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...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Troops recovered firearms and explosives owned by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Ubo, Barangay Kalangay, Lucban, Quezon on Thursday, March 20. A VIEW of downtown Lucban, Quezon. (Wikipedia) Police Major Marnie Abellanida, Lucban police chief, said they...
BACOLOD CITY – Fourteen former communist rebels received financial and livelihood assistance totaling P980,000 in Negros Oriental on Wednesday, March 20. GOV. Manuel Sagarbarria (ninth from left) leads the turnover of P980,000 worth of cash and livelihood assistance to 14 former members of the...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has extended financial assistance to the families of five New People’s Army rebels who died in an encounter with government troops in Bilar last month. AUMENTADO (FB) Through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development, Gov. Aris Aumentado handed...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – Police nabbed a wanted New People’s Army rebel in Pinukpuk, Kalinga, on Tuesday, March 19. MIKO'S mugshot. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) The suspect, Miko, 56, of Benito Soliven, Isabela, was sought for murder and multiple attempted murder. Miko, a member of the...
