Carlos Yulo says golden Olympic romp a ‘victory for all of us’ as Team...
MANILA, Philippines – This is not just a win for Carlos Yulo. The gymnastics star dedicated the pair of gold medals he won in the Paris Olympics to the entire country as he and Team Philippines...
View ArticleCOA: Publishing of audit reports will be delayed in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The publishing of the annual audit reports will be delayed this year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). During the House committee on appropriations’ deliberations of...
View ArticleAfrica public health body declares mpox emergency
Africa’s top public health body declared what it termed a “public health emergency of continental security” on Tuesday, August 13 over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic...
View ArticleProject 2028: Carlos Yulo looks forward to defending Olympic gold medals in LA
MANILA, Philippines – The work never stops for an athlete in their prime, and the same can easily be said for the Philippines’ pride Carlos Yulo, now a worldwide gymnastics superstar after nailing the...
View ArticleCarlos Yulo receives P20 million from Marcos’ office as all PH Olympians...
MANILA, Philippines – Gymnastics star Carlos Yulo received a cash windfall that the Philippines’ first Olympic double gold medalist deserves. Yulo, 24, got rewarded P20 million from the Office of the...
View Article‘It hurts’: Some UST instructors lose teaching load over health permit policy
MANILA, Philippines – Journalist Leo Laparan II has always been passionate about teaching. So when an opportunity opened up for Laparan to teach journalism classes at the University of Santo Tomas...
View ArticleFormer Ateneo student-manager bags inaugural UAAP NBA 2K crown
MANILA, Philippines – Dreams come in different forms. For Ateneo’s Paolo Medina, a former student-manager for the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball champion Blue Eagles, his own hoop dreams came true...
View ArticleDA takes tighter measures to contain African swine fever in Cotabato
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Soccsksargen region has ordered tighter biosecurity measures and quarantine protocols to prevent the further spread of the...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Manny Pacquiao’s online casino video ad uses deepfake
Claim: Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has launched and is endorsing an online casino application. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video posted on August 9 has gained 7.4 million views,...
View ArticleEx-customs official links Dutertes, Michael Yang to illegal drugs
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Jimmy Guban, a former intelligence officer of the Bureau of Customs, implicated two members of the Duterte family and former presidential adviser Michael Yang to illegal drugs...
View ArticleAntonio Tiu sues to reclaim allegedly unpaid Greenergy shares from Binay...
MANILA, Philippines – Businessman Antonio Tiu has gone to court to reclaim 750 million shares of his holding company Greenergy, alleging that his former business partners — longtime friends with...
View ArticlePhilippines says US missile system poses no threat to China
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines sought to assure China on Friday that the presence of a US intermediate-range missile system on its territory posed no threat to China and would not destabilize...
View ArticleBack to work: EJ Obiena gears up for Lausanne event weeks after Olympic stint
MANILA, Philippines – It turned out to be just a brief rest for Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena after the Paris Olympics. Spending only a day in Manila, Obiena already returned to Italy to gear up...
View ArticleEx-PMA cadets guilty of hazing, killing Darwin Dormitorio | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: 2 ex-PMA cadets convicted of murder, 1 guilty of hazing in Dormitorio death Three former cadets of the Philippine...
View ArticleAs ASF cases spread, some hog raisers move their pigs — and make situation worse
MANILA, Philippines – As the number of villages in the country with active African Swine Fever (ASF) cases rises rapidly, some hog raisers in areas hit by the deadly disease are in panic and trying to...
View ArticleEva Le Queen seeks to evolve Filipino drag through ‘Drag Race Global All...
MANILA, Philippines – During a premiere viewing party of RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, Eva Le Queen was performing a lipsync of Six: The Musical’s “No Way” to an electric crowd when the stage...
View ArticleMothering! Olympians who are also supermoms
MANILA, Philippines – What can’t moms do? These well-known Olympians and female athletes prove that being a supermom is a feat to be proud of, inside and out. The training to qualify for the Olympics...
View ArticleMoving forward: 3 widows on finding love again
MANILA, Philippines– “Our love is like the wind; you cannot see it, but you can feel it.” This poignant quote from Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel A Walk To Remember encapsulates the grief and...
View ArticleWhat to expect at Solaire North in Quezon City
MANILA, Philippines – Stepping into the new Solaire Resort North in Quezon City feels like visiting the more localized yet still upscale sequel to Solaire Entertainment City’s Pasay flagship branch....
View Article‘Consent is non-negotiable’: Groups raise alarm over Padilla’s remarks on women
MANILA, Philippines – Several women’s groups hit Senator Robin Padilla’s remarks during a Senate probe earlier this week. Progressive women’s group Gabriela condemned Padilla’s statements, which they...
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