Philippines’ Dia Maté wins Reina Hispanoamericana 2025
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ bet, Dia Maté, took home the Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 crown during the pageant’s coronation night in Bolivia on Monday, February 10 (Manila time). The...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar delivers ‘Not Like Us’ on the Super Bowl stage
Rapper Kendrick Lamar entertained a packed stadium crowd and audiences around the world watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, teasing and then delivering his ubiquitous, Grammy-winning diss track “Not...
View ArticleSwift shutdown: Eagles deny Chiefs historic three-peat with Super Bowl LIX...
The Philadelphia Eagles earned their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history Sunday (Monday, February 10, Manila time), using two first-half interceptions to build a 24-0 halftime lead and...
View ArticleTikTok lets US Android users download app via kits on its website
WASHINGTON, USA – TikTok said last Friday, February 7, it was allowing US Android users to download and connect to the short video app through package kits on its website, in an effort to circumvent...
View ArticleCongressman Wilbert Lee backs out of 2025 senatorial race
MANILA, Philippines – Congressman Wilbert Lee, a top ad spender ahead of the campaign period, withdrew his candidacy from the 2025 senatorial elections on Monday, February 10. “As I traveled around...
View Article[EDITORIAL] Impeachment: Supling ng giyera ng mga dinastiya
Nang trinansmit ni Speaker Martin Romualdez ang articles of impeachment ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa Senado, maraming nagtaka sa high-stakes na sugal ng Palasyo. Tanong ng abogado at kolumnista...
View ArticleHurts so good: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts wins Super Bowl MVP
A poised performance earned Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts his first Super Bowl MVP award on Sunday (Monday, February 10, Manila time), after leading his team to a 40-22 revenge win over...
View ArticleDSWD eyes unified PWD ID within 2025 to combat fakes
MANILA, Philippines – In response to the spread of fake identification cards for persons with disabilities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) plans to roll out a unified PWD ID...
View ArticleIP farmers struggle for fair prices as middlemen profit from prized Negros crop
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Batwan trees (Garcinia binucao) flourish, their fruit a prized ingredient in Negrense cuisine, in the hinterlands of Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City in Negros...
View ArticleDia Maté: The Philippines’ new ‘Latina slayer’
Chronically online Filipinos recently popularized the phrase, “sobrang Latina!” (very Latina-like) to compliment a person’s looks either seriously or jokingly. When Dia Remulla Maté stood above all in...
View ArticleClippers sign Ben Simmons after release from Nets
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Ben Simmons on Monday, February 10, two days after the Brooklyn Nets agreed to buy out his contract and waived the point guard. The Clippers did not announce terms of...
View ArticleEgypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, February 10, that Arab states rejected US President Donald Trump’s widely condemned plan to displace...
View ArticleFamily feud: Court ruling saves Olivia Yanson’s share in PH’s biggest...
MANILA, Philippines – The Bacolod Regional Trial Court has declared as null and void the extrajudicial settlement (EJS) of estate that splintered Negros island’s billionaire Yanson clan, owners of the...
View ArticlePangilinan appeals to supporters: Don’t pick a fight with rival camps during...
MANILA, Philippines – Drawing lessons from his 2022 elections loss, senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan made an appeal to supporters at the start of the campaign period on Tuesday, February...
View ArticleWhy does House prosecution need Sara Duterte’s bank records for impeachment?
House prosecutors are preparing to request the Senate, which will sit as an impeachment court at a still undefined time, to subpoena the bank records of Vice President Sara Duterte. While the...
View ArticleTrump says Hamas should free all hostages by February 15 or ‘let hell break out’
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Donald Trump said on Monday, February 10, that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza by midday Saturday, February 15, or he would propose...
View ArticleWATCH: Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas holds presser in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY, Philippines – Administration bets under the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas talk to the media on Tuesday, February 11, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, where the coalition kicks off the 90-day...
View Article4 arrested, 3 Chinese at large in P52M electronics smuggling raids in...
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Police seized some P52 million worth of electronic appliances, parts, and gadgets during two separate operations in Bulacan and Subic Freeport, Zambales, in a crackdown on...
View ArticleTessa Prieto’s VAWC case and what the law says about lesbian relationships
MANILA, Philippines – Socialite and internet personality Tessa Prieto filed a complaint of Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC), or Republic Act (RA) 9262, against her ex-girlfriend,...
View ArticleVance tells Europeans that heavy regulation could kill AI
PARIS, France – US Vice President JD Vance told Europeans on Tuesday, February 11, their “massive” regulations on artificial intelligence could strangle the technology, and rejected content moderation...
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