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COC filing day 7 recap: Big names, and sprinkles of progressive, conservative...
MANILA, Philippines – A contrast between controversial and progressive ideas added novelty to the seventh day of candidacy filing for the Philippine midterm elections, a day dominated by big, old...
View ArticleBoxing body urges federations to join legal action against IOC
The International Boxing Association (IBA) urged its national federations on Monday to join legal action in Switzerland against what it called the “abusive behavior” of Olympic organizers. The IBA and...
View ArticlePope Francis slams world’s ‘shameful inability’ to stop Israel-Hamas war
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis criticized on Monday, October 7, what he called the “shameful inability” of the international community to end the war in the Middle East, one year after Hamas’ devastating...
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Igorot teen showcases culture, tradition at Gong Festival in Baguio
BAGUIO, Philippines – The open field in Melvin Jones had gone muddy, but it was still bustling with young people in colorful cultural attire. The heat was scorching, but the sounds of chants,...
View ArticleAteneo needs to rise above UAAP pressure even in ‘not great year,’ says Baldwin
MANILA, Philippines – Perhaps no team feels the pressure of breaking out of a slump more than the once-mighty Ateneo Blue Eagles. After Ateneo horribly crashed to the bottom of the UAAP Season 87...
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Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, as memorials mark war anniversary
Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third-largest city, Haifa, and Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon on Monday, October 7, one year after the devastating Hamas attack on Israel...
View ArticleCissy Houston, singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES, USA – Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died in her New Jersey home on Monday, October 7, at the age of 91. Houston’s...
View ArticleCarlos Yulo eyes holding training camps at National Academy of Sports
MANILA, Philippines – If things go according to plan, student-athletes of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) will get a chance to pick the brain of gymnastics superstar Carlos Yulo. Yulo said he is...
View ArticleOut! Wimbledon calls time on line judges in favor of electronic system
LONDON, UK – Wimbledon will break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year’s championships, the All England Club confirmed on Wednesday, October 9. The sight...
View Article38 undocumented foreign nationals arrested in Cebu resort
CEBU, Philippines – Police in the town of Moalboal, Cebu arrested at least 38 undocumented foreign nationals who were seen operating a suspected scamming hub at a resort on Thursday, October 10....
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FACT CHECK: UK’s HMS Prince of Wales in carrier strike exercise, not donated...
Claim: The United Kingdom will permanently donate its latest aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim...
View ArticleMarcos reclamation chair is a POGO sublessor | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Pasay scam hub’s sublessor is Marcos’ reclamation chair Alex Lopez A Rappler investigation finds a company run by...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike kills 28 people sheltering in Gaza school
CAIRO, Egypt – An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people including women and children on Thursday, October 10, while three hospitals in the...
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[ANALYSIS] Breaking barriers: Is it for real?
Daily trading results are swinging in a flux from positive gains to negative losses and vice versa as a result of sell-off activities that have served to be a threatening factor against the market’s...
View ArticleSenior Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt, sources say
A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday, October 10, in Beirut, three security sources said, as Israeli strikes there killed 22 people and the UN said its...
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The unsolved murder of retired general Wesley Barayuga
The people behind Wesley Barayuga’s murder said he was a target who was hard to kill. Although he was a retired police brigadier and a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board secretary, Barayuga...
View ArticleHurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida
Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, October 10, after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without...
View ArticlePOGO ‘big boss’ tied to Porac and Bamban scam hubs caught
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities made a breakthrough on Thursday, October 10, when they caught Chinese national Lyu Dong, believed to be one of the big bosses of shady Philippine Offshore Gaming...
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Cebgo DG moving to NAIA Terminal 2, Cebu Pacific 5J stays in Terminal 3....
MANILA, Philippines – Cebu Pacific announced on Friday, October 11, that its regional Cebgo flights will move from the small NAIA Terminal 4 (T4) to the bigger NAIA Terminal 2 (T2) starting November 7...
View ArticleUAAP set to decide on Torres-Robinson spat
MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP Board of Managing Directors (BMD) is set to finalize its decision on the spitting incident involving La Salle coach Topex Robinson and UP guard Reyland Torres on...
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