Efren the GOAT: Euro pool star, Team Asia foe Alcaide pays homage to Reyes...
MANILA, Philippines – All sports have influential figures tabbed as the greatest of all time, or GOAT — there’s Michael Jordan in basketball, Muhammad Ali in boxing, Wayne Gretzky in ice hockey, and...
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Liam Payne receives outpouring of tributes from celebrity friends
MANILA, Philippines – Several celebrities mourned the death of One Direction member and solo artist Liam Payne, who died on Wednesday, October 16. He was 31. Zedd DJ and music producer Zedd wrote in a...
View ArticlePHLPost resumes issuance of postal IDs
This is a press release from the Philippine Postal Corporation. The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) announces the resumption of the issuance of the postal functional card, popularly known as...
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In Western Pacific, chronic diseases are leading cause of death
MANILA, Philippines – Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — or chronic diseases such as cancer, respiratory diseases, heart diseases, stroke, and diabetes — account for nearly 9 out of 10 deaths in the...
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Streaming services ‘winning hearts and minds’ of Filipinos, says new study
MANILA, Philippines – Handyman Ramil Jacobo used to watch his favorite television series FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano on television, when ABS-CBN Corporation still had its broadcast business prior to May...
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A year after its launch, BSP’s coin machines reach P1 billion in collections
MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has collected over a billion pesos in its coin deposit machines (CoDMs), an initiative launched a year ago to have idle coins circulated...
View ArticleNew Sorsogon Sports Arena can bolster PH’s Olympic quest, says Marcos
MANILA, Philippines – The new Sorsogon Sports Arena (SSA) may just serve as training ground for the country’s next Olympians. This is what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hoped as he inaugurated the...
View Article[Ask Your Comelec] Bracing for artificial intelligence misuse
MANILA, Philippines – Disinformation agents — those who spread lies, half-truths, and propaganda — are stepping up their game in time for the 2025 polls. And so the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
View ArticleNadal to battle Djokovic one last time at Saudi exhibition
Rafa Nadal will have one last chance to face old rival Novak Djokovic before the Spaniard calls time on his illustrious career with the pair set to meet at the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi...
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Lebanon issues rare rebuke to Iran over ‘interference’
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday, October 18, made a rare rebuke to Iran and said Tehran’s envoy should be summoned over reported comments by a top Iranian official that...
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Sara to Marcos: You can drag me to hell all you want
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte refused to take it sitting down. She took aim at President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, October 18, after he said he felt “deceived” by her...
View ArticleLPA outside PAR has ‘medium’ chance of becoming tropical depression
MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area (LPA) that formed outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 2 am on Friday, October 18, currently has a “medium” chance of developing into a...
View ArticleCanon law expert Nolly Buco is new bishop of Catarman
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis named Bishop Nolly Buco, a 60-year-old canon law expert, as the new head of the Diocese of Catarman after its former prelate resigned due to health reasons nearly a...
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Seas the day! Everything to know about Asia’s first Disney Cruise in 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Is it a-boat time for a vacation? Disney Cruise Line is all hands on deck for its first Asia-based Disney Adventure, docking in Singapore in December 2025! The news first made...
View ArticleSan Beda, Mapua grind out victories to stay in NCAA hoops top 3
MANILA, Philippines – Mapua’s rookie revelation Chris Hubilla took over, while San Beda rode on its grinding defense and Yuki Andrada’s three-point shooting in separate wins in the NCAA Season 100...
View Article‘Starter off the bench’: Abarrientos stars in 6th-man role as Ginebra...
MANILA, Philippines – With a superstar-caliber player like RJ Abarrientos coming off the bench, it’ll be hard to stop Barangay Ginebra for the years to come. Starring in his sixth-man role,...
View ArticleRallying Ateneo shocks UST home crowd in gutsy road escape
MANILA, Philippines – Making use of a super rare occasion, the Ateneo Blue Eagles ruled the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion after shocking the Growling Tigers on their home floor, 67-64, on Saturday,...
View ArticlePolice catch 10 illegal miners, seize P6.7M in gold ore in Misamis Oriental
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A raid by the police on an illegal mining site led to the arrest of 10 illegal miners extracting gold in a new gold rush area in a remote village in Opol town, Misamis...
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What’s new at Kiwami BGC? Sushi hand rolls, hibachi, and revamped look
MANILA, Philippines – The Standard Group’s Kiwami has evolved from a casual food hall into a sleek, modern fine casual dining restaurant, bringing together multiple Japanese Master kitchens under one...
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At Social Good Summit 2024, expert says teaching should be ‘redefined’ to...
MANILA, Philippines – At the Social Good Summit (SGS) on Saturday, October 19, an education expert emphasized the need for teachers in the Philippines to “redefine” their teaching methods to embrace...
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