanasan sa pulitika noong Huwebes sa “Ikaw na ba? The Presidential Interview” ng GMA Network flagship AM Radio Station DZBB. “Kasi, bawat araw na lumipas sa buhay ko, isang magandang alaala ang hindi ko makakalimutan kung paano ako nagtiis, naghirap, hindi sumuko sa mga pangarap at pagsubok sa buhay, naranasan ko po lahat ‘yan,” ani Pacquiao. “‘Yung problema, paano i-manage ang kapiranggot na pera, paano mai-ahon sa kahirapan ang pamilya at kamag-anakan,” dagdag pa niya. Kinuwestiyon din ang kandidato ukol sa kanyang husay pagdating sa ekonomiya at sa kanyang pagkakaiba sa ibang kandidato. “Eh ang lahat naman ng programa nila magaganda para sa development sa ating bansa, pero ang nangyari pahirap tayo nang pahirap. ‘Yun po napupuno na po talaga ako sa tan...

By Ancelmo Miguel Catalla Cartoon by Joseph Idusora After declining to participate in GMA News’ Presidential Interviews, the camp of the presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. defended their absence by accusing the multi-award-winning journalist Jessica Soho of being biased and “anti-Marcos.” However, it is pretty ironic to call an internationally-acclaimed journalist like Soho biased when all her work is simply for the pursuit of truth.  In the Presidential Interviews, Jessica Soho showed no sign of predisposition. She questioned Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s loyalty and populist character. She also asked Senator Manny Pacquiao about his vote-buying allegations and the P2.2 billion tax evasion case. Soho also challenged Sen. Ping Lacson after saying that his stance on the death penalty changed because of a Netflix movie. On top of that, the veteran journalist also sought Vice President Leni Robredo’s message to the people who discredited her “lugaw” movement. It’s clear that Soho...

By Addison Pascua PHOTO: Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP / Manila Bulletin In contrast to earlier predictions, the COVID-19 pandemic may have forced many Filipinos to delay their pregnancies as the Philippines continues to record fewer childbirths during the onset of the health crisis in 2020. Based on the Jan. 26 report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the number of recorded live births in 2020 has plateaued to 1.53 million, 8.7 percent lower compared to the 1.67 million registered in 2019. “On the average, 4,177 babies were born daily, which translates to 174 babies born per hour or approximately three (3) babies born per minute,” the report read. According to PSA, the latest figures were the largest decline ever recorded since the downward trend first noted in 2012. In 2019, it was observed that the number of registered births was increasing but drastically declined when the pandemic happened in 2020. “A decrease of -14.6 percent in the registered live births was noted in the...

Ni Cherry Babia PHOTO: BBM (Facebook) Hindi umano makikisali sa kahit anong 'hateful campaigning' si Bongbong Marcos, kasunod ng puna ni presidential aspirant Leni Robredo na sinungaling ito, ayon sa isang tagapagsalita.  Ayon kay Attorney Victor Rodriguez, tagapagsalita ni presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos, ang mabibigay lang umano ni Marcos ay ang kanyang hindi magpapatalong pamumuno. "What presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos is offering to the Filipino people is his unifying brand of leadership. He does not and will not engage in negative and hateful campaigning," ani Rodriguez sa naging interview noong Miyerkules. Ito ay matapos ang kumakailang interview ni Robredo kung saan sinagot niya ang tanong ni Boy Abunda na bakit hindi dapat na iboto si Marcos Jr. "Number 1 sinungaling," ani Robredo. Sinabi rin niyang hindi dapat na iboto si Marcos dahil hindi naman ito nagpapakita tuwing humaharap ang bansa sa matinding pagsubok. Gayunpaman, hindi pinaunla...

By Marjoe Toquillo PHOTO: AFC No payback, no mercy– just pure 'Maldita' authority. Malditas rode on a sizzling performance after trouncing Indonesia with a 6-nil domination to march to the quarterfinals of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday at the Shri Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Malditas exhibited greatness after showing a well-balanced offense and defense that left Indonesia helpless throughout the 90-minute match. The Malditas victory was their second in the Group B eliminations, as a win versus Chinese-Taipei on Sunday will send the Philippine belles to their first-ever appearance in the 2023 Women's World Cup. Katrina Guillou showed how formidable their team could be after clinching a clean goal in as early as the first five minutes of the game. Sarina Bolden made up for her miss on a penalty kick at the fourth minute as she added the second goal for the Philippines at the 28-minute mark. The second half opened the floodgates for the Philippine booters as Tahnai Ann...

