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Torre, Antonio banner PH challenge in Asian Seniors Chess
Filipino Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Rogelio 'Joey' Antonio are among the favorites in the Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship
Losing bet wants Marikina congresswoman Stella Quimbo disqualified
(UPDATED) The camp of Congresswoman Stella Quimbo says former ABS representative Eugene de Vera should 'move on and accept the will of the people of Marikina,' where Quimbo won almost 85% of the total votes

New RCBC president gears up for bank's digital shift
Eugene Acevedo, a veteran banker and technology advocate, now leads RCBC

WATCH: Eugene Domingo plays Josephine Bracken in new 'Babae sa Septic Tank' series
Tony Labrusca stars as Jose Rizal in the series

Japan court rejects payout for sterilized 'eugenics' victims
Local media says the ruling finds the government is not obliged to pay compensation because the 20-year statute of limitations have now passed
Stellar award: 3 Camarines Sur students get planets named after them
High school students Eugene Rivera, Joscel Manzanero, and Keith Cadores earn the honor after winning in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair – the largest pre-college science competition in the world

[OPINION] De Vera's ouster from the House of Representatives is unconstitutional
The Constitution is clear and made even clearer by abundant jurisprudence, yet Congress chose to bend the law and resort to brute force to remove the ABS party-list representative

De Vera’s removal 'won't affect' SC case vs Suarez – Fariñas
The bloc of ex-House majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas is asking the Supreme Court to recognize their group as the legitimate minority bloc, with expelled ABS representative Eugene de Vera as minority leader

Fariñas: House’s expulsion of De Vera ’mockery of our republicanism’
Ex-House majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas faces off with his successor, Rolando Andaya Jr, as he defends his ally, expelled ABS representative Eugene de Vera

Andaya: De Vera 'abandoned' ABS through Marikina congressional bid
Expelled ABS representative Eugene de Vera is running for Marikina 2nd District congressman in the 2019 polls

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Minority leadership row triggers De Vera's removal from ABS party
Ex-House majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas defends ousted congressman Eugene de Vera, arguing that the latter's removal as House member is illegal

House removes Eugene de Vera as ABS party-list congressman
(UPDATED) Expelled Arts, Business, and Science Professionals Representative Eugene de Vera tags his removal as 'unconstitutional'

4 dead in Cagayan shooting
Police identified the victims as couple Princess Angelica Javier and Eugene Javier, and live-in partners Ramcey Javier and Michaela Javier.

Garma, Torre rule Asian Seniors Chess
International Master Chito Garma bags the 50-and-over division crown as Grandmaster Eugene Torre cops the 65-and-over title

Asian Seniors Chess: Garma, Roca keep 1-2 spots
International Masters Chito Garma and Petronio Roca turn back separate foes to stay on top of the 9th Asian Seniors Chess Championships

Torre bounces back in Asian Seniors Chess
Top-seeded Eugene Torre gets back in contention after moving a full point behind tournament leader Chito Garma

Asian Seniors Chess: Garma grabs solo lead
Former Olympian Chito Garma pulls ahead, leaving Grandmaster Eugene Torre's title-retention drive in jeopardy

Garma topples Torre, shares top with Caturla
International Master Chito Garma ends top-seeded Eugene Torre's unbeaten run in the 9th Asian Seniors Chess Championships

Eugene Torre seizes solo top spot in Asian Seniors Chess Championships
Asia's first Grandmaster improves to a perfect 3.0 points to separate himself from his erstwhile co-leaders in the 34-man event
Asian Seniors Chess: Eugene Torre wins twice on birthday
Grandmaster Eugene Torre gets his title defense off to a strong right on his 67th birthday

Torre starts Asian Seniors Chess quest on birthday
Grandmaster Eugene Torre looks to defend his crown in the 9th Asian Seniors Chess Championships

Rescuer dies in Ifugao landslide
Eugene Gallangi Nahhog, 25, was driving a backhoe clearing the road along Sitio Hiwang in Gohang, Banaue town

Standhardinger fires back at Phelps over 'regular team' comment
The Filipino-German hopes import Eugene Phelps 'doesn't feel too bad' after Phoenix got ripped by a 'regular' San Miguel squad
Eugene Phelps wants Best Import award
'El Destructor' backs up his claim with his fourth 50-point game in the PBA
PH men's team falters, settles for 37th in Chess Olympiad
The Philippines skids in the final round as China completes a title sweep of the 2018 World Chess Olympiad

Sadorra, Frayna banner PH chess Olympiad team
Philippine chess legend and mentor Eugene Torre says a top 30 finish in the Olympiad will be 'an achievement'

Why is it so difficult to access SALNs of House lawmakers?
(UPDATED) The more stringent rules on access to House members' SALNs were drafted under then speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Will Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo change them?

