IN PHOTOS: How Filipinos are preparing for Holy Week 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Christians around the world observe Holy Week — a culmination of the 40-day season of Lent — from April 13 to 19. It begins on Palm Sunday, which commemorates the entry of Jesus...
View ArticleShaina shines again: Nitura erupts for 37 to break UAAP single-season record
MANILA, Philippines – Shaina Nitura logged in another entry in the UAAP history books. Nitura dropped 37 points to reset the UAAP women’s volleyball single-season scoring record en route to lifting...
View ArticleAlleged Cebuano scam mastermind detained in US blames agents for fraud
CEBU, Philippines – Michael Cris Traya Sordilla, who was arrested in the United States in December 2024 for allegedly operating a book publishing scam, said through his lawyer, Oliver Baclay Jr., on...
View ArticleUAAP basketball commissioner Xavy Nunag resigns to focus on ‘business pursuits’
MANILA, Philippines – Former UP men’s basketball player and former Ateneo high school coach Xavy Nunag has stepped down from his post as UAAP basketball commissioner, the league announced on Saturday,...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: 2025 PVL All-Filipino finals Game 3 – Creamline vs Petro Gazz
An All-Filipino champion, finally. Petro Gazz arrested a Creamline comeback to capture its third PVL championship after a thrilling four-set clash, 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19, in the winner-take-all...
View ArticleWorld expert ‘fairly confident’ Duterte will be charged in ICC September hearing
Prosecutor Karim Khan will likely be successful in confirming the crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in the upcoming September hearing at the...
View ArticleBaler doesn’t let you leave — and that’s the best thing that could happen
There’s something about Baler. You think you’re just visiting — maybe for the waves or a quick weekend away from the city. But then, somewhere between wiping out on your first surf lesson and sipping...
View ArticleBehind the show cause orders: Comelec task force holding sexist bets accountable
MANILA, Philippines – Gone are the days when candidates in Philippine elections can just say misogynistic, discriminatory remarks in public campaigns, and simply get away with it. For the first time...
View ArticleSandra Cam’s many roles: Whistleblower, De Lima critic, Duterte supporter
Her name stirs up mixed feelings in people who have witnessed her evolution in the last decades. Some knew Sandra Cam as an anti-corruption whistleblower, while others regarded her as a tool against...
View ArticleUMPIL to hold 51st National Writers’ Congress
This is a press release from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas. The Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) or the Writers’ Union of the Philippines, the largest group of creative writers in...
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