Filipina celebrity Liza Soberano delighted the crowd when she made the ceremonial pitch in the Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets recently. The 27-year-old Soberano’s appearance was part of the celebration of Filipino Heritage Night at the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Five New People’s Army rebels have been killed in gunbattles with government troops in Catubig, Northern Samar. A communist rebel was killed and a soldier was wounded in an encounter during a pursuit operation in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, on Thursday, June 5. Five communist...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 5, announced a revised Kindergarten cut-off age policy that will allow more Filipino children to begin formal education earlier. Starting School Year (SY) 2025–2026, children who turn five years old on or before October 31 will now be eligible...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with government troops on June 3 in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, Northern Samar. Approximately 30 communist rebels from the Regional Guerrilla Unit and Sub-Regional Committee Arctic under the Eastern Visayas Regional...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Thibodeau just took the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, the deepest playoff march in 25 years for a franchise that reemerged as a contender after he became their coach. For that, he was fired. The Knicks made what they called a “difficult decision” to...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ' (BSP) First Philippine Polymer Banknote Series (FPPBS) has been recognized with the "Best New Banknote or Banknote Series" award for its security features, design, and incorporation of Philippine flora and fauna. According to the BSP, the FPPBS received the...
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has formally received the PMA Class of 2029 which is composed of 340 fresh recruits. The cadets include 274 males and 66 females, and they serve as the inaugural class under the academy’s new curriculum which incorporates territorial defense and modern...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities arrested a wanted New People’s Army leader in Sitio Dumalaguing, Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon province on Wednesday, May 28. Brig. Gen. Seigfred C. Tubalado, commanding general of the 403rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade, identified the suspect as Ka Gab and Jano,...
NEW YORK (AP) — From Jalen Brunson 's sizzling start to the “Knicks in 7! Knicks in 7!” chants at the finish, this was New York 's night. Maybe it can still be the Knicks ' series. Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bruised...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced that the groundbreaking ceremony of the highly anticipated New Pasig City Hall Campus will take place soon after the city government saw no delays and slippage on its construction. Sotto made the statement as he shared that the project, considered as the...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With the New York Knicks teetering on the brink of a third consecutive playoff loss and Jalen Brunson stuck on the bench with five fouls after three quarters, Karl-Anthony Towns took matters into his own hands. The Knicks needed everything he could muster — even on a sore...
New Clark City (NCC), envisioned as a modern, sustainable metropolis north of Metro Manila, is on the cusp of welcoming a national institution: a new, comprehensive facility for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This ambitious project of the BSP, with a target completion date of 2028,...
