Stories of courage during the country’s darkest hours returned to the forefront once more as the country marks the Philippine Veterans Week, which kicked off on Monday, April 6. Among these narratives of defiance is Second Lieutenant Amparo F. Superiaso, who lived a life shaped by war, service,...
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...
PhilWeb Corp. has entered into a partnership with Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. to provide technical and operational support for the latter’s online gaming platform. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, April 6, PhilWeb said that under the terms of the...
The World Bank approved another $600-million loan for the Philippines last Good Friday, April 3—this time to fund efforts to improve the country’s education system. In a statement published on Monday, April 6, the Washington-based multilateral lender said over 21 million K-10 students and...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and the United States carried a wave of attacks Monday that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world 's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St....
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said. Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the...
Lenovo has announced a global partnership with football icon David Beckham, uniting one of the world 's most recognized cultural figures with a leading technology company as the FIFA World Cup 2026 draws closer. Partnership rooted in football and AI The collaboration builds on Lenovo 's...
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
HOUSTON (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it 's time to set a new distance record. Launched last week on humanity 's first trip to the moon since 1972, the three Americans and one Canadian are chasing after Apollo 13...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn 't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, after American forces rescued a wounded aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines. A...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that a prolonged U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could further erode America 's support for Ukraine as Washington 's global priorities shift and Kyiv braces for reduced deliveries of critically needed Patriot air defense...
