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China should first stop its hostile actions at sea before it enters into a dialogue with the Philippines, an official of the National Security Council (NSC) said on Tuesday, amid worsening tensions in the West Philippine Sea. The territorial disputes between the two countries have grown more tense this year as Beijing seeks to assert its maritime dominance in the South China Sea. "Dialogues can only succeed in an atmosphere of mutual respect and sincerity between two sovereign nations. The Philippines is ready to reciprocate provided that the bullying, harassment, and aggressive actions are ended immediately," NSC spokesperson and Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said...

Keep on reading: PH to China: Respect, sincerity are key to sea row dialogue

  Barangay Ginebra doesn't see itself having a firm hold of its fortunes for the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup despite pulling off two wins that included a hard-fought result on Christmas Day. "We need things to happen for us and we know that," said coach Tim Cone after their 86-78 defeat of shorthanded TNT at Smart Araneta Coliseum pushed the Kings to 6-3 (win-loss) with two games left in their elimination round assignment. Defeating TNT and, previously, Meralco, kept Ginebra within sniffing distance of the three other teams seeking to secure the important playoff bonus. Magnolia was th...

Keep on reading: Cone admits Ginebra fate not completely in its hands

The wrappers have been torn off and the ribbons ripped. Among the gifts they received this Christmas, what thrilled Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players the most? Ginebra's Jared Dillinger said it was cryptocurrency video games. "I've been getting lots of Web3 video games. I've been playing them a lot lately so I'd say that's one of the coolest ones I've been getting ... It's like cryptocurrency video games. Think of Call of Duty, Fortnite, except Web3 gives you digital ownership," explained a jolly Dillinger before the Gin Kings' 86-78 win over TNT on Monday. "I got like 50, so I'm playing them all. It's going to be the next revolution." After the game, TNT st...

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Naoya Inoue is an undisputed champion for the second time in his career. The Japanese star wore Marlon Tapales down with his power and then connected on a classic 1-2 for a 10th-round stoppage on Tuesday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. "The Monster" thus unified the super bantamweight belts, adding Tapales' International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association crowns to his World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles. And Inoue is ready to take on all comers in the division, hinting on plans to stay there before moving to try and clean up another weight class. "I think super bantamweight is my weight division for now so in 2024, I would like [to...

Keep on reading: Inoue puts super bantam division under one rule, stops Tapales in 10th