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Rappler readers and Facebook users sent out warning of a hoax making the rounds on social media.

The hoax, which is based on the fear of having people you don't want seeing your posts and photos because of a "graphic app," is a fabrication. While the hoax has been worded a number of different ways, the intent is the same: to misinform and cause you to waste time disabling your ability to see others' posts.

With the FIBA ban on Lebanon now official, the 27th FIBA Asia Championship field is down to 15 teams.

“We tried our best to find a replacement team, but given the short period of time available we couldn’t find any,” said FIBA Asia secretary-general Hagop Khajirian on Friday.

The Lebanon national men’s basketball team will miss the FIBA Asia Championship after the world basketball body affirmed the country’s suspension from competing internationally.

FIBA has officially suspended the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB) because of legal troubles plaguing the local league as well as political disputes involving basketball stakeholders in the country.

“Pacific Rim” tops Philippine box office for the July 10 to 14 time frame according to Box Office Mojo. Star Cinema’s “Four Sisters and a Wedding” places 3rd while GMA Films/Regal Films’ “My Lady Boss” ranks 6th in the Top 10.

According to the third party box office tabulator, Hollywood movie “Pacific Rim” made a killing last weekend by raking P83 million in 4 days. “Despicable Me 2″ settled for no. 2 but its two-weeks total is now P201 million.

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Thursday announced that executive Noli Eala will no longer be the company’s consultant for basketball operations.

In a statement, the company said Eala will be re-assigned to "help out in the company’s infrastructure businesses,” noting that his “managerial expertise and experience with various companies he handled in recent years will be very valuable in his new assignment.”

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (PNoy) will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) from Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City on July 22, 2013, and livestream and full text of the address will be made available here.

The Constitution mandates the President to deliver the SONA annually on every fourth Monday of July. In the speech, PNoy is expected to lay down all his achievements as head of the state in his 3 years of tenure and his programs for the country in the remaining half of his term.

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Some Pinoys can be enterprising but not always in a proper way.

Scalpers quickly took advantage of the LeBron James fever by peddling tickets for James’ “Witness History” Manila tour through online classified ads.