2 Supreme Court cases loom over Suarez's minority leadership
The blocs of ex-majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas and Marikina 2nd District Representative Miro Quimbo plan to file separate cases questioning the minority leadership of Quezon 3rd District Representative Danilo Suarez

Plenary vote will 'most likely' resolve House minority row
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya says the 2017 Supreme Court ruling on the minority leadership states the SC 'cannot intervene in the procedural rules of the House'

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Alvarez-Fariñas bloc elects De Vera as minority leader
But two other blocs in the House of Representatives have their own minority leaders, and it's unclear who'll prevail

'Minority Leader' Eugene de Vera? House rules silent on leadership succession
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman says any rule on the succession of power 'must be explicit'

Eugene Torre named head coach of PH team to Chess Olympiad
The Philippine team looks to improve from its worst finish of 58th place in the last edition of the biennial event in 2016
66-year-old Torre suits up again for PH in chess Olympiad
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines to name the rest of the Olympiad team

WATCH: 20 Questions with Eugene Domingo
The 'Night Mother' actress talks about theater, her love life, and what she thinks of when she heard the word, 'hope'

SAF 44 widow: Duterte revived our hope for justice
'When President Rodrigo Duterte had finally sat on that powerful throne, we now feel that we are able to see the sun shining upon us,' says SAF widow Julie Cayang-o

Sereno’s land cruiser can be graft violation – lawmaker
Sereno’s spokesperson claims the Chief Justice never specified the brand vehicle, and that she is not the first to have a vehicle preference

House urges Duterte to increase gov't local travel allowance to P2,000
According to House Resolution No. 243, travel allowance should be increased from P800 to P2,000 a day with a breakdown of P1,000 for accommodation, P600 for meals, and P400 for incidental expenses

Russian cyberfirm Kaspersky appeals ban in US court
Kaspersky is appealing to a US federal court on the grounds the ban it was hit with is unconstitutional because it denied the company a right to due process regarding the validity of the accusation

Reel to real: K-drama couples who married in real life
From reel to real, these K-drama couples took their romance to the real world

Phelps game-winner lifts Phoenix over slumping Alaska
Phoenix goes up 2 0 while Alaska s losing streak continues

CCTV monitoring team, funeral homes reps invited to Resorts World probe
The House committees invite the Resorts World security team who were supposed to man the CCTV surveillance room but who left their posts during the attack on June 2

Singer Eugene Villaluz dies
The Company s Moy Ortiz confirms his Tito Eugene died after a battle with prostate cancer

3 questions answered at House probe into Resorts World attack
Lawmakers want to clip Pagcor s powers to grant licenses to casinos after Resorts World Manila management admitted security lapses in the June 2 incident

Cesar Juarez claims another Filipino victim, KOs Lagos in 3
The man who spoiled Albert Pagara s unbeaten record knocks Filipino boxer Eugene Lagos unconscious in 3 rounds

Phoenix taps Jameel McKay in lieu of Puerto Rico-bound Eugene Phelps
The 24 year old McKay arrived 11 am on Monday March 20 and already practiced with the team in the afternoon

Phelps posts 53 points as Phoenix survives Blackwater in double OT
Gassed and exhausted as he soldiered on for almost 55 minutes Eugene Phelps comes up with a new career high to open the 2017 Commissioner s Cup

Eugene Torre now a coach as Asian Zonal tournament starts
The chess legend will be supervising Filipino players in Tagaytay City during the tournament which is the first stage to select qualifiers for the world championship

Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, dies
Cernan was the spacecraft commander of Apollo 17 – his third space flight and the last scheduled US manned mission to the moon – in December 1972
