Rain or Shine played like a well-oiled machine -- relentless on the transition and on target from deep -- to hand league-leading Magnolia its first taste of defeat, 119-105, in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center Montalban, Sunday, May 18.The Elasto Painters hardly showed any signs...
Authorities confiscated P680,000 worth of shabu from a man who acted suspiciously while walking with a helmet in Antipolo City on Sunday, May 18.The Antipolo Component City Police identified the suspect as “Pablo,” 40, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI). He was arrested during a patrol...
Rodney Brondial stood as if he was the size of his more decorated teammate June Mar Fajardo, dominating the glass and the paint to lead San Miguel to a 128-89 demolition of Terrafirma in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center Montalban, Sunday, May 18.The 6-foot-5 forward was a...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has debunked a viral Facebook post falsely claiming that a Grade 13 will be added to the Senior High School program in School Year 2025–2026.In an advisory posted on its official Facebook page on Sunday, May 18, the agency clarified there is no truth to the...
Two more Filipino mountaineers in Jeno Panganiban and Miguel Mapalad reached the summit of Mt. Everest on Sunday, May 18.Panganiban and Mapalad’s feat came a few days after Ric Rabe accomplished the daunting mission of reaching the world’s highest peak of 8,848.48 meters and the passing of...
The cat known as “Pugal,” who gained attention after being spotted at the summit of Mt. Pulag, is now under the care of a staff member from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR), the agency confirmed on Sunday, May 18.“Pugal is now...
The Philippines has started to move on from the decline of Chinese visitor arrivals as the country began to record significant improvement on the arrival of other foreign tourists, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said they recorded growing numbers of...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history 's first American pope, is vowing to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world.The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary is offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter 's Square before...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor and supporter of a congresswoman-elect was shot and wounded at dawn on Sunday in what is suspected to be an election-related incident here.Police identified the victim as Barangay Tumaga Councilor Jake Niko Alaban Fabian, 31.Investigation said Fabian was...
BACOLOD CITY – Three laborers were killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a truck in Crossing Cabanyohan, Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, May 17.Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, identified the victims as Rico, 26; Robin,...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made another push for a visa system applicable to countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Frasco explained that the institutionalization of the visa system similar to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) renewed the call for ethical journalism following the recent conviction for cyber libel of broadcast journalist Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. “The struggle for press freedom must go hand-in-hand with a deep commitment to ethical...
