MMDA enforcer probed for extortion
MANILA, Philippines — A Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer is under investigation for allegedly extorting P15,000 from a motorist along Luzon Avenue in Quezon City on March 15.
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Blazers close in on NCAA lawn tennis sweep
MANILA, Philippines – College of St. Benilde moved on the verge of an NCAA Season 99 lawn tennis sweep after recently seizing the first round pennants of both the men’s and women’s divisions at the PCA courts in Paco, Manila.
Geno Michellini, Familiar Voice to L.A. Rock Fans as KLOS Drive-Time DJ in ’80s and ’90s, Dies at 77
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Geno Michellini, a familiar voice to Los Angeles rock fans as the afternoon DJ during the ’80s and ’90s on KLOS, died March 2 at age 77. The death was not widely reported until Monday. An official obituary written by friends David Forman and Frank Martin said he “passed peacefully at home of natural causes with his beloved cat Bud Bud by his side.” Michellini’s death follows by about five months that of fellow L.A./San Francisco DJ Dusty Street, with whom he was said to be especially close, helping care for her before her passing.
Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness — study
PARIS, France — Conditions affecting the nervous system — such as strokes, migraines and dementia — have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said.
Ababa edges Dutchman in sudden death to cop ICTSI Apo Golf Classic title
DAVAO – Jhonnel Ababa canned in two pressure-packed birdies, the first forcing a playoff and the other clinching the hotly disputed championship over Guido van der Valk in a statement-making win at the ICTSI Apo Golf Classic here Friday.
7-year-old girl raped, killed in General Santos City
COTABATO CITY — A seven-year-old girl, reported missing, was found dead and dumped in a secluded spot in Barangay Conel in General Santos City on Wednesday.
Holy Week goes beyond religious traditions, 'feel good' practices — Archbishop Villegas
MANILA, Philippines — Lingyaen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said that Holy Week is a time to reflect on what Christ has done for humanity and urged the faithful to immerse themselves in the “memory of God's mercy” without feeling compelled to perform specific actions.
Palawan lawmaker Edgardo 'Egay' Salvame passes away
MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Edgardo "Egay" Salvame (Palawan, 1st District) passed away early Wednesday, his family announced in a statement posted on Salvame's official Facebook page.