By abs-cbnNEWS.com The heavy rains brought by tropical storm “Bebeng” have already killed 4 people in Camarines Sur. In Sitio Ikog in Balatan, Camarines Sur, 19-year-old Maribel Ruelan, her 8-year-old sister Princess and 7-year-old cousin Marco Sanchez died after their home was obscured by a landslide around 4 a.m. on Sunday. Roads going to Balatan [...]

By Barry Viloria, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – Former 3-time world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley may have survived 12 long rounds under the hands of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao but he won no fans for a lackluster performance in the match. Boxing analyst Ronnie Nathanielsz said Mosley acted “scared as hell” at the start of the [...]

MANILA, Philippines (11th UPDATE)  – Manny Pacquiao successfully defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) by outpointing Shane Mosley in their 12-round fight in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Pacquiao now has a record of 53 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. The Filipino champion got a lopsided decision over Antonio Margarito of [...]

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Five oil companies announced price rollbacks effective Sunday to reflect reductions in world prices.

LAS VEGAS (UPDATED) – Manny Pacquiao was involved in a minor vehicle accident on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) but his management team said he was not injured and set for his WBO welterweight title defense against Shane Mosley later in the day. “Manny is ready to go,” the Filipino southpaw’s trainer Freddie Roach told reporters at [...]

MANILA, Philippines – There’s no doubt Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and former 3-division champion Shane Mosley are among the best boxers of their generation. ABS-CBN News.com sat down with several sports analysts for a head-to-head comparison of the two warriors. Read More: ABS-CBN News

Underdog Shane Mosley explains why he doesn’t get enough credit from the media, and how he can beat Manny Pacquiao. Source: Yahoo! Sports

Signal No. 2 up over 4 provinces MANILA, Philippines – Weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical services (PAGASA) said on Saturday that tropical depression “Bebeng” had intensified into a storm and was threatening to hit the Bicol region. As of 4 p.m., Bebeng was spotted at 220 kilometers east of Legaspi City with maximum [...]

4:00 PM Update Tropical Storm “Bebeng” was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 220 KM East of Legaspi City with maximum sustain winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. Forecast to move Northwest at 13km per hour   See for more info: NDCC Updates

At least 12 areas in Luzon and Eastern Visayas were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 as tropical depression “Bebeng” moved northwest before noon Saturday. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Bebeng is not likely to hit the National Capital Region directly. “Hindi ito direkta tatama sa Metro Manila. Ito [...]

The welterweight championship fight between Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao and Sugar Shane Mosley on Sunday (Manila time) is a go, after both fighters passed their weigh-in Saturday. Pacquiao, 52-3-2 (38 knockouts), weighed in at 145 pounds while Mosley, 46-6-1 (39 KOs), made the welterweight class limit at 147 pounds, according [...]

Pacman loss would be like all 79 Navy SEALs vs bin Laden suddenly dying’ MANILA, Philippines – “Sugar” Shane Mosley will need all the luck he can muster if he even hopes to defeat 8-division boxing champ Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao, a boxing analyst said Friday. Speaking to radio dzMM, veteran sports writer and analyst [...]

Lauro Vizconde is not yet in the mood to celebrate the latest breakthrough in the reinvestigation of the murders of his wife, Estrellita, and daughters Carmela and Anna Marie Jennifer. In a statement, Vizconde’s counsel, Ferdinand Topacio, said his client is “guardedly optimistic” about this latest development. “Mr. Lauro Vizconde is guardedly optimistic about the [...]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (UPDATE 4) – Al-Qaeda Friday confirmed the death of its leader Osama bin Laden but warned that those rejoicing his killing would have their “blood mixed with tears,” while vowing the jihadist network would live on. The group said in an Internet statement posted on jihadist forums that bin Laden being [...]