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Standing front and center with President Rodrigo Duterte during the successful and recently concluded 31st Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) Summit was Cielito “Honeylet” Salvador Avanceña, longtime partner of the President.

By: Allan Mediante Just this week, Pulse Asia came out with the result of its survey declaring President Rodrigo Duterte as the most approved and trusted president among the last four chief executives of the Philippines.

Filipino prospect Reymart “Gensan Assassin” Gaballo made a smashing debut in the United States by knocking out Mexican Ernesto Guerrero on Thursday at the Hawaii Events Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

As an old saying goes, “It’s not about how you start it, but on how you end it.”

Paralympian Josephine Medina hopes to make it to next year’s World Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia.

Cebuano Arthur Craig Pantino defeated Japanese Ryota Ishii, 6-2, 6-2, on Friday to reach the boys’ singles semifinal round in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay court in Makati City.

Wushu Federation of the Philippines secretary general Julian Camacho will meet with Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair William “Butch” Ramirez to talk about the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

By Luis Leoncio The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised the possibility of the economy overheating amid the successive strong growth as the demand for goods and services may outstrip supply thus leading to higher prices.

By Luis Leoncio All documents needed for an impending probe on the misuse of the Malampaya Fund will be released as the government will fully cooperate with efforts to identify those responsible as a result of recent Commission on Audit (COA) findings on the irregular use of the multibillion peso fund, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said.

By Riza Lozada Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang will push 30 new initiatives during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Meetings slated this week.