JF Balagosa
House committee on public works and highways has recently approved the House Bill 4820 filed to rename the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) into the President Corazon C. Aquino Expressway (CAEX). The house bill filed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Magnoloa Rosa Antonio-Nadres, closer to becoming a law, seeks to rename the highway after the late President … Read more
Amid the success of the singing-impersonation weekend show “Your Face Sounds Familiar”, still critics give their tastes and concerns about how the show is being ran. Supposed “inconsistency” of the jury also came out to which jury member Jed Madela defended. “People always complain na, bakit kayo puro good comments tapos bigla na lang ang … Read more
With 1.5 remaining in time, Cavs’ forward LeBron James made a baseline jump shot to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 86-84 win against the Chicago Bulls in Game Four of their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Sunday. As time expired, teammates mobbed James after he drilled a perfect shot from 21 feet along … Read more
“The country is divided in two”, this was acknowledge by one of Paraguay’s leading churchmen Sunday over the case of a pregnant 10-year-old girl who denied an abortion. The unusually strong attention drawn by the argument over the girl came with the issues of child abuse and abortion, which is banned in all cases except … Read more
Alyssa Valdez and Jaja Santiago may not be part of the top teams in the Asian U23 Women’s Volleyball Championship, but surely they have wowed their competitors. In fact, these competitors want them. However, Philippine head coach Roger Gorayeb said his two stalwarts prefer to stay and play in the Philippines. “There are some who … Read more
The Philippines victoriously finished the bout against Iran, 25-15, 25-21, 26-24, in the inaugural Asian U23 Women’s Volleyball Championship Saturday at PhilSports arena, giving the spirited crowd behind them a satisfying play. With the perfect dig by Jia Morado, Jaja Santiago was able to push a powerful hit into the middle bringing the host nation … Read more
Prosecutors charged a woman Friday for allegedly breaking into the Los Angeles-area home of Chris Brown and spent several days day before the singer returned with felony, burglary, stalking and vandalism. Amira Kodcia Ayeb, 21, pleaded not guilty during the arraignment set yesterday. According to the court spokesman, the woman was being held on $220,000 … Read more
Following the crash of the helicopter in which six people were killed, the Pakistani Embassy in Jakarta cleared Friday that the incident was not the result of a terrorist attack. Muhammad Shahid Siddeq, the defense attaché, denied the reports that the Pakistani military helicopter carrying mostly foreign diplomats including the Philippine envoy was shot down … Read more
World boxing icon and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao will be given a warm welcome and possibly another citation for a good fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., by the House of Representatives as said by Speaker Feleciano Belmonte Jr. “We’re happy that he’s going to be back,” Belmonte said, adding it was good that Pacquiao’s shoulder … Read more
Last year, American doctor Ian Crozier was diagnosed with Ebola virus in his blood but was treated at Emory University Hospital and soon declared free of the virus, not knowing it still lied in his eyes. The doctor at the time worries less in his eyes. “There were lots of things sort of higher on … Read more