NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Devin Booker scored 52 points, the fifth-highest scoring game of his career, to power the Phoenix Suns to a 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, April 1, bringing them within a game of the Pelicans for the No. 6 playoff spot in the Western Conference....
TACLOBAN CITY – The 802nd Infantry (Peerless) Brigade continued its call to remaining leaders and members of the New People’s Army in five provinces in Eastern Visayas to lay down their weapons and end the decades-old armed struggle. 802nd Infantry (Peerless) Brigade emblem. (FB) "We call on...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) swiftly addressed the social media post surrounding the purported Disneyland theme park in New Clark City. Setting the record straight after a wave of inquiries flooded in on Monday, April 1, the BCDA clarified that the Facebook post of a...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Happy Easter Sunday, Philippines. The significance of Christ rising, as celebrated today had me thinking about us, as a people and as a nation, making “bangon,” and forging our destiny. Next month is my birthday and I turn 69, so that’s...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Sensational San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help the Spurs withstand a stunning 61-point performance from New York's Jalen Brunson in a 130-126 NBA overtime victory over the Knicks on Friday, March 29. Victor Wembanyama of the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed and a soldier was wounded in an encounter on Maundy Thursday in Barangay San Jose, Guinayangan, Quezon. MAP of Quezon with the town of Guinayangan highlighted. Several NPA were believed wounded in the encounter. Police Lt. Gen....
The new Senate building now glistens as it stands out from among the mundane buildings located on Chino Roces Avenue extension in Taguig, Manila. The new Senate building is near completion and members of the Upper House are expected to officially move here on January 2025, according to...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Atlanta Hawks produced a comeback for the ages to overturn a 30-point deficit and defeat the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics, 120-118, on Monday, March 25. Dejounte Murray of the Atlanta Hawks attempts a shot against Sam Hauser and Kristaps Porzingis of the Boston...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Now that a few weeks have passed, we can talk about it with less passion or frustration. What am I referring to? I want to touch on the Taylor Swift Eras tour, and whether we have any right to complain or bi_ _h about the “fait accompli” of...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter from Davao Oriental surrendered to the police in Agusan del Sur on Wednesday, March 20. “He is tired of running in the mountains and realized that the god-less CPP-NPA ideology was bleak and pointless,” Police Regional Office 13-Regional...
A ranking Indian diplomat is returning to the Philippines to boost New Delhi’s defense ties with Manila as both countries seek to maintain peace and stability in the region. India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will undertake his second visit to Manila from March...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The New Orleans Pelicans will be without injured star forward Brandon Ingram for at least two weeks as they fight for an NBA playoff berth, the team said on Friday, March 22. New Orleans Pelicans star forward Brandon Ingram (AFP/File photo) Ingram underwent an MRI exam after...