Four Filipinos posted contrasting results to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Round of 32 knockout stage of the WPA World 8-Ball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, April 5. Jeff De Luna, Sean Mark Malayan and Lee Van Corteza kept their campaigns alive with clutch victories over...
Four Filipinos fought back from early setbacks to keep their title bids alive in the 2026 WPA World 8-Ball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri over the weekend. Veteran campaigner Jeff De Luna, the 2006 Doha Asian Games 9-ball silver medalist, stayed in contention with a dominant 8-0 shutout of...
Police Cadet Van Marie Editha Gundaya Cagasan 's impressive achievement--and moving inspiration behind it--didn 't go unnoticed by former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. Cagasan, who hailed from Baybay City, Leyte, recently made headlines by emerging as the...
Gen Z stars Aubrey Caraan, Lance Carr, Yumi Garcia, Rose Van Ginkel, and Jairus Aquino admitted they know little about the superstitions tied to wakes and funerals. In one of the popular Filipino traditions, a rosary is placed inside the coffin to guide the soul toward heaven — but it must be...
A promise to her dying mother carried a 24-year-old cadet from Baybay City, Leyte to the top of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) “Silang-Paglaom” Class of 2026. Police Cadet Van Marie Editha Gundaya Cagasan led the 326-strong graduating class on Friday, March 27, at Camp General...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight people were injured when their van plunged into a creek in Purok Talos, Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Police Major Ellendie Rebusquillo, Don Salvador Benedicto police chief, said the victims were among 18 people on board a...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Fourteen persons were injured when their van crashed into a house in Barangay Aluling, Cervantes town, Ilocos Sur province, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 30. Police Capt. Oliver Sari, Cervantes police chief, said the van came from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province and were on...
Today, American actor Dick Van Dyke celebrates his 100th birthday. Many remember the star for his roles in Disney 's "Mary Poppins," Roald Dahl 's "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," and starring in his own sitcom series, "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Over the years, he has surprised many with how...
Petro Gazz has tapped the services of Brooke Van Sickle’s father Gary and mother Lisa as the team 's newest chief tactician and assistant coach for the upcoming 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference which is kicking off Oct. 7. Both former collegiate standouts from Hawaii before becoming esteemed...
Alas Pilipinas got back on track and held off China-based club Sichuan, 25-12, 25-22, 19-25, 25-15, for its first win in the 2025 VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup at Vinh Phuc Gymnasium on Monday, June 30. Motivated to bounce back from a 25-20, 25-21, 25-21 loss to Vietnam last weekend,...
Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang's visit to the Philippines further deepens and widens the range of relationship of both countries. President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. meets with Vietnam National Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang during a courtesy call in Malacañan Palace...
Lee Vann Corteza and Chezka Centeno swept their respective rivals to rule the men’s and women’s division of the Las Vegas Open 10-Ball Championships at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino over the weekend. Chezka Centeno, left, and Lee Vann Corteza pose with their trophies after winning the Las...
