Sara Duterte accuses House leaders; House defers OVP budget again | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Sara Duterte accuses Romualdez, Co of meddling in 2023 DepEd budget Vice President Sara Duterte accuses House...
View ArticleThompson, Ginebra send Blackwater crashing back to earth; Rain or Shine whips...
MANILA, Philippines – Scottie Thompson hardly looked like a player who is not at 100% as he delivered an MVP-type performance for Barangay Ginebra. Thompson racked up a triple-double of 21 points, 11...
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Tropical depression outside PAR now a tropical storm named Bebinca
MANILA, Philippines – The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) strengthened into a tropical storm while passing close to the United States island territory of Guam...
View ArticleBalut, biko, kinalas among Taste Atlas’ worst-rated Filipino dishes for 2024
MANILA, Philippines – We’re also not sure why, but a few regional delicacies have landed on the Worst-Rated Filipino Dishes list of Taste Atlas for 2024, with balut (fertilized duck egg) in first...
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Philippines to launch school-based vaccination program on October 7
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is trying to lower the number of zero-dose children — or kids who have yet to receive any kind of vaccination — beginning with a school-based vaccination program...
View ArticleMan among boys: Benilde’s Allen Liwag barges in as first NCAA Season 100...
MANILA, Philippines – Former Emilio Aguinaldo College standout Allen Liwag put a sudden halt to a promising NCAA career to transfer to the College of St. Benilde, and now, it looks like the gamble is...
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Quiboloy whistleblowers urge KOJC followers to get out while they can
CEBU, Philippines – Former members of doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) urged his followers to “wake up” and get out of the organization while there’s still time. Play...
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Senators try to establish links between Alice Guo, Sual Mayor Dong Calugay
MANILA, Philippines – Senators on Tuesday, September 17, tried to establish more links between dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, and Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Dong...
View ArticleGov’t agencies validate ‘rumors’ of ex-PNP chief being on Alice Guo’s payroll...
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news int the Philippines and around the world: Is a former PNP chief on Alice Guo’s payroll? Concerned agencies are validating ‘rumors’ a former Philippine...
View ArticleMyanmar military intensifies civilian killings and arrests – UN
GENEVA, Switzerland – Myanmar’s military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands...
View ArticleUS Secret Service says it is aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris
WASHINGTON, USA – The US Secret Service said on Monday, September 16, it was aware of a post by billionaire Elon Musk on the X social media platform musing about an absence of assassination attempts...
View ArticleRain or Shine survives NLEX in OT; RHJ monster 29-25 double-double tows TNT...
MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine returned to its winning ways in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup after surviving NLEX in overtime, 123-114, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, September 17. The...
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Tropical Storm Helen enters PAR ahead of Tropical Depression Gener’s exit
MANILA, Philippines – The tropical storm with the international name Pulasan entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 17, joining Tropical Depression Gener....
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Smart says intermittent service due to power issue
MANILA, Philippines – Smart on Wednesday, September 18, issued a statement warning subscribers of intermittent service due to a power issue at one of their facilities. “Our teams are working to...
View ArticleJournalists confront tech changes, news avoidance in Cebu Press Freedom Week
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebuano media workers are celebrating Cebu Press Freedom Week in time for the 52nd anniversary of Martial Law on Saturday, September 21, as they confront the twin challenges...
View ArticleUP thrashes NU by 27 to stay perfect in UAAP Season 87
MANILA, Philippines – The UP Fighting Maroons sustained their dominance in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament as they handed the NU Bulldogs an 89-62 beating at the Smart Araneta Coliseum...
View ArticleAlice Guo’s signature did not match what was in notarized affidavit – NBI
MANILA, Philippines – The signature of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo did not match the one in her counter-affidavit notarized by a lawyer, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said....
View ArticleToughened by historic loss, Abarrientos, Ginebra bounce back in style to seal...
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra vented its ire on Phoenix as it redeemed itself from its worst loss in franchise history. Coming off an embarrassing 49-point defeat to San Miguel, the Gin Kings...
View ArticlePaw it forward! QC steakhouse offers fundraiser meal for rescued dog
MANILA, Philippines—Steak To One PH (STO), a pet-friendly family-owned steakhouse in Quezon City, is holding a fundraiser meal for its rescued stray, Bibi. He needs P70,165 for his femoral orthopedic...
View ArticleHezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon, September 18, across Lebanon’s south and in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said,...
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