Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday, September 26, to help Kyiv “win this war” against Russian invaders, using a...
View ArticleMarcos bares admin coalition’s senatorial slate for 2025 elections | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos bares 2025 senatorial slate under Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announces...
View ArticleDebuting Anosike passes first PBA test as Fajardo-led San Miguel survives...
MANILA, Philippines – Mighty San Miguel got off to a winning start in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals, but not before surviving a late scare from scrappy Converge, 102-95, at the Ninoy...
View ArticlePAGASA monitors tropical depression outside PAR, 2 low pressure areas
MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) developed into a tropical depression at 8 am on Thursday, September 26, while two other LPAs are also...
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[ANALYSIS] Breakout into bull market territory and the embattled ERC chair
After the Philippine Stock Exchange Index or PSEi closed at 7,417.25 last Monday, September 23, resulting in a climb of no less than 20% from its immediate low last June 21, it officially entered bull...
View ArticlePope Francis, pressed by Belgium on sexual abuse, says Church acting...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium’s king and premier on Friday, September 27, for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, an issue once more in...
View ArticleMaking waves: Raph Trinidad bags bonze in world wakeboarding
MANILA, Philippines – Raph Trinidad kept his status as an elite international wakeboarder. Displaying consistency, Trinidad bagged a bronze in the open men final of the 2024 IWWF World Cable...
View ArticleBritish actress Maggie Smith dies
LONDON, England – Britain’s Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89, her family said...
View ArticleRain or Shine faces import trouble as Aaron Fuller gets eye poked in blowout...
LAGUNA, Philippines – Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao is much more concerned with the health of Aaron Fuller than the Elasto Painters’ worst loss in franchise history. Guiao fears Fuller sustained...
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Alice Guo riled up by report tagging her as Chinese spy: ‘It’s so unfair!’
MANILA, Philippines – Alice Guo, the disgraced former mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, was visibly riled up on Friday, September 27, when the House Quad Committee showed Al Jazeera’s interview with Chinese...
View ArticleAnti-drug cop claims Garma, Leonardo ordered PCSO exec killing | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: ‘Garma, Leonardo ordered me to kill a PCSO exec’ – anti-drug cop Anti-drug police officer Santie Mendoza claims he...
View ArticleComelec allows EMBO residents in Taguig to vote for congressman in 2025
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is allowing residents of the 10 Enlisted Men’s Barrios (EMBO) in Taguig City, which were formerly part of Makati, to vote for a congressman...
View Article‘We’ve got a shot’: NLEX boosts confidence with series-tying win vs TNT
LAGUNA, Philippines – Call it morale-boosting win. NLEX held its nerves down the stretch and scraped past TNT in a gripping 93-90 victory to knot their best-of-five quarterfinals in the PBA Governors’...
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PAGASA not ruling out Julian landfall, super typhoon status
MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau is now seeing potential landfall and possible super typhoon status for Tropical Depression Julian, which remained over the Philippine Sea on Friday evening,...
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Gloria Mercado, the career bureaucrat spelling trouble for Sara Duterte
The House of Representatives has found its first whistleblower against Sara Duterte, and her name is Gloria Jumamil Mercado. She is no ordinary informant presented by the House, and the allegations...
View ArticleLetran stretches win streak after surviving Perpetual in 3OT; Arellano stuns...
MANILA, Philippines – The Letran Knights pushed their winning streak to three games in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament after outlasting the Perpetual Altas in a nail-biting...
View ArticleUP remains undefeated after rising from 22 down to sink Adamson
MANILA, Philippines – Unstoppable to start the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament, the UP Fighting Maroons faced their first real test of adversity and aced it. Down 22 points in the second...
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‘Phantosmia’ review: Memory as olfactory hallucination
Spoilers ahead. In an interview with Filmmaker Magazine, Lav Diaz shared that he first encountered phantosmia, a rare olfactory disorder, when a relative was admitted many years ago to the AFP Medical...
View ArticleArtists pay tribute, plan benefit shows for late OPM icon Coritha
MANILA, Philippines – OPM artists paid tribute to the late music icon Coritha, who died on Friday, September 27, at the age of 73. Coritha’s partner, Chito Santos, broke the news of her passing...
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What to expect: New Oakwood in Makati City
MANILA, Philippines – The Oakwood brand is no stranger to Metro Manila citizens, having once been a beloved name along Ayala Avenue in Makati City before closing its doors in the mid-2000s. .igframe...
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