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Playoff-bound Alab Pilipinas dominates Zhuhai anew
Alab Pilipinas pulls away from the ABL pack after completing a season sweep of China's Zhuhai Wolf Warriors

PJ Ramos returns with triple-double in Alab's bounce-back win
Alab Pilipinas cruises to a 26-point rout of China's Zhuhai Wolf Warriors to keep hold of the top spot

HK downs Ramos-less Alab Pilipinas, Deguara hauls 31 boards
Alab's 7-foot-3 banger PJ Ramos sits out due to food poisoning as Hong Kong's own 7-foot-5 giant Sam Deguara runs wild

Alab Pilipinas clamps Hong Kong anew for 7th straight win
Renaldo Balkman leads the pack as Alab Pilipinas stretches its winning streak to a season-best 7 games

Journalists, institutions decry 'absurd legal attack' against Rappler
(UPDATED) Journalist groups and institutions denounce the weaponization of anti-cybercrime laws

Returning Ray Parks drops 23 in Alab Pilipinas win vs Saigon
Ray Parks impresses in his return from a three-game injury layoff with 23 points and 7 assists

Alab Pilipinas rips up Zhuhai, runs win streak to 5
The defending ABL champions comfortably remain up top with an 11-2 record

Ramos brushes off Deguara: 'I'm a dirtier person'
PJ Ramos gets the last laugh even after Sam Deguara tried getting under his skin

Romeo Travis signs with Mono Vampire after Jason Brickman release
Magnolia Hotshots champion import Romeo Travis is set to replace Mono Vampire's Jason Brickman

Alab Pilipinas blasts Hong Kong anew in battle of giants
The 7-foot-3 PJ Ramos gets the better of his matchup with Hong Kong's 7-foot-5 behemoth Sam Deguara

Alab Pilipinas destroys Malaysia by 38 in revenge match
PJ Ramos and Alab Pilipinas make sure there will be no heartbreaker this time as they thoroughly whip Westports Malaysia

Alab Pilipinas bests Mono Vampire in thrilling Finals rematch
Hell-bent on defending home court, Alab Pilipinas regroups late in the game to edge Thailand in overtime in the ASEAN Basketball League

4 more sports targeted for 2020 ASEAN Para Games
If things go as planned, a record 18 sports will be played in the biennial meet to be hosted by the Philippines
Alab Pilipinas recovers from heartbreak, downs Macau
Renaldo Balkman takes charge as Alab Pilipinas rebounds from a recent one-point loss in the ABL

Para athletes' special needs top of mind in New Clark City
Rooms tailor-made for persons with disabilities will be built in the Athletes' Village for the 10th ASEAN Para Games
Alab Pilipinas absorbs 2nd loss after Formosa game-winner
Another one-point heartbreaker sends Alab reeling to its second loss in 3 games in the ASEAN Basketball League

Alab Pilipinas rebounds with rout of Hong Kong
PJ Ramos and Ray Parks take charge as Alab Pilipinas gets back on the winning track in the ASEAN Basketball League

Malaysia Dragons deal Alab Pilipinas' 1st loss in ABL stunner
Alab Pilipinas import Renaldo Balkman winds up doing the heavy lifting as local support goes cold on the road

Alab Pilipinas stays perfect after easy win vs Wolf Warriors
Rookie point guard Ethan Alvano delivers as Alab Pilipinas stretches its unbeaten run to 5 in the ABL

Alab Pilipinas halts late Singapore Slingers comeback
Alab remains the only undefeated team in the ASEAN Basketball League with a clean 4-0 slate

Alab Pilipinas drops Formosa with late rally for 3rd straight win
Alab remains undefeated in the league, while the Dreamers lose twice in a row

Alab survives CLS Indonesia in rematch for 2nd straight win
Needing an extra period this time, Alab Pilipinas leans on Renaldo Balkman to dispose of CLS Knights Indonesia in the Asean Basketball League

Ray Parks to skip PBA Draft ceremony for Alab game
A consensus top 3 pick, the 25-year-old has decided to fly to Indonesia and suit up for Alab Pilipinas in its Asean Basketball League game this Sunday

NU Bulldogs stun defending champ Thailand in ASEAN University Games
The shock Pool A win virtually seals the Filipinos' spot in the ASEAN University Games semifinals

Alab Pilipinas destroys CLS by 27 to start ABL title defense
Imports Renaldo Balkman and PJ Ramos team up as Alab Pilipinas overwhelms the visiting Indonesian squad

[OPINION] In seeking solutions to Rohingya crisis, ASEAN must learn from the past
The displacement of Rohingya is a regional crisis that needs regional solutions. The largest refugee camp in the world sits at the doorstep of ASEAN.

