Nietes dominates Colombian foe, wrests WBO Int’l Super Flyweight belt

Glendale G. Rosal 04/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a two-year and three-month hiatus, Donnie “Ahas” Nietes made an empathic comeback by wresting the World Boxing Organization (WBO) international super flyweight title in dominating fashion against Colombian Pablo “Trencito” Carillo on…

Nietes, Carillo promise exciting April 3 fight in Dubai

Glendale G. Rosal 04/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four division world champion and longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes and his opponent, Pablo Carillo of Colombia displayed mutual respect from each other after they faced personally for the first…

Edmund Villamor says Nietes is well-prepared vs Colombian foe

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Veteran boxing trainer Edmund Villamor, the trusted cornerman of four-division world champion and longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, assured Filipino boxing fans that his ward is well-prepared for his  comeback…

Nietes warned: Don’t be complacent against foe in upcoming Dubai fight

Glendale G. Rosal 03/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— As fight night draws near, Edmund Villamor, the trusted trainer of four-division world champion and longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, reminded his prized ward not to take his opponent lightly. The…

Nietes to stick to game plan despite change in opponent

Glendale G. Rosal 03/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— There may be a change in opponent but four-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes doesn’t have any plans of changing his game plan. The longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion will now be facing a…

Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes gears up for April 3 Dubai fight

Glendale G. Rosal 03/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— If there’s a person who can tell if four-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes still has gas left in his tank, it is his trusted trainer, Edmund Villamor. Villamor and Nietes are currently gearing…

2 ROFs from Lapu-Lapu test positive for COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 01/22/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Two Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) in Lapu-Lapu City have tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Grace Carungay, head of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU). Carungay…

DOH asks NBI help in tracing 2 unlocated contacts of UK variant patient

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 01/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to find the two still unlocated co-passengers of the Filipino infected with the UK Covid-19 variant. As of…

Two passengers in quarantine in Cebu for suspected new variant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2021

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines — Samples from two passengers, who arrived in Cebu via Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from Dubai and the United States, were sent to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) to determine if they…

2nd Filipino nCoV case is in Dubai

Jerome Aning - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said the Philippine Embassy in the United Arab Emirates was fully coordinating with UAE health authorities on the case of a Filipino who was among several…

BREAKING: Filipina domestic worker in Dubai dead from coronavirus – Bello

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 02/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines – A female household worker who recently died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has tested positive for coronavirus, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III confirmed Thursday. According to Bello, a previous report on the still-unidentified overseas…

BI tightens screening of Dubai-bound passengers

Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will “rigidly screen” passengers bound for Dubai following reports that the emirate was being used as a transit point for Filipino workers to be illegally deployed in Iraq. Immigration…

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