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"I am proud to be part of the LGBTQ community. Sulong, laban! Para rin po sa LGBTQ community ang laban na ‘to." --Nesthy Petecio, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist (featherweight) #Tokyo2020 | @ftjochoaINQ
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Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines’ first ever gold medal in the Olympics!!! 🇵🇭 #Tokyo2020
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Gold medal within reach for Nesthy Petecio!!! 🇵🇭 but PH is already assured of another medal at #Tokyo2020! #boxing
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ALWAYS THERE FOR EJ 😍. LOOK: German triple jumper Caroline Joyeux shares bonding moments with her boyfriend, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, in Paris. Joyeux came to support Obiena during his men’s pole vault competition in the #Paris2024. | 📷: Joyeux/Instagram
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WORLD CHAMPION 👑. Hidilyn Diaz rules the SNATCH (93kg), CLEAN & JERK (114kg) and TOTAL (207kg) in the women’s 55kg division, sweeping all three golds at the Weightlifting World Championships!. 📹: International Weightlifting Federation
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GO FOR THE GOLD, NESTHY! 🇵🇭. LOOK: Nesthy Petecio secured the Philippines’ second medal of the #Tokyo2020 Olympics and moved one win away from the gold after beating Colambia's Arias Castaneda in the women’s featherweight quarterfinals via unanimous decision. 📸 Luis ROBAYO / AFP
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LOOK: "Maria Clara at Ibarra" star David Licauco supporting his brother and Ateneo setter James Licauco. #UAAPSeason85 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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NBA AMBASSADOR MIN YOONGI 🏀🔥. WATCH: NBA has named BTS’ Suga as the basketball league’s newest global ambassador. “It is personally a great honor as I have loved basketball since I was young,” the South Korean rapper says in a video. | 🎥: NBA/Twitter #SUGAxNBA
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"FILIPINOS CAN!" 💪🏻🏅. LOOK: The Philippine Olympic Committee proudly shares a photo of two-time #Paris2024 gold medalist Carlos Yulo, and bronze medalists Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio. | 📷: POC/Instagram via Arabela Cisneros, trainee
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EXCLUSIVE: Bea de Leon and Denden Lazaro-Revilla have decided to leave the Choco Mucho Flying Titans and are set to transfer to the Creamline Cool Smashers, multiple sources revealed to the Inquirer. READ MORE:
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‘STEPHEN, MEET SUGA’ 🏀. WATCH: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Suga of South Korean supergroup BTS have finally met! . Curry’s team is currently in Japan for their pre-season games against the Washington Wizards. #SUGAatNBAJapan | 🎥: Golden State Warriors/Twitter
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PILIPINAS, YOUR HEROES ARE HOME 🇵🇭 . WATCH: Team Philippines arrive in a festive Villamor Air Base. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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CREAMLINE ON CLOUD NINE WITH ITS NINTH PVL TITLE! 💖. The Cool Smashers sweep the erstwhile-unbeaten Akari Chargers, 25-15, 25-23, 25-17, to end a six-year championship drought in the PVL Reinforced Conference. #PVL2024
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Still a historic finish for Nesthy Petecio as she delivers a silver medal for the Philippines at #Tokyo2020! 🇵🇭 She bows to Japanese Sena Irie in the final. #boxing
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✅2024 All-Filipino Conference.✅2024 Reinforced Conference.✅2024 Invitational Conference. Creamline completes the Grand Slam after pulling off a come-from-behind 21-25, 25-17, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13 win over Cignal to sweep the Invitationals. #PVL2024
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YOU ALL MADE US PROUD! 🇵🇭. As Team Philippines wraps up a highly successful Olympic campaign, let us appreciate all 22 athletes who competed and brought glory to the Philippines! Your dedication, hard work, and passion have all inspired us. #Paris2024
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1ST ASIAD BASKETBALL GOLD IN 61 YEARS! 🇵🇭🥇. JUST IN: Gilas Pilipinas claims the gold medal after overpowering Jordan, 70-60, in the 19th #AsianGames men's basketball final.
