Controversial drag queen Pura Luka Vega, real name Amadeus Fernando Pagente, is currently behind bars. He was arrested by authorities in his residence at Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Czarina Villanueva of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch...
Photo taken by Diann Calucin/ MANILA BULLETIN Drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente or Pura Luka Vega was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday, Oct. 4. He was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued Judge Czarina Villanueva of Manila...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Eight-time NBA All-Star guard Kyrie Irving said on Thursday, Sept. 28, it was a relatively easy decision to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after briefly exploring free agency. Kyrie Irving (right) and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks (AFP) Irving, speaking to reporters...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic said on Wednesday, Sept. 27, he's still seeking a precise diagnosis for the thigh injury that has troubled him since March. Slovenian Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks (AFP) "It's better, but we still have some appointments," Doncic told...
Luka Doncic weaved his magic all throughout the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup to join an elite company of scorers in his first-ever appearance in the global showpiece. The 24-year-old Dallas Maverick star became the only 12th player in history to score at least 200 points after...
Luka Doncic and Slovenia ended their 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign on a high note, holding off a stubborn Italy side, 89-85, to claim the seventh place in the final standings at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, Sept. 9. Luka Doncic gets swarmed by Italy's defense. (Ali Vicoy/MB)...
Slovenia head coach Aleksander Sekulic criticized the hounding defense being thrown at Luka Doncic and yet not getting the foul calls from the officials in their 100-89 loss to Canada in the quarterfinals of 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Luka Doncic is being hounded...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett formed a deadly one-two punch as Canada frustrated Luka Doncic and Slovenia, 100-89, to advance to its very first semifinals appearance in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday, Sept.6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander...
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is nearly down to its Final 8 and among those nations which made the tough cut include Luka Doncic’s Slovenia and Germany. Luka Doncic of Slovenia is coming to Manila for the next round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. (FIBA) The two participating...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PNA) – Drag queen Pura Luka Vega is no longer welcome in this province. Provincial board member Roland Ruga on Wednesday told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an email that the body has voted to declare Vega, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagente, persona...
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PNA) – This province was the latest jurisdiction in the country to declare Filipino “drag queen” Pura Luka Vega persona non grata (unwanted person). Vega’s claim to infamy came as a result of a stage performance in which he rapped the "Ama Namin" (Lord's...
CEBU CITY – Two more key cities in Metro Cebu have declared Amadeus Fernando Pagente persona non grata. Pagente, better known as Luka Pura Vega, is no longer welcome in the cities of Mandaue and Talisay where separate resolutions have been approved declaring the controversial drag artist an...
