Planning a trip to Europe? Here’s where to apply for a Schengen visa
MANILA, Philippines – Planning to visit Europe soon? You can apply for your Schengen visa at VFS Global’s newly inaugurated Joint Visa Application Center in Makati City. The relocated Joint Visa...
View ArticleLebanon’s Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at Israeli military...
DUBAI, UAE – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday, July 4, it launched more than 200 rockets and a swarm of drones at 10 Israeli military sites in response to the killing of one of the Iran-aligned...
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Jeremy Miado expects tough-earned but certain ONE win against Hiroba Minowa
MANILA, Philippines – Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado promises to dominate his next opponent and end his three-fight losing skid, the worst stretch of his MMA career. To do so, he has to hurdle...
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FACT CHECK: Link for DSWD educational aid registration is fake
Claim: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is offering educational cash assistance to students signing up through an online link. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: On June...
View ArticleFAST FACTS: Liquid ECHO, Falcons AP.Bren set to conquer grander 2024 Esports...
MANILA, Philippines – Liquid ECHO and Falcons AP.Bren look to avenge the Philippines in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2024, a part of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Philippines vs Georgia – FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024
Gilas Pilipinas stayed in the hunt for a Paris Games berth as it advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia on Thursday, July 4. The Philippines reached the...
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Marcos orders de-escalation in West Philippine Sea, military chief says
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered his armed forces to defuse tensions in the West Philippine Sea, his military chief said on Thursday, July 4, after a...
View ArticleDoing the improbable: Gilas Pilipinas 2 wins away from Olympic goal
MANILA, Philippines – It has been so long since the last time the country sent a basketball team to the Olympics that none of the players of this current Gilas Pilipinas group were born at the time....
View ArticleSCHEDULE: Pope Francis in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Singapore
MANILA, Philippines – The Vatican released on Friday evening, July 5, the schedule of Pope Francis’ two-week trip to Asia and Oceania in September, the longest journey of his 11-year-old papacy. The...
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Papal enemy Archbishop Vigano found guilty of schism and excommunicated
VATICAN CITY – Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said in a...
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Tandem or not? 2 Cebu City mayors hold separate state of the city addresses
It appears that a bigger storm is brewing in the Queen City of the South after two mayors, one acting, and the other on preventive suspension, each held their own State of the City Address (SOCA)....
View ArticleExpect pricier flights: NAIA terminal fees may climb 73% after privatization
MANILA, Philippines – The consortium led by Ramon Ang’s San Miguel Corporation is set to take over and rehabilitate Manila’s aging airport by September 2024. And it seems that passengers will soon...
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Suspended NFA employees ask Court of Appeals to junk Ombudsman’s order
MANILA, Philippines – Suspended National Food Authority (NFA) employees have sought the Court of Appeals’ (CA) intervention in their pending case before the Office of the Ombudsman. On July 4, 27...
View ArticleOne-and-done: Alas Pilipinas crashes out of Challenger Cup as Vietnam...
MANILA, Philippines – It’s a one-and-done stint for Alas Pilipinas in the 2024 FIVB Challenger Cup as world No. 34 Vietnam rolled to a 25-14, 25-22, 25-21 knockout quarterfinal sweep at the Ninoy...
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FELIP releases first solo album ‘7sins’
MANILA, Philippines – FELIP, also known as SB19’s Ken, released his first solo album ‘7sins’ on Friday, July 5. He described the nine-track album as a “journey of acknowledging human shortcomings.”...
View ArticleArgentina adds to Gilas Boys’ woes in FIBA U17 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines – Still not enough. After dropping their first four matches with an average losing margin of 65.5 points, Gilas Boys put up a valiant late-game stand against Argentina, but still...
View ArticleNATO chief Stoltenberg sidesteps questions on Biden’s health
BRUSSELS, Germany – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg sidestepped questions on Friday, July 5, about US President Joe Biden’s health ahead of an alliance summit in Washington next week, saying one reason...
View ArticleDalai Lama dismisses health rumors on 89th birthday
NEW DELHI, India – The Dalai Lama said on Saturday, July 6, he is recovering from a knee surgery and feels “physically fit,” brushing aside rumors of ill health on his 89th birthday. “Recently I had...
View Article‘Grow old together’: Jia de Guzman preaches continuity, locks in long-term...
MANILA, Philippines – The Alas Pilipinas women’s volleyball team saw its recent torrid winning streak snapped after longtime Southeast Asian tormentor Vietnam handed it a straight-set reality check in...
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[Only IN Hollywood] ‘Kinds of Kindness’ cast, Lanthimos on their ‘bizarre,...
LOS ANGELES, USA – “It’s impossible. I just trust him. The script is bizarre, strange, bonkers, and special, of course, but to try and unpack it too much, it would just get stuck in your head. And the...
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