All over for El Terrible. Manny Pacquiao knocks down Erik Morales for the third time in Las Vegas. The fight was stopped seconds later. (AP photo)
CEBU CITY -- With a knockout in the third round, Manny Pacquiao finished his trilogy with Mexican fighter Erik Morales and brought to their feet millions of Filipinos watching in Las Vegas and at home.
Filipinos young and old erupted in cheers as thousands of boxing fans watching a live telecast of the fight spread the word through their cell phones: "The Pacman won."
MANILA -- Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo on Sunday challenged Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. to prove his allegations that the arrest of former senator Gregorio Honasan was a set-up, with the reward money for the arrest being reverted back to the government.
BAGUIO CITY -- Tiong San Bazaar, one of the oldest business establishments in Baguio, was broken into and robbed of cash and merchandise anytime between closing time on Saturday and opening time on Sunday, police said.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- An official of Sulu disclosed recently that the four children of Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist Amar Bin Usman, more known as Dulmatin, could no longer be found in his municipality.