Charly Suarez hopes to stay unbeaten in title eliminator for WBO belt
MANILA, Philippines – The quest to become the newest Filipino boxing world champion continues for Charly Suarez as he battles American Andres Cortes in a 10-round title eliminator in Glendale,...
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‘I’m not a dummy’: Cassandra Ong denies running POGO despite records
MANILA, Philippines – It is the second House of Representatives hearing for the high-value witness Cassandra Ong, but lawmakers are driven to frustration because the 24-year-old refuses even offers of...
View ArticleIn The Public Square: The real opposition? Makabayan aims for the Senate
MANILA, Philippines – On National Heroes Day, the Makabayan coalition of left-leaning party-list groups launched an ambitious Senate campaign: 10 candidates, mainly from the basic sectors, for the 12...
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NBI: 16 foreigners caught in Cebu POGO hub charged with qualified trafficking
CEBU, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said in a press conference on Tuesday, September 3, that 16 out of 169 foreign nationals caught in an illegal Philippine offshore gaming...
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COA delays publishing of audit reports. How can this affect us?
Thanks to audit reports, the public found out that the Department of Education (DepEd), under Vice President Sara Duterte, not only missed its targets but also incurred disallowances, putting the...
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What car is Pope Francis using in Jakarta?
Eleven years into his papacy, it’s the same old Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis, who was known to take city buses when he was Buenos Aires archbishop, stayed true to form and refused a luxury car...
View ArticleCaram provides power as injury-plagued Meralco zaps Converge to stretch win...
MANILA, Philippines – Meralco hardly looked like a team missing four key players. Drawing steady performances from its second stringers, the Bolts notched their third consecutive victory in the PBA...
View ArticleGame schedule, results, standings: NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine collegiate sports enters a year of celebration in 2024 as the NCAA, the “Grand Old League,” reaches its 100th season. The NCAA promises an action-packed calendar...
View ArticleOmbudsman orders suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission chief
MANILA, Philippines – Ombudsman Samuel Martires has ordered the preventive suspension without pay of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chair Monalisa Dimalanta for not more than six months. The...
View Article‘Hungriest team’: Baldwin, Ateneo look to defy odds in UAAP Season 87
MANILA, Philippines – With multi-titled coach Tab Baldwin at the helm, don’t count the young Ateneo Blue Eagles out just yet in UAAP Season 87. In stark contrast to his first seven seasons as the...
View Article[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam: Nica del Rosario
MANILA, Philippines – Just months after her Rappler Talk Entertainment appearance, Nica del Rosario takes the Live Jam stage on Thursday, September 5! Nica is the songwriter behind many of today’s OPM...
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Southwest monsoon still enhanced as Enteng becomes super typhoon outside PAR
MANILA, Philippines – Enteng (Yagi), which is still enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat even though it is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), intensified from a typhoon...
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4 shooting incidents in 6 days in Abra
BAGUIO, Philippines – While the rest of the country was pelted with monsoon rains, the province of Abra was being rained on by bullets. In the past six days, the province recorded four shooting...
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‘Like Jesus’ presence’: Over 80,000 attend Pope’s mass in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Only rock stars and presidents can usually fill Indonesia’s national stadium, but on Thursday, September 5, it was octogenarian Pope Francis who drew more than 80,000 fans to a...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis tours Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste,...
Pope Francis embarks on the longest trip of his pontificate as he visits Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore from September 3 to 13. Bookmark and refresh this page for live updates...
View ArticleWorld No. 1 Swiatek puzzled by service letdown in stunning US Open defeat
NEW YORK, USA – Iga Swiatek said she was unable to find a solution to issues that plagued her serve on Wednesday, September 4, as the world No. 1 lost, 6-2, 6-4, to Jessica Pegula in the US Open...
View ArticleCourt allows Alice Guo to attend Senate hearing on September 9
MANILA, Philippines – A Tarlac court that handles the two graft cases against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo has allowed the former local official to face a Senate probe on Monday, September...
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FACT CHECK: No expected tropical cyclone bigger than the Philippines
Claim: According to a Facebook post, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is expecting a tropical cyclone bigger than the Philippines to develop...
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Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea, country 2 of 12-day trip
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday evening, September 6, from Indonesia, where the 87-year-old leader of the global Catholic Church will continue an...
View Article‘I built this’: Pido Jarencio confident, proud of rejigged UST Tigers
MANILA, Philippines – When the UST Growling Tigers won only two UAAP games last year, head coach Pido Jarencio vowed to turn things around in Season 87. Jarencio, now in his second season back with...
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