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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

IZA CALZADO This is going to sound clich, but right now, seeing what the world needs, I'm just praying for peace. Peace, peace, peace. We're not blind. We're seeing what's happening all around the world, especially in conflict-affected areas. That's what I pray for. The holidays are extra special because of Deia (her daughter). Everyday is extra special now. As for plans, let's just say we won't be in Manila. RAYVER CRUZ As we get older, there's nothing more important than good health. That's my wish for my family and loved ones, for them to stay healthy. For the industry, I wish for more work. I hope producers will make more quality movies because we all miss going back ...

Keep on reading: Celebs’ wish list, goals for 2024

MANILA, Philippines --- A person was injured in an illegal firearms discharge incident a few days before New Year's, the Philippine National Police said Tuesday. As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, the PNP reported seven cases of illegal firearms discharge, with five firearms confiscated. However, authorities have not recorded any casualties due to stray bullets. READ: Man nabbed for firing gun inside PNP HQ to protest 'corruption' in BSKE Illegal Firecrackers Seized Meanwhile, the PNP confiscated 190,390 pesos worth of illegal firecrackers nationwide. Confiscated firecrackers include piccolo, poppop, five-star, pla-pla, judas belt, "sawa," and others. The Department of Health has...

Keep on reading: 1 injured in firearm incident days before New Year–PNP

  MANILA, Philippines --- The Land Transportation Office-National Capital Region (LTO-NCR) has issued a show-cause order against both the driver and the owner of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) involved in a road crash incident in Mandaluyong City. According to the LTO-NCR in a statement on Tuesday, the driver's licenses of both individuals have also been suspended for 90 days. The road crash incident, which went viral online, occurred at around 1:45 a.m. on December 23, 2023, along Edsa corner United Street, Barangay Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City. In the show-cause order issued by Regional Director Roque Verzosa III, both the owner and the driver of the Mitsubishi ...

Keep on reading: LTO issues show-cause order, suspends licenses in Mandaluyong SUV crash

Japan's Naoya Inoue became an undisputed world champion at a second weight on Tuesday after knocking out the Philippines' Marlon Tapales in the 10th round to claim all four super bantamweight belts. The unbeaten Inoue, nicknamed "Monster", sent Tapales to the canvas with a huge right hand in Tokyo to add the WBA and IBF titles to his own WBC and WBO belts. Inoue, who took his record to 26-0 with 23 KOs, becomes only the second man to unify all four world titles in two different weight classes. https://twitter.com/trboxing/status/1739615317163118681 American Terence Crawford became the first after beating compatriot Errol Spence for all the welterweight belts in July. "...

Keep on reading: Inoue knocks out Tapales, becomes undisputed champion anew

Watching someone cry often evokes an emotional response -- but according to a new study published Thursday, human tears themselves contain a chemical signal that reduces brain activity linked to aggression. The research was carried out by the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and appeared in PLOS Biology, a US science journal. Though it involved female tears, because women made themselves available as donors, it probably isn't a sex-dependent effect, the authors say. Numerous studies have shown rodent tears contain chemicals serving as social signals they emit on demand -- female mice tears for example reduce fighting among males; and subordinate male mole rats smear thems...

Keep on reading: A whiff of tears reduces male aggression, says study

For HORI7ON, being chosen as one of the local acts to make history at the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) 2023 was a "dream come true," since they consider the experience as a "blessing" for them to display what Filipino talent is made of. The septet --- consisting of Vinci Malizon, Kim Ng, Kyler Chua, Reyster Yton, Winston Pineda, Jeromy Batac, and Marcus Cabais --- made history at AAA 2023 last Dec. 14 at the Philippine Arena when they performed a rock version of their debut single "Sixteen," and became one of the recipients of the Focus Award under the music category. As seen from the audience, the global pop group displayed their potential to be performance monsters as they took a...

Keep on reading: HORI7ON elated to showcase Filipino talent at Asia Artist Awards 2023

LUCENA CITY --- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) scoffed at the latest report by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on the allegedly dwindling strength and numbers of the New People's Army (NPA) rebels. "The AFP keeps on saying that the NPA is diminishing, but they can't wipe them out," Marco Valbuena, CPP spokesman, said in an online interview Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 26). He added, "They have a gunpowder mindset. The AFP thinks they can eliminate the NPA solely through their bombs and cannons, and by killing and intimidating the masses." Valbuena said the AFP has been making the same claims for years "they sound like a broken record." He was responding...

Keep on reading: CPP refutes military report of dwindling NPA forces

Check out our live updates to get the latest on the MMFF 2023! The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) committee is denying an art card circulating on social media about the initial box office tally of participating films in the festival's first day. An art card posted by the Facebook page Pinoy History claimed that the MMFF entries "Rewind" (P110 million), "Mallari" (P31 million), and "Penduko" (P25 million) are the three films that generated the most ticket sales last Dec. 25, the first day of the film showing. Meanwhile, the films that supposedly followed were "A Family of Two" (P12.5 million), "Firefly" (P11.1 million), "When I Met You in Tokyo" (P10.1 million), "K(ampon...

Keep on reading: MMFF committee denies art card showing first-day box office tally

https://youtube.com/live/zow5iiFLtoQ Here's a quick roundup of today's top stories: PH not provoking conflict in South China Sea --- AFP The Philippines is not provoking conflict in the South China Sea, the country's military spokesperson said on Tuesday, in response to China's accusation that Manila is encroaching on Beijing's territory. "Philippines is not provoking conflict. We follow international law and we are only implementing our domestic law, meaning the limits of our territorial waters and exclusive economic zone where we have sovereign rights," Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col.Medel Aguilar told state-run broadcaster PTV. NSC welcomes China's offer of ...

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