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@inquirerdotnet @AlyssaValdez2 @cedelfptINQ An emotional Team Philippines captain Aby Maraño (@Abymarano) speaks up following the team's loss to Vietnam. #SEAG2019xInquirer .#WeWinAsOne . More at:
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A message from our Filipino golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Yuka Saso who will begin their medal quest next week. 🇵🇭 #golf #Tokyo2020. 📹: INQUIRER GOLF
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WATCH: Hidilyn Diaz's final clean and jerk lift that got her the gold medal.
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Hidilyn Diaz does it again! She wins her second medal in the #SEAGames after ruling the women's 55kg where she also won a gold in the Olympics! 🇵🇭
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Dave Ildefonso, one of the finest young talents in Philippine basketball, is set for a homecoming at Ateneo de Manila University. | @cedelfptINQ
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ON TO THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH! After that impressive win, Carlo Paalam advances to the men’s flyweight final where he gets a chance to turn his sure silver into the top prize! 🇵🇭💪🏻 #boxing #Tokyo2020
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One more win for gold! Nesthy Petecio will fight in the women’s featherweight final after beating Italy in that hard fought bout!!! 🇵🇭 #boxing #Tokyo2020
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After losing three key players, Choco Mucho has signed wing spiker Mean Mendrez, setter Mars Alba, and libero Bia General ahead of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League season. | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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WHAT A DUO FOR TEAM PH! 🇵🇭. Philippine volleyball will finally get a chance to see Angel Canino and Bella Belen play in one team as the last two UAAP MVPs have committed to represent the country in its hosting of the upcoming AVC Challenge Cup. READ MORE:
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‘FORDA YELLOW CARD’ 🟨. LOOK: Volleyball star Alyssa Valdez issues this post after getting her first yellow card penalty in her volleyball career during Creamline's four-set victory over Chery Tiggo today at the PVL Reinforced Conference. RELATED STORY:
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Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio poses with Hidilyn Diaz and her gold medal. 🇵🇭🥇. Petecio is still on track to give PH another gold! She fights again tomorrow in the quarterfinals. READ:
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First ever gold medal podium ceremony for the Philippines in the #Olympics! Hidilyn Diaz did that. 💪🏻 🇵🇭 #Tokyo2020. STORY: 📸 AFP
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AND STILL YOUR ALL-FILIPINO CONFERENCE CHAMPS, THE COOL SMASHERS!. FINAL: Creamline pulls off a come-from-behind 20-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11 victory over Choco Mucho in Game 2. #PVL2024 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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ASIAN PRIDE SUPPORTING ASIAN PRIDE 🙌. WATCH: The Philippines’ Aleah Finnegan and Team USA’s Suni Lee cheer on two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo’s historic win. “THE ‘where were you when’ moment,” Finnegan captions. | 📹: Finnegan/TikTok
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GOLD!!! GOLD!!! GOLD!!! . JUST IN: Great Britain’s Luke Whitehouse tallies 14.466 points. That puts Caloy at first and he has won Team Philippines’ first medal in the #Paris2024 #Olympics… and it’s GOLDEN. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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PONS RETURNS INDOOR! 🏐🍦. LOOK: Volleyball superstar Bernadeth Pons returns to the indoor volleyball league to help Creamline Cool Smashers defend their title in the PVL Invitational Conference 2023. | 📷: Gumabao/Instagram via Glenn Ferrariz, trainee
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THE FINALS IS SET!. For the first time ever, sister teams Creamline and Choco Mucho will face each other in the title series of the Premier Volleyball League. #PVL2023
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LOOK: EJ Obiena is putting the customized shoes he used in Cambodia up for auction to raise funds for pole vault landing pits in Tuguegarao for kids who want to train. "We need more pole vaulters in the Philippines," Obiena said. #SEAGames2023 📸 June Navaro
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Ran Takahashi is coming back to Manila as Akari’s newest brand ambassador. | 📸: Akari via @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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Heart if you're rooting for the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe. #DivaSantoTomas. #UAAPCDC2018 📸 @tamayotristan
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Heart if you're rooting for the FEU Cheering Squad. #FEUGotTheFunk #FunkyTam . #UAAPCDC2018 📸 @tamayotristan
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EXCLUSIVE: Kianna Dy, Majoy Baron, and Kim Fajardo are set to reunite with La Salle teammate Mika Reyes as the troika brings their talents to the PLDT High Speed Hitters, multiple sources revealed to the Inquirer. READ MORE:
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Desiree Cheng and the other Lady Spikers get some love from the La Salle faithful. #UAAPSeason81 | @BLozadaINQ
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Justine Jazareno announces pregnancy, takes leave of absence from PVL | @LanceAgcaoilINQ .
