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Donaire’s superior skills set will win over Montiel’s guile

By Edwin Espejo Tue, Feb 15, 2011 8:54AM UTC

Filipino bantamweight contender Nonito Donaire will seek his own destiny on Sunday (Philippine time) when he goes after the world title of Mexico’s Fernando Montiel. One of the more feared boxers today, Donaire has been living under the shadow of his more illustrious fellow General Santos City former resident Manny

Pacquiao Watch: What it takes to get Floyd out of his shell

By Edwin Espejo Tue, Feb 15, 2011 7:26AM UTC

Flamboyant Floyd Mayweather Jr’s gargantuan ego was repeatedly pricked when world attention turned to Filipino eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao once again during the weekend. Pacquiao and Mayweather are the two top boxers of their generation, and they happen to be fighting in the same weight class.  Despite their failure to

Hong Kong starts inquest into Manila bus deaths

By AP News Mon, Feb 14, 2011 5:06PM UTC

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong opened a coroner’s inquest Monday into eight tourists’ deaths last year in a Philippines bus hijacking that shocked this wealthy Chinese territory where doubts linger about Manila’s investigation outcome. Many in Hong Kong are upset that the Philippine president chose not to pursue criminal

Angelo Reyes buried in Philippines

By AP News Mon, Feb 14, 2011 11:00AM UTC

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Philippine military chief who committed suicide after being linked to a corruption scandal was buried at a heroes’ cemetery Sunday as senators vowed to press on with an investigation into military graft. Military pallbearers brought the flag-draped coffin of retired Gen. Angelo Reyes to

2 Filipino soldiers, 5 militants killed in clash

By AP News Mon, Feb 14, 2011 10:58AM UTC

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Army troops captured a jungle encampment of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf gunmen and killed five militants in a gunbattle that also left two soldiers dead in the southern Philippines, officials said Sunday. Among the militants reportedly killed in Saturday’s clash near mountainous Sumisip town on Basilan island