3 dead, 200 hurt as strong quake jolts Osaka, Japan

AFP 06/18/2018

A powerful quake rocked Japan’s second city of Osaka on Monday, killing three people including a nine-year-old girl and injuring more than 200, according to an official tally. Television images showed buildings swaying and burst pipes spewing…

Halep routs Osaka in Italian Open

AP 05/16/2018

ROME — Needing a couple of wins this week to hold on to her No. 1 ranking, Simona Halep routed Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. It was a sharp…

John Lloyd Cruz and Ellen Adarna fly to Osaka, Japan

02/21/2018

ALMOST a week after Cebuana sexy actress Ellen Adarna deactivated her public Instagram acccount, she and John Lloyd Cruz are up to a new “adventure.” Amidst talks that they tied the knot last Feb 15 in Quezon…

PAL to open Cebu-Bangkok flights

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/14/2017

Amid increasing public demand for direct non-stop flights from Asian destinations to Central Visayas, national flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to open a service between Cebu and Bangkok starting Dec. 2. In a statement, PAL said…

Overweight Tapales stripped of title

Glendale G. Rosal 04/22/2017

  Osaka, Japan — Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales of the Philippines has been stripped of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) world bantamweight title after he failed to make the contracted 118 lbs weight on his second try…

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Glendale G. Rosal 04/17/2017

Stronger, more accurate Tapales tapped to win by KO in first title defense Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Bantamweight champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales and stablemate Neil John Tabanao arrived in Japan yesterday for their respective major…

PAL to add one international, two domestic flights from Cebu by mid December

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/29/2016

National flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday announced the launching of a direct flight from Cebu to Singapore, Caticlan and Clark starting December 16. Ryan Uy, PAL vice president for sales, said this new service reinforces…

Otico bows out of Japan netfest

John Carlo Villaruel 10/21/2016

IT’S the end of the road for Filipino racquet wielder John Bryan Otico as he lost to Italian Liam Caruana, 6-1, 6-1, in the quarterfinal round of the Osaka Mayor’s Cup – World Super Junior Tennis Championships…

Pinoy boxer KOs bigger Japanese foe

Glendale G. Rosal 03/28/2016

Philippine Games and Amusements Board flyweight champion Jonas “Zorro” Sultan defeated Japanese Tatsuya via knockout in their non-title superflyweight  showdown  last Sunday night in Osaka, Japan. Sultan of the famed ALA Boxing Gym in Cebu downed the…

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