Paris Olympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
New chapters of Philippine sports history seek to be written as 22 of the country’s best athletes compete for elusive medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11. Despite no longer...
View ArticleChina’s shooting duo wins 1st gold of Paris Olympics
CHATEAUROUX, France – China’s Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday, July 27, in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun of...
View Article[Newspoint] The Tañada legacy
On August 3, Wigberto “Bobby” Tañada will be 90 years old. Seven days later, his father, Lorenzo (Ka Tanny), would have been 126. Born two months after the Declaration of Independence from colonialist...
View ArticleFencer Maxine Esteban nervous but ready for Olympic debut
MANILA, Philippines – Now “100% ready” for her Paris Games campaign, Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban still hopes to shake off the jitters on her Olympic debut. “More nervous because I know that...
View ArticleMEDAL TALLY: Paris Olympics 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The biggest names in all of sports vie for Olympic glory as they seek to bring their countries honor in the 33rd edition of the Summer Games in Paris, France. Gold, silver, and...
View ArticleAgri losses in 3 Central Luzon provinces due to southwest monsoon hit P576.72M
PAMPANGA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) has so far caused a total of P576.72 million in agriculture damage in Bataan, Bulacan, and Pampanga — three Central...
View ArticleTrough of LPA east of Butuan City causing scattered rain
MANILA, Philippines – The trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) that formed inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last Thursday, July 25, is affecting parts of the country....
View ArticleMan killed after barges collided with Pasig bridge
MANILA, Philippines – At least one man died after several barges collided with the F. Manalo bridge in Pasig City on Wednesday afternoon, July 24, when heavy rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon...
View ArticleSamoa boxing coach dies during Paris Olympics
PARIS, France – Samoa’s boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito has died during the Paris Olympics, the International Boxing Association said on Saturday, July 27. According to reports in Samoan media, he...
View ArticleUnamused Djokovic questions Olympic eligibility rules after 53-minute romp
PARIS, France – Matthew Ebden had not expected to last long against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Olympics on Saturday, July 27, and he was not wrong – but it left the Serbian wondering why...
View ArticleVenezuelans vote in highly charged election amid fraud worries
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelans waited in line at polling stations and cast ballots on Sunday, July 28, in the most consequential election in a quarter-century of socialist party rule, with President...
View ArticleSouthwest monsoon, trough of LPA east of Cagayan bringing rain
MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon or habagat and the trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility are causing rain in parts of the country,...
View ArticleKamala Harris campaign says it raises $200 million in a week
WASHINGTON, United States – US Vice President Kamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday, July 28, it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became a...
View ArticleTyphoon Carina and southwest monsoon: Weather updates, effects, relief efforts
Parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, have been seriously flooded due to the southwest monsoon or habagat, which is being enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi). Carina itself was felt in areas in...
View ArticleTaduran stops Shigeoka, clinches world crown
TOKYO, Japan – Given another chance, Pedro Taduran shone again and clinched the International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight belt from Ginjiro Shigeoka on Sunday, July 28, at the Shiga Daihatsu...
View ArticleJapanese kickboxer Anpo surprises Pacquiao as exhibition ends in draw
TOKYO, Japan – Eager to please the packed crowd, Manny Pacquiao flashed his brilliance in the last round of his exhibition bout against Rukiya Anpo on Sunday night, July 28, in the Super Rizin 3 at...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: USA vs Serbia – 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball
MANILA, Philippines – USA lived up to its billing as the reigning Olympic basketball champion blasted Serbia, 110-84, in its Paris Games opener. Kevin Durant led the Americans with 23 points on...
View ArticleHere’s a fancam of BINI’s ‘Cherry On Top’ performance at KCON LA 2024
MANILA, Philippines – P-pop group BINI on Sunday, July 28, Philippine time, took to the KCON LA 2024 stage as part of the M Countdown Pre Show. KCON is considered as the world’s largest K-pop music...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES, RESULTS: Team Philippines, 2024 Paris Olympics – July 29
MANILA, Philippines – All eyes are on boxer Aira Villegas as Team Philippines resumes its Paris Games campaign on Monday, July 29. Here is Team Philippines’ schedule (Manila time): 3:20 am – Aira...
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Chinese fugitive caught in Benguet house linked to Harry Roque
MANILA, Philippines – The man caught in a house in Tuba, Benguet, on Saturday, July 27, was not Cambodian but a Chinese fugitive, according to Senator Risa Hontiveros. “The Cambodian passport held by...
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