UFC president to root for Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines – Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), will be among the spectators at the Dallas Stadium where Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey will trade punches on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Ruffa picks Gretchen Barretto as her replacement

MANILA, Philippines – If she is given a choice, Ruffa Gutierrez said she wants Gretchen Barretto to replace her on “The Buzz.”

Rizal congressional bet’s bodyguard shot dead

MANILA, Philippines – Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a congressional candidate’s bodyguard in an ambush in front of the Binangonan municipal building in Rizal province, Wednesday morning.

Pacquiao to bank on speed to beat Clottey

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, believe that the Filipino boxer’s speed will compensate for his “lack of size” when he goes up against the bigger Joshua Clottey of Ghana on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Timing of surveys captured, missed C-5 effect on Villar ratings?

MANILA, Philippines – The results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Tuesday shows that the numbers of Nacionalista Party presidential bet Manuel Villar Jr. decreased in Metro Manila, a development that SWS president Mahar Mangahas said could have been caused by the corruption allegations in the C-5 road project.