Mt. Cloud reaches its sonnet age
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – We remember 14 years ago when Padma and Fifi Perez were always inside one of the huge rooms at Casa Vallejo. It was empty then but slowly, the shelves were built and the...
View ArticleKriminal: Darwin Dormitorio gets rare conviction. Is it enough?
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet Darwin Dormitorio, who died of hazing in 2019, finally attained a semblance of justice. Three of his fellow cadets were convicted by a...
View ArticleCoco Gauff bringing positive attitude to US Open ‘victory lap’
NEW YORK, USA – A supportive fan helped soothe defending champion Coco Gauff’s nerves ahead of the US Open, the American said on Friday, August 23, as she hopes to enjoy her Flushing “victory lap”...
View ArticlePolice disperse pro-Apollo Quiboloy protesters in Davao
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Police breached a barricade set up by followers and supporters of fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy and began arresting protesters Monday afternoon, August 26....
View ArticleIn the Golden Triangle, a Filipino was told ‘you will die here’
You cannot go home, you will die here,” are words that Marie, not her real name, still remembers from the time she spent at a scam hub in an undisclosed area in Myanmar. She was trafficked to the...
View Article‘Let media do their job,’ NUJP says amid KOJC and police tensions
CEBU, Philippines – “Let the media do their job,” the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said as tension continued to rise at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao...
View Article2024 Paris Paralympics: Meet Team Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The spotlight shifts to the Philippines’ finest para athletes as they carry the national colors in the 2024 Paris Paralympics that will be staged from August 28 to September 8....
View ArticleView from Manila: New tension points with China
MANILA, Philippines – Just a few months ago, Escoda (Sabina) Shoal would only be mentioned in passing in discussions of tensions between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea. The...
View ArticleJapan scrambles jets against China plane that breached airspace
Japan’s defense ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had briefly breached its airspace on Monday morning, August 26. The aircraft was identified as a Y-9...
View Article[Rappler’s Best] Standoff – and a mockery – in Davao
What a long weekend not just for the privileged among us but for the Dutertes’ home court, as a composite team of about 2,000 cops from three regional police commands raided dawn of Saturday, August...
View ArticleManny Pangilinan commits to support PH hosting of 2025 FIVB Men’s World...
MANILA, Philippines – Business tycoon Manny Pangilinan committed his support as the country hosts the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in September 2025. As host, the Philippines automatically...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: CNN report of Anderson Cooper about ‘cocaine-addicted’ PH...
Claim: CNN has a news report with the headline “PHILIPPINES FACES UNIQUE CHALLENGE WITH COCAINE-ADDICTED PRESIDENT” referring to Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The said news report was from CNN anchor Anderson...
View ArticleRemember our country’s heroes with these 17 films and a series
This article is an updated version of “10 movies featuring PH national heroes” published in 2014. MANILA, Philippines — Films have always been a great avenue for audiences to gain insights on history....
View ArticleHong Kong court convicts former ‘Stand News’ editors of sedition
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court on Thursday, August 29, found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a case that has drawn...
View ArticleDuque, Lao face graft raps related to ‘irregular’ P41-B transfer
MANILA, Philippines – A criminal charge against former health secretary Francisco Duque III and former Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) undesecretary Lloyd Christopher...
View Article[PODCAST] Teach Me, Senpai, E13: Content creation and LazAffiliates with The...
What if I told you that there’s a way for you to shop and earn from it as well? If done right and responsibly, your budol could turn into a legitimate business. The meaning of budol has changed in...
View ArticleWho is Cassandra Ong, the 24-year-old linked to the Bamban, Porac POGOs?
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, Cassy for short, knew how to do business early on. She reportedly had her own milk tea shop in San Juan where she was born, until she found herself...
View ArticleParis Paralympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
The uphill climb on the world sports stage continues for the Philippines as the 2024 Paris Paralympics runs from August 28 to September 8 (August 29 to September 9, Manila time), two weeks after the...
View ArticleRESULTS: August 2024 Food Technologists Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 510 out of 995 passed the Food Technologists Licensure...
View ArticleMarcos appoints Jeff Ortega as National Youth Commission chairperson
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Ilocos regional tourism director Joseph Francisco “Jeff” Ortega as the chairperson of the National Youth Commission (NYC), replacing...
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