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On the last hours before Christmas Day, Filipinos went the extra mile to catch a last-minute trip to the provinces to be with their loved ones. At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, some spent Tuesday night inside Terminal 3 in hopes of catching their flight, radio dzBB’s Nimfa Ravelo reported. Some even sat on the floor while others slept at a slightly elevated area near the window. Other photos tweeted by dzBB’s Ravelo showed Filipinos crowding Terminal 3 early Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, bus companies were fully booked for the holidays, dzBB’s Ravelo reported. One bus company posted a note at its terminal saying its trips until Dec. 30 are “fully booked.” Available trips are on Jan. 4 at the earliest, the company added. But this did not stop hopeful chance passengers from waiting for a trip. Another bus company said some of its trips are already full at some terminals, and advised passengers to go to its other terminals.  — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News

A lotto bettor is now P32.685 million richer after bagging the jackpot of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s Lotto 6/42 draw Tuesday night. The PCSO said the bettor got the combination of 11-04-09-29-37-24 to bag the jackpot worth P32,685,212. However, as in the past, the PCSO is not likely to name the winner for security reasons. Last Dec. 8, a lotto bettor won the Megalotto 6/45 draw, getting the combination of 17-13-27-08-28-09 to win the jackpot worth P9 million. On Dec. 3, three bettors shared the Megalotto 6/45 jackpot of P47,139,388 after getting the combination of 05-23-28-11-14-09. Last Nov. 24, a lone bettor got the combination of 06-08-11-26-27-29 to win P70,166,400 in the Grand Lotto draw. On Nov. 7, a bettor got the combination of 38-28-11-12-40-19 to win the Megalotto 6/45 jackpot worth P68,758,280.  — Joel Locsin/ELR, GMA News

By Tim Dahlberg — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. built a career – and made a fortune – by using deception to confuse and outwit his opponents. Playing the same game outside the ring has also paid off for Money May. Mayweather has, for the most part, been able to fight who he wants, where he wants and when he wants. He sells enough pay-per-views that he has been able to avoid a fight with Manny Pacquiao that should have taken place five years ago. But the game has gotten old, even if Mayweather’s many yes men haven’t had the courage to let him know. His latest attempt to twist the story line about a possible fight next year with Pacquiao was so dated and absurd that even the sycophants in his sizeable entourage had to be rolling their eyes. The wizard of defense has finally been boxed into a corner. The charade is over, whether Mayweather realizes it or not. He must fight Pacquiao next, if his career is to have any legitimacy. And he must to do it on terms that reflect he won’t be the only superstar in the ring. Mayweather didn’t seem to grasp that last Dec. 13 when he broke his silence and tried to make it seem as if he were challenging Pacquiao to a fight, not the other way around. In an “’interview”’ with the Showtime network that employs him, Mayweather not only declared he wanted Pacquiao, but set a May Read More …