Qatar releases 17 Filipinos arrested in pro-Duterte rally

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 04/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Qatar released 17 overseas Filipino workers arrested for participating in an unauthorized rally in support of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Palace announced on Monday. “The Qatari Ambassador to the Philippines, Ahmed Saad Nasser…

17 detained OFWs in Qatar: PH secures their provisional release

Marita Moaje - Philippine News Agency 04/04/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has successfully secured the provisional release of 17 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), 12 men and 5 women, who were arrested and detained in Qatar for illegal protest. In a Palace press briefing…

Cebuano weightlifters Borres, Bacaro shine in Asian Championships

Glendale G. Rosal 12/20/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — Cebuano weightlifters Eron Borres and Althea Bacaro bagged medals at the 2024 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships held on December 19 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Doha, Qatar. Borres clinched the…

Ando, Ceniza to compete in weightlifting competition in Qatar

Glendale G. Rosal 12/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s weightlifting aces Elreen Ann Ando and John Febuar Ceniza will represent the country’s tri-colors anew in the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix II in Doha Qatar starting on Monday, December…

Manila Chooks booted out of FIBA 3×3 in Qatar after loss to Netherlands

Glendale G. Rosal 10/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Manila Chooks bowed out of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Al Bidda Park Challenger 2023 in Doha, Qatar after losing to Utrecht of Netherlands, 15-22, in Pool B, on Wednesday, October 18,…

Manila Chooks upset Antwerp team in Fiba 3×3 hoops tourney in Qatar

Glendale G. Rosal 10/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Manila Chooks staged a huge upset in the ongoing FIBA 3×3 World Tour Al Bidda Park Challenger 2023 in Doha, Qatar after defeating world No. 3 Antwerp TOPdesk, 14-12, in overtime under…

Gilas enters quarterfinal, crushes Qatar in Asian Games

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 10/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas made good on its promise to get back in the thick of the Asian Games medal race on Monday, Oct. 2, picking apart Qatar, 80-41, at Zhejiang University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China. Gilas came…

Cocaine worth P16.5 million seized from a passenger at Naia

Sofia Abrogar 05/23/2023

NAIA, Pasay City – Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives intercepted over three kilograms of cocaine worth around P16.5 million allegedly from a Salvadoran who arrived from Doha, Qatar on Monday, May…

Moira dela Torre fulfills fan’s danggit ‘pasabuy’ request in Qatar: ‘Last mo na yan kyah’

Hannah Mallorca 02/13/2023

Moira dela Torre drew laughs on social media after she candidly granted a Filipino fan’s request to get him a pack of “danggit,” a kind of dried fish, during her concert in Doha, Qatar. The Qatar-based Filipino…

Argentina crushes Croatia, Messi’s dream lives on into final

Reuters 12/14/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar — The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny and broke Croatian hearts as Argentina reached Sunday’s World Cup final with a 3-0 victory at the Lusail Stadium.…

Luka Modric, Croatia stand between Lionel Messi and World Cup final

Agence France Presse 12/12/2022

Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semifinal in Doha. Argentina has recovered from the shock…

Soccer-Messi’s Argentina go through on penalties after Dutch comeback

Agence France Presse 12/10/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar  –Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final. Emiliano Martinez…

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