To bring home a Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature is one of the highest honors any local writer can receive. This year, more than 54 writers earned that distinction after the Diamond Jubilee celebration held in Makati City on Nov. 26, 2025. Competition was tough, with a whopping 2,359...
SM Group’s National University (NU) is planning to put up three more campuses, while four of its existing campuses will be expanded to accommodate more students and meet the growing demand for accessible, quality education. In a statement, SM said NU currently serves more than 83,000 students...
Carlos Yulo made his presence felt and bounced back with a gold medal in the men’s vault final of the 2025 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Saturday, Oct. 25, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Motivated to recover from his bronze medal finish in floor exercise last Friday, the two-time Olympic...
PALO, Leyte – Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla on Monday called for punishment of those behind the alleged anomalies in flood control projects as part of honoring the sacrifices of World War II veterans. Speaking to officials and war veterans during the commemoration of the 81st Leyte Gulf...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is looking at increasing flights to the United States, particularly to New York, once the first of its Airbus A350-1000s arrive. “We’re still working on the final delivery date, but it will be either December or January. But we’re still waiting for the final delivery...
Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is calling for the creation of a single, coordinated national airport masterplan to optimize operations and increase the capacity of existing gateways while building additional hubs. Speaking during the Philippine Aviation Summit, PAL Executive Vice President...
TOKYO (AP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz beat No. 5 Taylor Fritz, 6-4, 6-4, in the Japan Open final on Tuesday, Sept. 30, for his eighth singles title this year. It also could be Alcaraz 's last match for a few weeks as he later announced he will skip the Shanghai Masters that opens on...
BEIJING (AP) — Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek defeated Camila Osorio for her 400th career win and advanced to the fourth round at the China Open on Monday, Sept. 29. Swiatek, the first player to register 25 or more wins at WTA-1000 events for three consecutive seasons, showed no signs of slowing...
BACOLOD CITY – Eighty-one houses were destroyed by a fire in Greenville Bato, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Sept. 22. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-San Carlos said 77 houses were totally and four were partially damaged. A concerned resident...
Shareholders of Liberty Flour Mills Inc. have requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission intervene and investigate alleged irregularities involving the company, as well as the ₱804.7 million in uncollected receivables from its distributor, Parity Values Inc. (PVI). Through their...
NEW YORK (AP) — So maybe the first U.S. Open final between young, elite rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner wasn’t as long, riveting and dramatic as their matchup to decide the championship at the French Open. Perhaps it wasn’t as seemingly meaningful and plot-driven as their showdown for...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was about to start a series of TV interviews to discuss the way he used his youth, athleticism and creativity to beat the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2, in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday, Sept. 5. First, though,...
