NCR pulls away in Palaro

By CLYDE MARIANO DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines – Powerhouse National Capital Region finally made its presence felt in athletics yesterday by winning three gold medals and added another one in archery to pull away in the medal race of the 2013 Palarong Pambansa here. Incoming search terms:latest medal tally in 2013 palarong pambansa (2)2013 palarong pambansa athletics results (1)regina... 

Flores leads Capiz net winners

Manila, Philippines – Luke Flores came away with two victories in varying fashions while Angelo Mejia and Shyryn Salazar dominated their respective sides in the Philta-Palawan Pawnshop regional age-group tennis tournament in Dumalag, Capiz last week.  Read More »

Task force probes teacher’s abduction

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Authorities here have created a task force that would investigate the circumstances that led to the abduction Tuesday of a public school teacher in Barangay Labuan, 36 kilometers west of this city.  Read More »

Torre to grace Novaliches chess

Manila, Philippines – Asia’s first Grandmaster Eugene Torre will celebrate his 61st birthday with long-time chess friends and supporters by gracing the Novaliches Novelty Chess Club twin tournaments the SM City Novaliches on Sunday, Nov. 4. Torre, the country’s most recognizable chess player, will make the ceremonial moves with Rodsy Construction president/CEO Rodolfo Sicat... 

Ailing man leaps to death

IMUS CITY, Cavite – A sickly man died last Saturday after he leaped from the fourth floor level area of a mall in Barangay Tanzang Luma III of this city, police said.  Read More »

Paragua catches Dimakiling on top

Manila, Philippines – Grandmaster Mark Paragua beat GM Richard Bitoon in 29 moves of Catalan in the 12th round on Monday to join International Master Oliver Dimakiling on top in the 2012 National Open Chess Championships at the Cabagnot Training Center in Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan. Incoming search terms:oliver dimakiling (17) Read More »

Drug plane crashes in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) – Honduran police say a plane carrying a load of cocaine has crashed in eastern Honduras, killing at least one person on board.  Read More »

2 more Palaro marks fall

By CLYDE MARIANO LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Two more records were broken in athletics, even as Fil-Belgian Maureen Emily Schrijvers emerged as the first triple gold medalist in the same sport during the penultimate day of the Palarong Pambanse here.  Read More »

Pangasinan chessers impressive in Tanauan

Pangasinan bets continued to impress in the 2012 National Age Group and National Juniors Chess Championships at the Event Center in Tanauan, Batangas. They were most impressive in the boys under-16, occupying the top three slots with Paul Robert Evangelista, Romy Fagon and Giovanni Mejia tallying 6.0 points each. The trio posted similar records of five wins, two losses and two draws... 

Unliquidated House cash advances noted

Manila, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (CoA) recently released the findings of its audit examinations of the two chambers of Congress for fiscal year 2010. Compared to other government agencies and constitutional bodies, including the Office of the President, the Senate and the House of Representatives were noted to have failed to observe a handful of government auditing...