Kamala Harris picks Minnesota’s Tim Walz for vice president
WASHINGTON, USA – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, August 6, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain...
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Could Carlos Yulo’s 3-bedroom Megaworld condominium look like this?
MANILA, Philippines – Real estate giant Megaworld Corporation announced on Thursday, August 1, that it will be gifting “each Filipino gold medalist” at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a two-bedroom...
View ArticleWork with gov’t in state human rights violations? Easier said than done,...
CEBU, Philippines – Amid consultations with Visayas-based civil society organizations for the 4th Philippine Human Rights Plan (PHRP 4) in Cebu on Monday, August 5, advocates and activists slammed...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES, RESULTS: Team Philippines, 2024 Paris Olympics – August 7
MANILA, Philippines – Boxer Aira Villegas hopes to inch closer to another gold medal for the Philippines as she leads four Filipinos in action in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, August 7. Here is...
View ArticleCavite fishers, vendors want P350 daily compensation from MT Terranova owner
MANILA, Philippines – Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla met with representatives of the owners of MT Terranova to push for compensation amounting to P350 per day for fisherfolk and vendors whose...
View ArticleSuspected food poisoning downs 150 SK officials at a seminar in Subic
PAMPANGA, Philippines – About 150 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from Pangasinan were taken to a hospital in Olongapo City due to alleged food poisoning while attending a seminar at a hotel in...
View ArticleWho can give the Philippines its 5th medal in the Paris Olympics?
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ showing in the Paris Olympics will go down in history as the country’s best performance in the quadrennial sports spectacle. With Carlos Yulo delivering a...
View ArticleNBA stars Randle, Mann find out firsthand Filipino fans’ basketball devotion
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino fans’ devotion to basketball has captured the admiration of many players across the globe. And three-time NBA All-Star Julius Randle of the New York Knicks was no...
View ArticleUS to increase force projection from Australia in face of ‘coercive’ China
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the US next year to boost supply for allies in the Indo Pacific and increase a US military presence in the country,...
View ArticleLOOK: What’s inside the box Paris Olympians receive with their medals?
MANILA, Philippines – In the 2024 Paris Olympics, podium finishers are honored by raising their flags while the gold medalist’s national anthem will be played. Then, they’d be handed a mysterious gold...
View ArticleEJ Obiena taking his time, says committing to 2028 Olympics ‘not an easy...
MANILA, Philippines – EJ Obiena knows that chasing an elusive Olympic medal means another four years of laborious training in a foreign land without his loved ones by his side. So Obiena wants to take...
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FACT CHECK: Screenshots of X posts from Carlos Yulo, family, girlfriend are fake
Claim: Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, his mother Angelica, and his girlfriend Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose have posted on X (formerly Twitter) about their reported family feud, following his historic wins...
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‘Cat Quest 3’ review: A paw-some adventure
Disclosure: The publisher provided a PS5 code for this review. I started playing Cat Quest 3 late in the afternoon on a Saturday. After exploring various locales and completing several side quests, I...
View ArticleMolasses spill hits Sagay Marine Reserve in Negros Occidental
BACOLOD, Philippines – A molasses spill hit the famous Sagay Marine Reserve in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 7, resulting in water discoloration within the 1.3 hectares of the...
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South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji thanks Musk for making her famous
INCHEON, South Korea – South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji on Wednesday, August 7, thanked billionaire Elon Musk for making her world famous after she became an overnight social media phenomena,...
View ArticleThai court orders dissolution of anti-establishment election winner
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday, August 7, ordered the dissolution of anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward, ruling its campaign to amend a law that...
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Household spending growth takes a hit from inflation in Q2 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Although inflation has cooled from its peaks in 2022 and early 2023, high prices continued to slow down the rate at which household spending grew in the second quarter of 2024....
View ArticleChina’s Wu comes up short in Olympic hurdles repechage after coach blames period
PARIS, France – China’s Wu Yanni met fresh disappointment in the 100m hurdles repechage at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 8, when she failed to advance after her coach said her performance had...
View ArticleNesthy Petecio bronze marks another Philippine Olympic milestone
MANILA, Philippines – Nesthy Petecio may have fallen short of her mission to capture the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic boxing gold, but she still ended up making history. Petecio became the first...
View ArticlePhilippine Coast Guard honors Gerald Anderson for ‘heroic acts’ during...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commended actor and Auxiliary Commander Gerald Anderson for his rescue efforts during the recent enhanced southwest monsoon, which left parts of...
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