A quick look at Team Philippines’ unrivaled Olympic campaign
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines celebrated a century of Olympic participation with its all-time best campaign, ending the Paris Games with two golds and two bronzes. Sending its biggest Olympic...
View Article10 award-winning films you can catch at the Tingin: Southeast Asian Film...
MANILA, Philippines – Calling all cinephiles! Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival will be screening 10 award-winning films featuring folktales hailing from ASEAN countries in Shangri-La Plaza Mall...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Catering and packed meals at Kitchen City
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, we’re doing another switcheroo as Kitchen City catering drops by...
View ArticleDepEd wants master’s degree for guidance counselors waived
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) is discussing with the Civil Service Commission and the Commission on Higher Education the easing of requirements for hiring guidance...
View ArticleIlocos Norte celebrates 100 years of weaving icon Magdalena Gamayo
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – Banners were displayed across Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, August 13, as Ilocanos celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of national living treasure and Ilocano master weaver...
View ArticleRemoval of oil from MT Terranova spill begins
MANILA, Philippines – Harbor Star, the company contracted to salvage the sunken MT Terranova, began removing oil from affected bodies of water during their initial siphoning operations on Tuesday,...
View ArticleLineup, ticket prices: What to expect from ASIYA Fest 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Asian people will never fall short of great music, as concert organizer Karpos Multimedia has announced a new festival experience – ASIYA: Asian Music Festival & Conference....
View ArticleFish in Manila Bay safe to eat except those from Cavite – BFAR
MANILA, Philippines – Fish and shellfish in Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, and parts of Metro Manila are safe for human consumption, except those from Cavite, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
View ArticleWhat is Marcos’ drug policy reform, really?
It’s a war on drugs that has no killing policy, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said of his drug policy reform in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). His false “bloodless” claim aside, a drug war...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Juan Carlo the Caterer
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In the second of this three-part catering series, Juan Carlo the Caterer visits...
View ArticleAt Central Visayas hearing, labor groups push for P150 wage hike
CEBU, Philippines – Labor groups urged members of the Central Visayas Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) to support calls for a P150 wage hike in Congress during a public hearing...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Proposed sea lane law doesn’t allow PH to attack trespassers in WPS
Claim: The Philippines may soon be able to launch missiles aimed at unauthorized vessels venturing into the West Philippine Sea under the proposed Archipelagic Sea Lane Law. Rating: FALSE Why we...
View ArticleNo fluke: Akari completes stunning PVL elimination round sweep with 8-0 finish
MANILA, Philippines – In one of the most unlikely winning runs in Premier Volleyball League history, the Akari Chargers rolled to the 2024 Reinforced Conference top seed off a 25-19, 25-22, 25-19 rout...
View ArticleAt OVP budget hearing, Hontiveros reminds Sara: ‘Not everything’s about you’
Senator Risa Hontiveros only wanted an answer to her simple question: What is the children’s book that was allocated P10 million under the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President...
View Article#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Wednesday, August 21, 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas suspended classes for Wednesday, August 21, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano in Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Debates on the 2025 Philippine national budget
Budget season has begun, as Congress receives the 2025 National Expenditure Program, containing the proposed P6.352-trillion budget for next year prepared by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s economic...
View ArticleFiery start: TNT, Rain or Shine down NorthPort, Blackwater in Governors’ Cup...
MANILA, Philippines – The TNT Tropang Giga and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters opened their respective PBA Governors’ Cup campaigns on a high note as they picked up contrasting victories at the...
View ArticleHontiveros to VP Sara: ‘Not everything is about you’| The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: At OVP budget hearing, Hontiveros reminds Sara: ‘Not everything’s about you’ Senator Risa Hontiveros was only...
View ArticleSulfur dioxide fumes from Kanlaon Volcano hit parts of Negros Occidental
MANILA, Philippines – Sulfur dioxide (SO2) fumes were reported in parts of Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 21, due to increased emission from Kanlaon Volcano. The Philippine Institute of...
View Article[OPINION] The value of signals in the Philippine power generation sector
Electricity is already elevated as a basic need. It powers our daily life and we depend on it not only for survival but for growth as a nation. In the Philippines, the supply of electricity is...
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