LIVE UPDATES: USA vs France – 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball final
MANILA, Philippines – And then there were two. After surviving their respective semifinal foes by the slimmest of margins, Team USA and host country France duke it out for the 2024 Paris Olympics...
View ArticleThe Green Report: SONA, habagat, and Bataan oil spill
MANILA, Philippines – A lot can happen in just a week. This was the case last July, when the President’s State of the Nation Address on July 23 opened a very eventful week, with the enhanced southwest...
View ArticleCA affirms dismissal of ex-Pampanga mayor over procurement irregularities
PAMPANGA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the dismissal of Teddy Tumang, the former mayor of Mexico, Pampanga, and three other officials due to alleged irregularities in the...
View ArticleBritish doctors save Uzbek coach after cardiac arrest during Olympic gold...
PARIS, France – Two-time Olympic gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov on Saturday, August 10, thanked medical staff from the British team for their help in treating Uzbekistan coach Tulkin Kilichev when he...
View ArticleFrance defends Olympic men’s volleyball gold on home soil, sweeps world No. 1...
PARIS, France – France beat the world No. 1-ranked men’s volleyball team Poland, 25-19, 25-20, 25-23, to win the Olympic gold on Saturday, August 10, defending its title from the Tokyo Games, but this...
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Philippines says actions of China air force ‘illegal, reckless’
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday, August 11, condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the...
View ArticleHarris says she supports eliminating taxes on tips, like Trump
LAS VEGAS, USA – US Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters in Nevada on Saturday, August 10, she supported eliminating taxes on tips, taking a similar position to her rival Donald Trump in an...
View Article[Kitchen 143] Catering and packed meals at Kitchen City
Kitchen 143 now heads out of the home kitchen and visits old and new favorite restaurants in and out of Metro Manila. In this episode, we’re doing another switcheroo as Kitchen City catering drops by...
View ArticleKenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge falls 22km short of Olympic marathon in possible...
PARIS, France – Regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge met his match on Saturday, August 10, as he failed to finish the exceptionally hilly Paris Olympics course,...
View Article‘We can excel in sports’: Pagdanganan proves mettle in historic Olympic golf run
MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan may have fallen short of a historic Olympic golf medal for the Philippines, but the message is loud and clear. Ranked 125th in the world, Pagdanganan showed...
View ArticleIsrael orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores
CAIRO, Egypt – Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian residents and displaced families to leave in the dark as...
View ArticleCOA: Legazpi City incumbent mayor, husband liable for illegally disbursed funds
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed two notices of disallowances issued against former Legazpi City mayor Noel Rosal and his wife, incumbent mayor Carmen Rosal, in...
View ArticleGunmen kill village chief inside barangay hall in Pampanga
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Armed men shot dead a village chief inside a barangay hall in Arayat, Pampanga, on Sunday night, August 11. Authorities identified the fatality as Norberto “Mel” Lumbang, the...
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Full right-of-way acquisition for LRT1 Cavite Extension’s last stations eyed...
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects to complete the acquisition of right-of-way requirements for the last three stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1)...
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CA denies protection to red-tagged activists. Dissenter says ‘court ignored...
MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the application for protective writs of red-tagged environmental activists Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano, leading a dissenting justice to say...
View ArticleDOCUMENT: Full CA decision on Rappler’s SEC shutdown case
MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals voided a 2018 shutdown order against Rappler by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and ordered the restoration of the news organization’s...
View ArticleTRACKER: Government officials who publicly released their SALNs
MANILA, Philippines – A Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) is an important piece of document. It aims at promoting transparency in line with good governance. Government officials...
View Article5 suspects fall as Bacolod police step up anti-drug campaign
BACOLOD, Philippines – Authorities arrested five people and seized shabu (meth) valued at nearly P4 million hours apart from each other on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, signaling the start of...
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UK women of color learn self-defense in response to racist riots
LONDON, United Kingdom—At a London sports ground, Maya Hassan looks on with pride as around 30 women, nearly all Muslims and from ethnic minorities, join a self-defense class that she organized in...
View ArticlePort giant ICTSI earns record H1 income despite geopolitical, trade...
MANILA, Philippines – Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Incorporated (ICTSI) finished the first half of 2024 strong, growing its net income by 34% despite continued geopolitical...
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