PARIS (AP) — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the stands at the Champ-de-Mars Arena. Japan's Hifumi Abe poses with his gold medal after winning the men's...
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far, adding a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina in the second round of singles Monday, July 29, to her growing collection of lopsided results. Coco Gauff of United States celebrates her victory over Ajla...
PARIS – After rookie Aira Villegas, it’s time for the top guns – Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial – to show the stuff that made them legends after the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games three years ago. Nesthy Petecio, left, and Eumir Marcial (File photo) Certainly, it’s going to be a rough...
MEDIUM RARE How do you reduce the President’s SONA (state of the nation address) – from 90 minutes to a summary of bite-size facts, figures? Thanks to the bad weather that kept most of us home, I made it my homework to make that summary, if not for others, then for myself. Every SONA is...
Beyond expediting the release of funds and imposing a price freeze on basic goods, the declaration last week of a state of calamity in Metro Manila and five adjacent provinces exposed perennial shortcomings in governance over essential concerns ranging from garbage disposal to environmental...
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, then held off a comeback attempt to win, 6-1, 6-4, at the Paris Olympics in the second round Monday, July 29, the 60th — and likely last — head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats. Serbia's Novak Djokovic...
Despite the rains that led some local government units (LGUs) to cancel classes and delay the opening of schools affected by flooding, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Monday, July 29, that the first day of school this year was generally "smooth." Grade school students, accompanied...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Leon Marchand carried the comparisons to Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders. Leon Marchand, of France, celebrates after receiving a gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, in...
PARIS – As expected there’s a Wembanyama fever gripping the host nation. France's Victor Wembanyama (AP) Victor Wembanyama, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, is now almost equal to the mercurial football superstar Kylian Mbappe of the very powerful Spanish team Real Madrid in...
PARIS – Aira Villegas is no ordinary rookie of the Philippine boxing team that even her coach of six years – Reynaldo Galido – never doubted her ability to rise above all kinds of adversities. Philippines' Aira Villegas, celebrates after defeating Morocco's Yasmine Mouttaki, in their women's...
The postponement of the opening in 842 schools has affected more than 800,000 learners, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). First day of classes at Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in Davao City on Monday, July 29, 2024 (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on DepEd’s latest...
With over 20 million learners enrolled on the first day of classes for School Year (SY) 2024-2025 on Monday, July 29, the Department of Education (DepEd) expected the number to increase as enrollment continues in the coming months. First day of classes at Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in...