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PH WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM POOL OUT NOW! 🇵🇭. Alyssa Valdez, Jia De Guzman, and Tots Carlos headline the 17-member national women's volleyball team pool for the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. READ:
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REF ENDS IT! Eumir Marcial dominates in his #Tokyo2020 debut! Next up is a shot at a medal as he advances to the #boxing QF 🇵🇭
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LET IT SINK IN. LET IT SINK IN, YOUNG MAN! 🇵🇭 . An emotional Carlos Yulo appears in front of a mammoth crowd at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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Carlos Yulo's medal haul in Hanoi #SEAGames: .🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈 . Yulo powered the Philippines to its best finish in gymnastics in recent years. 🇵🇭
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NASA MORAYTA NA ANG KORONA! 👑. The FEU Cheering Squad wins the #UAAPCDC2022 title! This is the school's first cheerdance competition crown since 2009.
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THE GOLDEN BOY MAKES HISTORY. 🇵🇭🥇. Carlos Yulo conquers the men's vault final to capture his second gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. • Stay updated on #Paris2024 at
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JUST IN: The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) will keep the #AVCChallengeCup bronze medal roster including pool members Bella Belen, Alyssa Solomon, and Casiey Dongallo for future international tournaments. | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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LOOK: SHOT FOR GOLD 🥇. Nesthy Petecio cut down Irma Testa to size to march into the gold medal round of the women’s featherweight class at the #Tokyo2020 Olympics Saturday at Kokugikan Arena.🇵🇭 . 📸 UESLEI MARCELINO / POOL / AFP.READ:
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WATCH: After praising PLDT coach George Pascua, KingWhale coach Teng Yen-Min gives mini volleyballs to the Filipino mentor and his staff. | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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No more attempt at 5.80m. EJ Obiena qualifies for the final of pole vault as he finishes in the top 12! 🇵🇭 #Tokyo2020
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Eumir Marcial gives the Philippines its third medal so far at #Tokyo2020 after settling for bronze in men’s middleweight. 🇵🇭 He bows to his Ukranian foe after that slugfest.
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FINAL: Creamline sweeps Chery Tiggo, 25-16, 25-21, 25-20, to advance to the #PVL2024 All-Filipino Finals. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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TEAM PH 📷. LOOK: World’s No. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena is all smiles as he bonds with his fellow Olympians Eumir Marcial and Hergie Bacyadan, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino in Paris. #Paris2024 | 📷: Bacyadan/Instagram Story
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Her country. Her father. Her late best friend. Her coaches. Every Filipino who prayed for her as she stepped into the ring for the biggest fight of her life so far. Nesthy Petecio wasn’t going to let any of them down. READ:
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AIRA WINS BRONZE IN OLYMPIC DEBUT! 🥉🥊. #Paris2024 Aira Villegas bags an Olympic bronze medal in women's 50kg boxing after a semifinal finish in her debut appearance!
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LOOK: Alyssa Valdez signs her iconic photo taken by PVL official photographer Joaqui Flores. #PVL2024 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ .
