KABUL, Afghanistan -- As a humanitarian catastrophe looms, relief organizations are scrambling to maintain their operations in war-ravaged Afghanistan, holding high-stakes talks with the Taliban in a bid to salvage their critical lifeline of aid. A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above...
A group of lawyer volunteers will launch a free online legal assistance program and information desk as a way to show its support for Vice President Leni Robredo and back her possible presidential run in 2022. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) The lawyers will come together for the launch of...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The White House said on Thursday that the US government has not yet made a final decision on whether to require international travelers to be fully vaccinated. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C.,...
Remedy Rule (File photo) Remedy Rule ended her Tokyo Olympics campaign after falling short in the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly event on Wednesday morning, July 28 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Rule clocked in two minutes and 12.89 seconds in the second semifinal, good for a 15th place...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) Remedy Rule made it to the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night, July 27. Rule, who won two silver and two bronze medals in the 2019 SEA Games, ended up last in Heat 3 but did enough to finish at No....
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) Remedy Rule failed to advance in the semifinal after placing 25th overall in the 100-meter butterfly of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan on Saturday, July 24. Only the Top 16 are qualified for the next round led by Yufei Zhang of China, Emma...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) TOKYO — Fil-Am Remedy Rule, a marine biology graduate at University of Texas at Austin, will seek a place in the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly event as the swimming competition in the XXXII Olympiad creates a big splash Saturday at the Tokyo Aquatics Center....
Kurt Barbosa, Remedy Rule and Luke Gebbie Kurt Barbosa KURT BARBOSA Kurt Barbosa was a prime embodiment of the never-say-die mentality when he became the first Filipino jin to qualify for the Olympics since Tshomlee Go in Beijing 2008. Barbosa overcame a 15-point deficit with just over a minute...
Balcony at the Athletes Village with PH flag and banner. (Photo from Hidilyn Diaz's Instagram Stories) Filipino athletes in Tokyo are already feeling the Olympic vibe at the Games Village with only four days left before the grandest stage in sports officially opens. Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who...
PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez expressed confidence that this batch of Filipino athletes that will see action in the Tokyo Olympics is more than prepared to make the country proud when the Games open on Friday, July 23. Ramirez...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on July 6 the temporary suspension of new workers to Saudi Arabia following recent sexual abuses of two Filipino women in that country. They came home last month, with “Michelle” two months pregnant with the child of one of...
Luke Gebbie (left) and Remedy Rule Fil-foreign swimmers Luke Gebbie and Remedy Rule became the latest qualifiers to the Tokyo Olympics scheduled late this month after earning berths through universality places. Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco announced this Friday, July 2,...