Ni Xhiela Mie Cruz PHOTO: BNPP Facebook Page via Vera Files Nanindigan si presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos na politika umano ang tunay na dahilan ng tuluyang pagsasara ng Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) na umani naman ng posibilidad na muling ipagpatuloy ang operasyon nito. Nabanggit ni Marcos sa panayam ng DZRH, na dapat pagtuunan ng pansin ang sitwasyon ng bansa pagdating sa mga isyu sa enerhiya sa pamamagitan ng pagsisiyasat sa mga maaaring pagkukunan nito. Sa pahayag nito, nasabing naipasara ang BNPP "not because of any scientific reason”. Aniya, napapansin niya rin naman ang mga ganitong isyu na kinakaharap ng bansa lalo na hindi isang maliit na bagay lamang ito kundi malaking ambag sa Pilipinas ang mga ganitong usapin. "We really have to look at nuclear power. Wag natin i-politika [Let's not politicize it]. Once again, follow the science," pahayag ni Marcos. Dagdag pa rito, matatandaang naitayo ang BNPP sa ilalim ng administrasyong Marcos noong mga panah...

Ni Monica Chloe Condrillon PHOTO: Daily Tribune Pinabulaanan ni presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos ang mga paratang na nagsasabing duwag umano siya at nangatwirang hindi siya sumipot sa presidential interview ni Jessica Soho sa kadahilanang naniniwala siya na ito ay biased. “Wala naman akong inaatrasan na kahit na ano eh, lahat ng ano (interview) tinatanggap ko, itong mga interview natin tinatanggap ko. Basta talaga ang ninanais ko lang ay pag-usapan natin ang issues of the day,” wika ni Marcos sa isang interview sa Sa Totoo Lang ng One PH. “Lahat naman ay hinaharap ko, basta ang pag-uusapan natin ay kung ano ang inaalala at kung ano importante sa taong bayan. Hindi sa mga politiko, hindi sa mga partido, hindi sa mga kalaban, hindi sa kakampi. Huwag ng pulitika ang pinag-uusapan,” isa pa niyang pahayag. Nasabi niyang batay sa naging karanasan ng mga Marcos ang kanyang desisyong huwag sumipot sa nasabing interview ni Soho dahil aniya, pagdating sa kanilang pamilya ay may bias talagan...

By Lance Arevada PHOTO: KJ Rosales/The Philippine Star In a rare move, outgoing Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has revealed that she voted to disqualify presidential bet Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2022 polls, pointing out that a crime of moral turpitude was committed in the aspirant’s failure to file income tax returns (ITRs). “Ang boto ko disqualified (DQ) talaga siya kasi convicted siya of a crime involving moral turpitude. Ang moral turpitude ho ay titignan mo base sa ebidensya, sa batas,” Guanzon revealed in an interview on CNN Philippines.  “Tama bang gawain ito ng mabuting Pilipino, ng mabuting tao? Apat na taon siyang hindi nag-file ng income tax return, hindi siya nagbayad ng buwis —gobernador pa siya ng Ilocos Norte,” she added.  As her retirement nears on February 2, Guanzon suddenly came forward as she suspects that the delay is now becoming “unreasonable” due to her DQ vote, with a powerful politician now interfering to influence the...

Nina Geelyn Avanceña and Rinoa Dela Cruz “Kain ka mo na,” “Gusto ko nang mga prutas,” Teka, parang may mali… Pansin mo ba? O nalilito ka?  Napapanahon ngayon ang mga “Grammar quizzes” sa Facebook. Ilan sa mga ito ay tungkol sa wastong paggamit ng mga salita, mga trivias, may mga pagkakaton din na pang ‘joke time’ lang.  Kung mababa ang nakuha mo, aba'y okay lang ‘yan dahil nandito kami bilang resbak mo. Kaya ano pang hinihintay mo? Basahin ang iba pang impormasyon sa artikulong ito para sa susunod na quiz, perfect na ang magiging score mo.  Nagsimula ang Grammar quizzes na ito noong January 5, 2022 sa pangunguna ni Trisha Encabo sa isang Facebook group na “Nang ng gang.” Ang pagsusulit na ito ay naglalayong sukatin ang kaalaman ng mga Pilipino tungkol sa wastong paggamit ng ‘nang’ at ‘ng’ na siyang kinaaliwan ng mga netizens. Ayon sa kanyang caption, “Sagutan nyo nga to, yabangan n'yo ko pag naka perfect kayo ha.” Ngunit nilinaw ni Encabo na hindi siya ang gumawa ng Googl...