‘Toxic environment’ amid coaching drama takes toll as Sarno struggles in...
MANILA, Philippines – Sports is mental just as much as it is physical. Sadly, weightlifter Vanessa Sarno admitted to have succumbed to what she called a “toxic environment” as her Olympic debut in the...
View ArticleApolinario bows to body-punching Mexican in IBF flyweight title fight
MANILA, Philippines – Dave Apolinario joined the swelling rank of Filipino fighters who yielded to body blows on Friday, August 9 (Saturday, August 10, Philippine time). Dropped by Mexican Angel Ayala...
View ArticleOlympic uniform mishap due to logistical issues, say POC, PH golf
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) pointed to logistical problems that left golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie...
View ArticleIlocos Norte celebrates 100 years of weaving icon Magdalena Gamayo
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – Banners were displayed across Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, August 13, as Ilocanos celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of national living treasure and Ilocano master weaver...
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Removal of oil from MT Terranova spill begins
MANILA, Philippines – Harbor Star, the company contracted to salvage the sunken MT Terranova, began removing oil from affected bodies of water during their initial siphoning operations on Tuesday,...
View ArticleLineup, ticket prices: What to expect from ASIYA Fest 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Asian people will never fall short of great music, as concert organizer Karpos Multimedia has announced a new festival experience – ASIYA: Asian Music Festival & Conference....
View ArticleFish in Manila Bay safe to eat except those from Cavite – BFAR
MANILA, Philippines – Fish and shellfish in Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Batangas, and parts of Metro Manila are safe for human consumption, except those from Cavite, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
View ArticleAlice Guo dismissed, disqualified from public office | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Ombudsman dismisses Mayor Alice Guo from service Controversial Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo is dismissed and...
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Carlos Yulo says golden Olympic romp a ‘victory for all of us’ as Team...
MANILA, Philippines – This is not just a win for Carlos Yulo. The gymnastics star dedicated the pair of gold medals he won in the Paris Olympics to the entire country as he and Team Philippines...
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COA: Publishing of audit reports will be delayed in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The publishing of the annual audit reports will be delayed this year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). During the House committee on appropriations’ deliberations of...
View ArticleAfrica public health body declares mpox emergency
Africa’s top public health body declared what it termed a “public health emergency of continental security” on Tuesday, August 13 over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic...
View ArticleProject 2028: Carlos Yulo looks forward to defending Olympic gold medals in LA
MANILA, Philippines – The work never stops for an athlete in their prime, and the same can easily be said for the Philippines’ pride Carlos Yulo, now a worldwide gymnastics superstar after nailing the...
View Article‘It hurts’: Some UST instructors lose teaching load over health permit policy
MANILA, Philippines – Journalist Leo Laparan II has always been passionate about teaching. So when an opportunity opened up for Laparan to teach journalism classes at the University of Santo Tomas...
View ArticleFormer Ateneo student-manager bags inaugural UAAP NBA 2K crown
MANILA, Philippines – Dreams come in different forms. For Ateneo’s Paolo Medina, a former student-manager for the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball champion Blue Eagles, his own hoop dreams came true...
View ArticleDA takes tighter measures to contain African swine fever in Cotabato
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Soccsksargen region has ordered tighter biosecurity measures and quarantine protocols to prevent the further spread of the...
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FACT CHECK: Manny Pacquiao’s online casino video ad uses deepfake
Claim: Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has launched and is endorsing an online casino application. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video posted on August 9 has gained 7.4 million views,...
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Ex-customs official links Dutertes, Michael Yang to illegal drugs
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Jimmy Guban, a former intelligence officer of the Bureau of Customs, implicated two members of the Duterte family and former presidential adviser Michael Yang to illegal drugs...
View ArticleAntonio Tiu sues to reclaim allegedly unpaid Greenergy shares from Binay...
MANILA, Philippines – Businessman Antonio Tiu has gone to court to reclaim 750 million shares of his holding company Greenergy, alleging that his former business partners — longtime friends with...
View ArticlePhilippines says US missile system poses no threat to China
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines sought to assure China on Friday that the presence of a US intermediate-range missile system on its territory posed no threat to China and would not destabilize...
View ArticleBack to work: EJ Obiena gears up for Lausanne event weeks after Olympic stint
MANILA, Philippines – It turned out to be just a brief rest for Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena after the Paris Olympics. Spending only a day in Manila, Obiena already returned to Italy to gear up...
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