Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea
HONG KONG – China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing’s latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea,...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Prayer rallies on Rodrigo Duterte’s 80th birthday
Supporters of Rodrigo Duterte are staging prayer rallies on Friday, March 28, to mark the 80th birthday of the former president who is now detained in The Hague. Protesters are calling for Duterte’s...
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LIVE UPDATES: Local campaign period kickoff – 2025 Philippine elections
More than 41,000 candidates vying for over 18,000 local positions will officially start campaigning on Friday, March 28. The 45-day local campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections is taking place...
View ArticleIn the Running: Local campaign kickoff for 2025 elections
MANILA, Philippines – March 28 is the start of the campaign period for local elections in the country. Politicians’ activities and materials courting voters’ support in the provinces, congressional...
View ArticleLIST: April 2025 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for April 2025, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. April 1 – Agdangan,...
View ArticleLesson learned: Ateneo sweeps Nitura, Adamson in second clash
MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo sure learned its lesson. Smarting from a painful first-round battle, the Ateneo Blue Eagles dominated the Adamson Lady Falcons this time, finishing them off in straight...
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LA’s Alo Yoga to open first Philippine store in Makati City
MANILA, Philippine – Good news, yogis and fitness junkies! Los Angeles’ famed Alo Yoga is finally heading to the Philippines. The fashion and lifestyle brand known for its luxury activewear is set to...
View ArticleUS judge halts deportation of Turkish student in Massachusetts
MASSACHUSETTS, USA – A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday, March 28, temporarily barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in...
View ArticleMelvin Jerusalem targets knockout vs Shigeoka in rematch
MANILA, Philippines – When they fought last year, Melvin Jerusalem knocked down Yudai Shigeoka twice and scraped a split decision to snatch the Japanese’s WBC (World Boxing Council) minimumweight belt...
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Should there be any issue with Koko Pimentel’s appearance at a TUPAD...
It’s frowned upon but it used to be no big deal — and even expected — to see politicians at a social service event. Such should have been the case on Friday, March 28, the first day of the local...
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[Finterest] Are hidden FX fees eating into your remittances?
MANILA, Philippines – Sending money home might be costing you more than you think. A new study by remittance service Wise reveals that Filipinos lost P8.37 billion to hidden foreign exchange fees in...
View ArticleMulti-awarded artist Juvenal Sansó dies
MANILA, Philippines – Renowned artist Juvenal Sansó has died. He was 95. Leon Gallery and Fundacion Sansó confirmed the news on Saturday, March 29. A celebrated cultural icon with a career spanning...
View ArticleChronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can...
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the US, chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed. The consequences of advanced chronic...
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IN PHOTOS: Daniel Caesar headlines Wanderland 2025
MANILA, Philippines – For the 10th anniversary celebration of Wanderland, the two-day homegrown music festival curated a lineup consisting of old favorites, promising acts on the rise, and well-loved...
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Magayon retold: Bicolana artists reclaim women’s narratives through vibrant,...
ALBAY, Philippines – Bicols’s most revered legend about Mayon Volcano is about a maiden called Magayon, a name rooted in a Bikolnon word that means beautiful. For so long, the story has been told...
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In Cebu, Best Buddies Philippines leads friendship walk for youth and IDD...
CEBU, Philippines – Best Buddies Philippines led their first “friendship” walk with the youth sector and advocates at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu in Cebu City on Saturday, March 29, to raise awareness...
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[Rear View] At The Hague, migrant Filipinos pray for the death-dealing father...
They arrived in trickles, gathering in front of the prison fortress in the dead of night, oblivious to the biting cold they had cursed years ago when their longing for safety and shelter for kin took...
View Article2 dead in Cessna plane crash in Pangasinan
MANILA, Philippines –Two pilots aboard a Cessna training aircraft were killed after the plane crashed in Lingayen, Pangasinan, on Sunday, March 30, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the...
View ArticlePentagon’s Hegseth says US command in ‘warrior’ Japan being upgraded to deter...
TOKYO, Japan – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday, March 30, as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said implementing of a plan to upgrade the US military...
View ArticleAngel Canino ‘okay’ after scary neck injury, mother Sol reassures fans
MANILA, Philippines – Sol Canino took to social media to reassure fans that her daughter Angel is recovering well after an unfortunate and accidental clash with teammate Shevana Laput in the fourth...
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