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New multiplayer mode for Star Wars Jedi Challenges

For the first time in Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, Star Wars fans can engage in lightsaber battles against each other using the local multiplayer mode—the newest expansion for the smartphone-powered augmented reality (AR) experience from Lenovo and Disney. The feature update, titled Lightsaber Versus...

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by Rene Sebastian ACROSS   1. Enfeeble 11. Plus 14. Extirpates 15. Digits 17. ___and fro 18. Egg dish 19. Sis’ daughter 20. Mr. Manzano, actor 22. Suffering 23. Neon symbol 24. Soak 25. Wool fabric 27. Chessman 28. Slumbers 30. Radium symbol 31....

Sol y Viento’s twin offerings for summer fun & frolic

The heat, the traffic, and a few days of weekend free time are good enough reasons to head for the south of Manila. Here, with one to two hours travel time, one can find vacation gems that offer refreshingly cool comfort, with a bit...

Fun in Davao City by Henrylito Tacio

Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Around 7.8 times the size of Cebu and three times that of the entire Metro Manila, Davao City is known by many names: “Crown jewel of Mindanao,” “Durian capital of the Philippines,” “City of Royalties,” “Fruit basket of the Philippines,””Orchid Capital of the...

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by Rene Sebastian ACROSS   1. Heirs   7. Level 11. Prudence 12. Showers 14. Molybdenum symbol 15. Electric unit 16. Cease development 18. Printer’s measure 20. Situated within 22. Impressive 23. Marriage vow 24. Auction term 25. Visitor 26. Dagger 27. Thousand 28....

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by Rene Sebastian ACROSS   1. Wild pig   5. Pelotari’s bat 10. Stratagem 14. Cupid 15. Marriage venue 16. Exist 17. Pres. Cory’s monicker 18. Lowest point 19. Sobeit 20. Issue 22. Teachings 24. Elect 25. Property 26. Heavenly bodies 28. Former INP ...

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Manny Mogato bags Pulitzer

by Alma Anonas-Carpio Reuters’ Manny Mogato brings the number of Filipino Pulitzer prize-winners up to four, for the Reuters team coverage of the killings in...

Dolpee Alcantara’s stylized pointilism

Photos by Ferdinand G. Mendoza In most communities, Saturdays are mostly spent lazing around or going out to malls and other entertainment joints. But in...

Dumaguete: City of Gentle People

After 12 years, I returned to visit Dumaguete City, which is known as the City of Gentle People. Back in 2007, I’d come here...

Marawi and Mindanao in the eyes of a prince

In the weeks following the end of the battle for Marawi City against Maute and ISIS terror cells, I met Aminullah Alonto Lucman (or...