Duterte belittles ASEAN-Australia event: What will they feed us, kangaroo?
President Rodrigo Duterte lashes out against criticism that he was 'lazy' for skipping events at the recent ASEAN Summit in Singapore

Filipino online community: will Imelda go to jail or not? | Midday wRap
Watch Rappler’s Midday newscast with Margie de Leon

U.S. urges sustained sanctions pressure on North Korea
In remarks at the opening of a meeting with Southeast Asian leaders, Vice President Mike Pence says America's regional 'partnership also includes our pressure campaign regarding' the North
Duterte at ASEAN Summit: 'What's wrong with my nap?'
(UPDATED) The 73-year-old Philippine leader says his power naps were 'not good enough' but would get him through the last ASEAN events

Duterte to China: 'Tell us route to take' in sea row | Evening wRap
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Duterte skipped ASEAN events to take 'power naps' – Malacañang
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will also not attend the gala dinner in order to 'rest,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo

Singapore deploys 'robocop' for ASEAN summit 2018
The white, four-wheeled buggy, measuring about 5-feet high, patrolled around the perimeter of a convention center, providing additional security

U.S. VP Mike Pence criticizes Suu Kyi over Myanmar treatment of Rohingya
Pence adds to the pressure on Suu Kyi, who this week has had an Amnesty International honor revoked and faced sharp words from Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad

Duterte skips 4 ASEAN events in Singapore
(UPDATED) Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr shows up in place of President Duterte at the ASEAN-Australia Informal Breakfast Summit, ASEAN-Korea Summit, working lunch, and RCEP Summit

Filipina autism awareness advocate wins first-ever ASEAN Prize
Erlinda Uy Koe's achievement has brought 'tremendous pride and great honor' to the Philippines, says Malacañang

ASEAN trade leaders sign pact to grow e-commerce
The 10 Southeast Asian nations agree to work together to make online shopping and other electronic transactions safer and more efficient

Suu Kyi beckons investors to Myanmar despite troubles
In a side event of the ASEAN summit, Aung San Suu Kyi says Myanmar is 'Southeast Asia's final frontier market... we have land, we have (a) good young working population, we have unexplored resources'

Duterte arrives in Singapore for ASEAN Summit
Southeast Asian leaders are expected to discuss the code of conduct for the South China Sea, a few weeks before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Manila

Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calls for Southeast Asian companies to invest more in each others' markets and be more open to foreign competition

IN PHOTOS: Philippine Navy team returns triumphant from sea drills held in China
The Philippine Navy team stands out in the communication drill despite bringing a logistics vessel, 'BRP Dagupan City,' whose technology was inferior to the frigates brought in by the other countries

17 ASEAN schools in top 100 QS Asian university rankings for 2019
Only Singapore has schools in the top 10, while Malaysia has the most number of schools in the top 100

U.S., China back military air rules to avoid mishaps
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreeS to guidelines on managing air encounters at the annual meeting of the 10-member bloc's defense ministers

China, ASEAN to hold maritime drill to ease tensions
The navies of China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations are set to hold their first joint drills, which will take place in the South China Sea

Faster, bigger: Alab Pilipinas raring to start ABL title defense
Two-time reigning local MVP Ray Parks is set to return with the squad along with Defensive Player of the Year and former NBA player Renaldo Balkman

PH on course for top 3 2020 ASEAN Para Games finish
Team Para Philippines is now at 4th place behind Southeast Asian powerhouses Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia

Renaldo Balkman returns as Alab boosts ABL title-retention bid
The do-it-all import will be teaming up with fellow Puerto Rican and 7-foot-3 PJ Ramos
Duterte to visit Bali for October 11 meeting with ASEAN leaders
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to have a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Bali, Indonesia

Other ASEAN citizens live longer than Filipinos
Despite investments in health care, Filipinos’ health is below average in terms of average life expectancy, maternal mortality ratio, mortality rate for children under 5 years old, and tuberculosis

Fil-Am Joshua Munzon eyes PH as next stop
After spending two years in the ABL as a heritage import, the Filipino-American sees himself playing in the country in the future