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THE BROMANCE WE NEVER KNEW WE NEEDED 🤩. LOOK: The Philippines’ EJ Obiena and Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis delight their fans with their ramen date in Switzerland. The two pole vaulters participated in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League athletics event. | 📷:Obiena, Karalis/IG
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WATCH: Akari Chargers getting booed by the fans in their first-ever PVL Finals appearance. #PVL2024 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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Vanie Gandler on handling the rookie pressure heading into the UAAP Season 81. | @BLozadaINQ #UAAPSeason81Volleyball
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Neymar is ready to cut his salary by 12 million euros to leave Paris Saint-Germain as part of a “verbal agreement” reached between the Brazilian and Barcelona, according to reports in the Spanish press.
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LOOK: The United States leads the #Tokyo2020 medal tally as of 9 p.m. on Monday with seven golds, three silvers, and four bronzes. And look! The Philippines is on the board for the first time, thanks to Hidilyn Diaz!
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For just P15,000 each to play, Alas Pilipinas players earn fans' hearts .
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Heart if you're rooting for the NU Pep Squad. #VamosNationalU #ComeBark. #UAAPCDC2018 📸 @tamayotristan
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Jia De Guzman was named as Best Setter of the #AVCChallengeCup and Angel Canino won the Best Opposite Spiker award. | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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THIRD MEDAL FROM BOXING! 🇵🇭 Carlo Paalam is into the semifinals after stunning the Olympic and world champ from Uzbekistan! #Tokyo2020 #boxing
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BREAKING: Congratulations, @mannypacquiao! The eight-time World Division champion successfully defended his WBA Welterweight Championship against American challenger Adrien Broner. #PacquiaoBroner #PacBroner
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PH women’s volleyball team loses five-setter in first Brazil tune-up
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After winning the #PVLAFC2023 crown, seven Creamline players will represent the Philippine women’s volleyball team in the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia: Alyssa Valdez, Jia De Guzman, Tots Carlos, Jema Galanza, Michele Gumabao, Celine Domingo, and Kyla Atienza. | @LanceAgcaoilINQ
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‘4 COUNTRIES IN 6 MONTHS!’ ✈️. LOOK: Volleyball player and beauty queen Michele Gumabao posts a photo with her rival-turned-friend Alyssa Valdez in front of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. | 📸: Gumabao/IG via Joanne Melegrito, trainee
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Star power? There was no shortage of it on Sunday when the PBA finally raised the curtain on its 45th season at Araneta Coliseum.
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CONGRATULATIONS, Manny Pacquiao! 🇵🇭 . The new WBA Super World welterweight champion! 🥊 #PacThurman
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IT'S SISTER TEAMS IN THE FINALS ONCE MORE!. FINAL: Choco Mucho defeats Petro Gazz, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-20, to set up a a date with Creamline in the title series of the All-Filipino Conference. #PVL2024 | @MeloFuertesINQ
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An emotional Nesthy Petecio congratulated by POC president Bambol Tolentino after her big win the in the #boxing quarterfinals! 🇵🇭
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GRAND SLAM CHAMPION 🏆🇵🇭. Alex Eala makes history as the first Filipino to win a Singles Grand Slam title. The 17-year-old Eala takes down Lucie Havlickova, 6-2, 6-4, to rule the 2022 #USOpen girls singles.
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CALOY DOES IT!. Carlos Yulo wins the gold medal in vault at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships! Congratulations! #LabanPilipinas 🇵🇭
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Hidilyn Diaz in very good position to medal here. And she looks confident! Running second so far after snatch. | @ftjochoaINQ #Tokyo2020
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Alyssa Valdez hopes for full recovery in time for national team duty
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WATCH: Jema Galanza and Tots Carlos after saving their semis campaign. #PVL2024 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ .
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'🎽 and 👟 from Curry for SUGA'. WATCH: BTS' lead rapper Suga receives an autographed jersey and a pair of Player Edition Curry 10 sneakers from Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry. | 🎥: NBA Japan
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Jema Galanza for the win! . Creamline keeps its Final hopes alive. #PVL2024 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ .
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A KO FOR EUMIR! Another medal in #boxing for the Philippines! 🇵🇭 Marcial is through to the semis, where he can turn his assured bronze into something more! #Tokyo2020
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