World Cup: Japan roars back again to shock Spain and top group

Reuters 12/02/2022

DOHA—Japan staged its second stunning turnaround of the World Cup to beat 2010 champions Spain 2-1 on Thursday to surge into the last 16 along with its beaten opponents and dump Germany out in one of the…

Fame and fortune in our lives

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 12/01/2022

The most popular sport in the world is now holding its once-in-every-four-years World Cup competition in Qatar. Football (soccer to Filipinos) is the most widely watched athletic event on earth. Over a period of 28 days, a…

Carlos Yulo cops three gold medals in Asian Championships

Lance Agcaoili 06/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Caloy Yulo finished his 9th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships stint in historic fashion with three gold medals and a silver in Doha, Qatar. The 22-year-old gymnast earned two gold medals in vault and…

49 Filipinos still in Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover; 158 evacuated — DFA

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 08/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 49 Filipinos are still in Afghanistan while 158 have already left or were evacuated amid the takeover of the Taliban, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday. According to the DFA’s…

SBP saddened as Fiba Asia qualifiers in Qatar canceled

Bong Lozada - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ 02/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Qatar’s hosting of the February window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup will not push through after the gulf state’s government canceled all events due to the surge of COVID-19 cases. Al Panlilio, Samahang Basketbol ng…

OFWs seek Labella’s help on their complaint against recruitment agency

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/11/2019

CEBU CITY — A group of overseas Filipino workers sought Mayor Edgardo Labella’s assistance regarding their complaint against a Cebu-based recruitment agency. The group, who are all women, told the mayor that they had been recruited by…

Cebuano Santillan of 1Bataan Risers sets eye on 3×3 hoops in Doha

Jonas N. Panerio 04/08/2019

CEBU CITY — Cebuano forward Leonard Santillan has already moved past his endgame gaffes that cost the 1Bataan Risers the title in the Chooks-to-Go 3×3 Asia Pacific Super Quest on Sunday and is already looking forward to…

Fiba World Cup Qualifiers: Gilas Pilipinas routs Qatar to snap two-game skid

Inquirer.net 02/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines kept its flickering Fiba World Cup bid hopes alive after demolishing Qatar, 84-46 in the sixth window of Asian Qualifiers early Friday at Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha. Gilas Pilpinas improved to…

Cebu’s Fajardo makes Gilas roster for must-win game against Qatar

Inquirer.net, JONAS PANERIO 02/19/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, revealed the Gilas Pilipinas’ final 12-man lineup for the game against Qatar in the sixth window of the Fiba World Cup Asian…

UAE offers defense in Qatar lawsuit at UN high court

AP 06/28/2018

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates is defending itself against a lawsuit by Qatar brought before the United Nations’ highest court that accuses it of “discrimination against Qatar and Qatari citizens.” The UAE began…

Bo’s Coffee eyes Qatar expansion

USJ-R Intern Kristine Remolisan 09/17/2017

Bo’s Coffee will be taking the Philippine’s premiere homegrown specialty brand to the international market this year, its founder Steve Benitez said in a recent interview. Benitez said they would open a store in Qatar, its first…

OFW deployment to Qatar resumes

Inquirer.net 06/15/2017

MANILA — No more deployment ban for Filipino workers in Qatar. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III lifted on Thursday the moratorium on the deployment of newly hired Filipino workers to Qatar. “This decision was arrived at on…

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