Ja Morant’s triple-double propels Grizzlies as Bucks skid continues
Ja Morant recorded 26 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds to carry the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies to a 122-99 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, October 31 (Friday, November 1,...
View Article[LIVESTREAM] Undas 2024: All Saints’ Day Mass at the Manila Cathedral
MANILA, Philippines – Millions of Filipino Catholics attend Mass in churches, aside from visiting cemeteries, during the annual commemoration of the dead called Undas. At the Manila Cathedral, a Mass...
View ArticleExploiting Meta’s weaknesses, deceptive political ads thrived on Facebook and...
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Reporting HighlightsDeceptive Political Ads: Eight...
View ArticleNaga City’s thrift shop sellers seek help after Kristine ruins clothing stocks
Ukay-ukay, a small business selling second-hand clothes, is the only livelihood of 36-year-old Naga City vendor Rolando Tesorero Jr. When thick mud and waist-level floods engulfed his almost...
View ArticleChinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta’s Llama
Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People’s Liberation Army have used Meta’s publicly available Llama model to develop an AI tool for potential military applications, according to...
View Article‘Lumlumfis’: Cordillera’s race to keep indigenous games alive
BAGUIO, Philippines – Whenever we think of culture, what usually pops up in our minds are food, clothing, and dances. The Cordilleran community goes beyond these things. Even games, commonly...
View ArticleFrom coffee truck to café: Binondo’s Beanstro brings retro fun with design,...
MANILA, Philippines – What was once a coffee takeout truck known for its bright colors along the bustling Yuchengco street in Binondo, Beanstro has grown into a full-fledged coffee shop, now offering...
View Article[Newspoint] Senate hosts Duterte docilely
Robin Padilla set the indulgent tone of the Senate investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. But first, he indulged himself; he claimed to bring to the proceedings a singular...
View ArticleTrump fraud claims stir concerns of another contested US election
PHILADELPHIA, USA – Republican Donald Trump’s false claims about voter fraud in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania have raised concerns he could again try to overturn election results if he...
View ArticleLakers snap 2-game skid, pull out first road win of season over Raptors
Anthony Davis had 38 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors 131-125 on Friday night (Saturday, November 2, Manila time). LeBron James added 27 points,...
View Article[OPINION] The good, bad (and sad) about the next gen Toyota Tamaraw
First, the good news. Toyota Motors Philippines (TMP) invested P5.5 billion to be able to produce the next generation Tamaraw in the Philippines, specifically in its Santa Rosa plant in Laguna, south...
View ArticleJayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown combine for 59 as Celtics crush Hornets
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown pumped in 25 as the Boston Celtics fended off the host Charlotte Hornets in a 124-109 victory Friday night (Saturday, November 2, Manila time). Derrick...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Pope Francis leads All Souls’ Day Mass 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis is presiding over a Mass at a Roman cemetery on Saturday, November 2, to pray for the faithful departed as the Catholic Church observes All Souls’ Day. The All...
View Article[OPINION] How Duterte’s ‘nanlaban’ directive in drug war corrupted police work
Encounter killings, colloquially referred to as nanlaban (resisting arrest), became a controversial hallmark of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. Under Duterte’s directive, police...
View ArticleUN COP16 nature summit creates permanent body for Indigenous peoples
CALI, Columbia – Countries at the UN COP16 summit on nature on Friday, November 1, approved a measure to create a permanent body for Indigenous peoples to consult on United Nations decisions about...
View ArticleTrump, Harris head to North Carolina in US election campaign’s final weekend
MILWAUKEE, United States – Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump head to North Carolina on Saturday, November 2, to try to clinch support in the southeastern battleground state just three...
View ArticleSpain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll...
VALENCIA, Spain – The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region...
View ArticleHarris tops Trump in latest Iowa poll, marking turnaround – survey
WASHINGTON, United States – US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has surpassed Republican Donald Trump in a new poll in Iowa, with likely women voters responsible for the turnaround in a...
View Article[Time Trowel] Rebuilding schools, other learning spaces after disasters
A trowel (/ˈtraʊ.əl/), in the hands of an archaeologist, is like a trusty sidekick – a tiny, yet mighty, instrument that uncovers ancient secrets, one well-placed scoop at a time. It’s the Sherlock...
View ArticleForeign brokers profit from deploying Filipino farmers to Korea as LGUs let them
First of 2 parts On October 7, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Philippines — the first time a South Korean has undertaken a state visit to Manila in over a decade. There were numerous...
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