PARIS – No matter what happens to her Olympic debut, Filipino-Ivorian Maxine Esteban will remain grateful to all those who inspired and supported her through thick and thin. Maxine Esteban during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. (Photo from Maxine Esteban's Facebook) A former standout of...
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, July 26, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. A torch bearer runs atop the Musee d'Orsay, in Paris,...
PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. Lady Gaga performs in Paris, France, ahead the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26. (AP) The Grammy- and...
PARIS (AP) — It's raining harder and harder on the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, and ponchos, umbrellas and tarps aren't enough to to protect the increasingly drenched — but largely enthusiastic — crowds watching the show on the banks of the choppy Seine River. Filipino athletes are...
There are over 18 million learners currently enrolled for the School Year (SY) 2024-2025, based on data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 26. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In the Enrollment Monitoring Report for SY 2024-2025 by the Planning Service –...
PARIS (AP) — France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday, July 26, with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics. Passengers...
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German author. Style Weekend's July...
In rowing, height is also might. Joanie Delgaco (File) So understandingly, odds are stacked against the Philippines’ lone entry Joanie Delgaco when rowing competition in the Paris Olympics begins Saturday, July 27, at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne....
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, on Friday, July 26, said that the opening of public schools for School Year (SY) 2024-2025, set for next week, will proceed for those that were not severely affected by widespread flooding brought about by the “Carina”-enhanced southwest...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Most NFL players wouldn’t take five days off during the peak of job battles at training camp. FILE - Then-Green Bay Packers' Jonathan Owens (34) and Simone Biles pose for a photo before an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, Jan....
A first look at the 2024 Paris Olympics logo, one would perhaps say that it’s just a flame. But a closer look, one could assume that it’s a woman because of the hair – very elegant. A view of the Arc de Triomphe though the window of a bus ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday,...
Except in areas where it would not be possible, President Marcos has directed the Department of Education (DepEd) to make sure that the opening of School Year 2024-2025 on Monday, July 29, will push through despite the damages left by Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon in...
