NEW YORK — Call it a comeback. Or chalk it up as a choke. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was both. The Knicks wouldn’t have been able to charge all the way back without Cleveland collapsing. The Cavaliers led 93-71 with under eight minutes to play before the Knicks outscored them 44-11 the
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Rights group questions transfer of slain UP Cebu alumnus’ body in Negros
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan Central Visayas has expressed concern over the reported transfer of the remains of slain UP Cebu alumnus Vince Francis “Ding” Dingding, saying the circumstances surrounding the handling of his body remain unclear. Dingding was among five alleged members of the New People’s Army killed during an
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Rape raps vs Pampanga priest trashed
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, Philippines — A young woman claiming to have been raped by a Roman Catholic priest has joined a picket of her relatives and village mates at the provincial capitol grounds here on Wednesday. The protesters mounted the picket after the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor dismissed the complaint for rape
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50 Mayon evacuees in Albay down with chickenpox
CAMALIG, ALBAY, Philippines — At least 50 evacuees staying in evacuation centers here for more than four months now have contracted chickenpox or bulutong-tubig, local disaster officials said on Wednesday. Dr. Rommel Negrete, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said 19 families were affected by the contagious disease, which he
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DENR shuts Quezon resort for encroaching into protected land
LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered a resort in Infanta, Quezon to stop operations over the alleged construction of structures inside a protected national park, wildlife sanctuary, and game preserve. In a report released Wednesday, May 20, the DENR Regional Office IV-A said personnel from the
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4 drug suspects nabbed, P7.2-M shabu seized in Laguna, Cavite
LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Four suspected drug traffickers were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Laguna and Cavite provinces on Tuesday, May 19, resulting in the seizure of more than P7.2 million worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth). In a belated report, the Police Regional Office 4A said anti-drug operatives arrested suspects identified
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SC: Flexible work scheme without consent illegal
MANILA, Philippines — An employer that reduces employees’ workload and imposes a flexible work arrangement without their consent may be held liable for constructive dismissal, the Supreme Court ruled. In a Sept. 30, 2025, decision made public on Tuesday, the Supreme Court en banc found Valenzuela City-based Fiber Textile Manufacturing Corp. (FMC) liable for constructively
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House neophyte reminded of ‘1-subject, 1-title’ rule
MANILA, Philippines — In past House hearings, Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo seemed to have played the patient listener to Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste’s proposals and concerns regarding taxation. But on Monday, Quimbo, the current chair of the House committee on ways and means, had to engage the neophyte Leviste in a testy exchange just to
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Bacolod radioman issues apology amid backlash from on-air rape joke
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Broadcaster Jean Paul Generoso, radio anchor of K5 News FM here, has apologized for his joke about raping a reporter while they were on live broadcast on Wednesday morning. Generoso, host of 11MBPS program, had told a reporter on air that he would rape her so he could go
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Marcos’ 2025 SALN puts his appraised net worth at P1.45B
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos declared a net worth of P475.9 million in 2025, his personal wealth including a collection of artworks by national hero Jose Rizal and National Artist Fernando Amorsolo. His appraised net worth, however, reached more than thrice that figure at P1.457 billion. A declared net worth is based on the acquisition
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