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MANILA, Philippines (Dec 11, 2011) – The referee stopped the fight early in the eight round as Filipino-Hawaiian Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria  viciously battered the challenger Giovanni Seguravia of Mexico.

Proving that his win last July was no fluke, Viloria successfully defended his WBO flyweight title against his Mexican challenger via TKO in the eight round of a scheduled 12-round title fight today in the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City.

MANILA, Philippines (Nov 13, 2011) - Manny Pacquiao-Manuel Marquez trilogy comes to end in a way that did not satisfy many boxing fans.

Marquez stormed out of the ring after Michael Buffer announced the judges' controversial decison in favor of Pacquiao. WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao retained his title with a questionable majority decision victory over nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas today.

This Sunday, November 13, GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) broadcasts the much anticipated match dubbed Pacquiao-Marquez III: World Welterweight Championship between boxing's pound-for-pound king and Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and his archrival Mexican fighter Juan Manual Marquez. 

LAS VEGAS – Few days before his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao had another celebrity visitor in Oscar De La Hoya who made a surprise appearance at the Wild Card Gym Monday.

While he favors Manny Pacquiao, the Golden Boy still isn’t putting all his money on the Filipino champion.

“Manny has to be careful with his style,” said Oscar De La Hoya .

“Marquez’s style can make it complicated for Manny,” he added, just five days before Pacquiao squares off with Marquez at the MGM Grand.

LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant walked into the Wild Card gym, took a ringside seat and watched closely as Manny Pacquiao did his thing.

The NBA superstar, with a lot of extra time following the NBA lockout, hardly spoke as he sat in between friends, and took phone calls a couple of times.

But he looked serious as he faced the ring, watching Pacquiao spar seven rounds with three different boxers, and pound the mitts with coach Freddie Roach.

As his upcoming match with Juan Manuel Marquez draws near, Manny Pacquiao delivers another fun-filled live episode for Manny Many Prizes before the “Pambansang Ninong” goes full blast with his vigorous training.

This Saturday, October 8, the country’s pound-for-pound game show airs live from the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Together with his co-hosts Paolo Contis, Rhian Ramos, Gladys Guevarra, Pekto, Onyok Velasco and Moymoy Palaboy, Pacman once again, gives out spectacular prizes to lucky members of the studio audience and homeviewers alike.

He is tagged “Dugong Kampeon” for his name speaks of a lineage of famous Filipino boxers. The tradition of family boxing was stirred by his grandfather Carl Peñalosa, who once held the Philippine Lightweight Champion title, while his father Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Sr. was a two-time World Division Champion. His uncle Gerry Peñalosa, another boxing hero in the annals of this combat sport, won twice as World Champion prior to retiring.

Manila, Philippines (May 20, 2011) - Sen. Edgardo Angara called on groups on both sides of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill debate to refrain from provocative namecalling and to keep discussions “calm, reasoned and enlightened.”

“The same issue has gone through many Catholic countries, even more Catholic and devout than us, like Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Italy, but without this traumatic debate and name-calling,” Angara said.

MANILA, Philippines (May 18, 2011) - President Benigno Aquino III remains steadfast in his support for responsible parenthood and reproductive health (RH) as he reiterates today that passing an RH law "is the right thing to do."

While speaking before a crowd of medical professionals during the 104th annual convention of the Philippine Medical Association, President Aquino also called on Catholic bishops to work with the government in its pro-poor programs.

Each time the Pacman fights, soldiers and police personnel get absorbed in the watching live telecast of the match. Tomorrow's Pacquiao-Mosley bout shall be no exeption, even amid general apprehension of possible reprisal attacks from Bin Laden's sympathizers in the country.

The AFP leadership allows its 10,000 personnel to watch the boxing match in various venues within Metro Manila--Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Army headquarters in Taguig, Navy headquarters in Manila and the Villamor Airbase in Pasay.

Legazpi (14 November) -- The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Bikol (BAYAN-Bikol) hit Ako Bicol (AKB) party list representatives for leaving their distressed constituents in Sorsogon affected by the increased activity of Bulusan Volcano in order to watch Rep. Manny Pacquiao’s fight today.

AKB Reps. Rodel Batocabe and Alfredo Garbin Jr. were among the congressmen listed by House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte who asked for travel permits to the US covering the date of the Pacquiao match.