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Teodoro’s wish: UN Security Council resolution vs China
Part of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s wishes — if wishes came true — would be for the Philippines, its allies, and partners to hold China accountable for aggressive actions in the South...
View ArticleDepth in display as Nocum dazzles off the bench for unbeaten Rain or Shine
MANILA, Philippines – Adrian Nocum hardly needed to loosen up as he helped keep Rain or Shine unscathed in the PBA Governors’ Cup. Sidelined for the entire opening quarter, Nocum fired 19 of his 21...
View ArticleLGUs in Aklan beef up health measures as province declares dengue outbreak
AKLAN, Philippines – The provincial government of Aklan has declared a dengue outbreak due to a surge in cases. Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores signed Executive Order 073, Series of 2024, on...
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FACT CHECK: Applications for CHED-UniFAST’s education aid program not yet open
Claim: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED)’s Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) is accepting applications for its scholarship program. Interested...
View ArticleLawmakers talk about lower budget, impeachment for Sara Duterte | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Talks of lower budget, impeachment surface in wake of Sara Duterte’s House appearance Some congressmen are...
View ArticlePope Francis says Earth is ‘sick’ in new climate change warning
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Friday, August 30, urged people around the world to better protect the environment, ahead of a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia next week in which the pontiff is expected...
View ArticleUkrainian war amputee fights his way to Paris Games
Reuters note: This story was filmed by Reuters journalist Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey on August 7, 19, and 20. It was one of the last stories he filmed before a missile strike hit a hotel in which he and a...
View ArticleKing arrival a ‘blessing in disguise’ as Blackwater ends 5-year skid vs Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines – George King may not have been the first import choice, but his arrival at Blackwater feels very much like a “blessing in disguise.” King delivered a superb PBA debut as the...
View ArticleJerrold Mangliwan finishes last in rainy Paralympic final
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan hoped for a clement weather as he eyed a breakthrough athletics medal in the Paris Paralympics. But it rained at the Stade de France...
View ArticleParis Paralympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
The uphill climb on the world sports stage continues for the Philippines as the 2024 Paris Paralympics runs from August 28 to September 8 (August 29 to September 9, Manila time), two weeks after the...
View ArticleVoters of Caloocan’s Barangay 176, PH’s most populous, decide on proposed split
MANILA, Philippines – Polls opened on Saturday morning, August 31, in Barangay 176 in Caloocan City, as voters decide on the proposed split of their home village — the Philippines’ most populous —...
View ArticleHindi ito Marites: Vietnam, the Philippines’ bestie in the South China Sea
Given their territorial claims in the South China Sea that overlap in some areas, the Philippines and Vietnam ought to be enemies. And yet they are not. The two countries have just signed a defense...
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Allain Ganapin ends thrilling Paris para taekwondo run in round of 16
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino para taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin showed why he deserves his second chance in the Paris Paralympics. Three years after missing out on his Tokyo Games debut due to...
View ArticlePara swimmer Ernie Gawilan suffers tough start to Paris campaign
MANILA, Philippines – Ernie Gawilan’s opening bid didn’t go as planned as the Philippine para swimming veteran exited early — and quite far behind — in his first event in the Paris Paralympics....
View ArticleNLEX survives San Miguel in OT to get back on winning track
MANILA, Philippines – The NLEX Road Warriors returned to their winning ways in the PBA Governors’ Cup after completing a thrilling 112-108 overtime escape against the San Miguel Beermen at the...
View Article162 foreign nationals rescued from illegal POGO hub in Cebu
CEBU, Philippines – Law enforcement agencies rescued 162 foreign nationals from an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in the property of the Tourist Garden Hotel in Barangay Agus,...
View ArticlePhilippines says damaged BRP Teresa Magbanua will remain in Escoda Shoal
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ National Maritime Council (NMC) said Saturday, August 31, that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship that was rammed by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in Escoda...
View ArticleJapan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week
TOKYO, Japan – Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, August 31, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military...
View ArticleAkari claims PVL final spot amid controversy, Creamline digs deep in 5-set...
MANILA, Philippines – Undefeated Akari further extended its historic PVL Reinforced Conference run, albeit in controversial circumstances, as its edged PLDT in a highly contested five-set semifinal,...
View ArticleTuloy ang pasko! Dichlorobenzyl Alcohol Amylmetacresol (Strepsils) saves the...
For a moment, it was not clear if Jose Mari Chan could usher in the pre-holiday cheer as the “Ber” months officially began. In August, billboards along EDSA, C5, Talisay, NLEX Angeles, and in Davao...
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