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UAAP: For Ateneo's Ravena, preparation key to stopping UP's momentum

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 01:07 AM

Ateneo star Thirdy Ravena won't deny that they were quite worried about facing University of the Philippines in the Finals of the UAAP Season 81 men's basketball tournament.   Read more »

UAAP: UP coach Perasol confident Desiderio will bounce back in Game 2

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 01:08 AM

UP coach Bo Perasol has no doubt that veteran guard Paul Desiderio will come up big in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 81 finals, after a quiet performance on Saturday. Read more »

#WalangKuryente: Power interruption sa Luzon sa Disyembre 3-9

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 01:09 AM

Nag-anunsiyo ang Manila Electric Company na mawawalan ng kuryente ang ilang lugar sa Luzon ngayong linggo. Read more »

UAAP finals: Game 1 has given Perasol confidence that UP can beat Ateneo

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 03:45 PM

Despite fading late in Game 1, UP head coach Bo Perasol said he remains optimistic about his team's chances in Game 2 and the series as a whole. Read more »

UAAP finals: Playing in hostile environment not new to Blue Eagles

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 03:40 PM

Matt Nieto and the Blue Eagles don't mind UP's "intense" support for its team, but they say the opposing crowd's jeers and cheers have little effect on how they play. Read more »

Korean man carrying gambling money in luggage detained at NAIA

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 08:30 PM

A Korean citizen was detained at NAIA after about 4 million Hong Kong dollars in gambling earnings was allegedly found in his luggage. Read more »

Why Tab Baldwin doesn’t want to play Fighting Maroons in UAAP finals

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 07:23 AM

Tab Baldwin acknowledged after Game 1 on Saturday that his team was wary facing UP for the championship. Read more »

UAAP: Pacquiao roots for UP, promises to take team to US bout if they win

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 08:42 AM

Members of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons got a morale lift from none other but fighting Senator Manny Pacquiao in their UAAP basketball finals clash against the Ateneo Blue Eagles.  Read more »

Say hi to ‘Pami,’ the 2019 SEA Games mascot

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 04:16 PM

Family is the inspiration for the official mascot of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

Brrr! Chilly morning greets Baguio City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 12:45 PM

MANILA - Residents and tourists may have to bundle up as Baguio City recorded the coldest temperature so far this quarter on Saturday just as the calendar hit December.    Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Meralco sparkles with festive Christmas lights

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 05:21 AM

When it comes to Christmas light displays, power distributor Meralco sure knows how to do it right.  Read more »

UAAP: Upset in UP’s hands 9 years ago reminder that Ateneo can’t relax

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 02:10 AM

Former Blue Eagles player Kirk Long said he remembers the time when Ateneo was stunned by its rivals in Katipunan. Read more »

UAAP: ‘No animosity’ for UP’s Bo Perasol, as he faces former team Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 09:33 PM

UP head coach Bo Perasol acknowledged he has no control over what fans and critics alike say on social media. Read more »

Duterte to confer highest civil service award on the late Miriam Defensor Santiago

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 01:26 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will confer on late senator Miriam Defensor Santiago the Quezon Service Cross, the highest award the republic accords its civil servants. Read more »

Aboitiz Equity Ventures chairman Jon Aboitiz passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:19 PM

The chairman of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Jon Aboitiz has passed away, his family confirmed on Friday. Read more »

Ateneo, UP take 'Battle of Katipunan' online ahead of game

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:30 PM

The "Battle of Katipunan" has begun on social media. Read more »

Adamson coach Pumaren gives advantage in UAAP finals to Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:20 PM

"It's unprecedented that outside La Salle-Ateneo, it's a jam-packed crowd." Read more »

Rachelle Ann Go voted Best Actress for ‘Hamilton’ role

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 05:38 PM

Rachelle Ann Go added another feather to her cap as she was voted Best Actress in the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards.  Read more »

For job-hunting Generation Z, it's not all about the money: study

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 03:32 PM

Generation Z, the youngest members of the workforce, look for employers who are both socially and environmentally responsible, and a workplace where they can apply their technology skills. Read more »

Fact check: No, these Leni slippers were not found at an abandoned NPA camp

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 03:13 PM

Multiple Facebook posts contain a photo purporting to show flip flops with the name of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on them at an abandoned communist rebel camp. The photo is being misused out of context. The original image was published in 2016 by a major media organization of the flip flops being distributed to residents in a Philippine city. Read more »