Who helped Alice Guo flee from the Philippines?
Who could it have been? Speculation was rife over the identity of the mystery person who aided dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, when she fled the Philippines last July. Senators who were...
View ArticlePolice played Apollo Quiboloy’s ‘game’ until told to ‘finish it’
Alleged trafficker and doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy finally appeared in public on September 9, not as a televangelist, but as a captured fugitive who faces cases of abuse and trafficking. Wearing...
View ArticleEx-DOF official Andutan gets more jail time over tax credit fraud
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has convicted Uldarico Andutan Jr., former deputy executive director of the Department of Finance (DOF)’s now-defunct One-Stop Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and...
View ArticleJames Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES, USA – American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as intergalactic...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: House holds 2nd round of 2025 budget deliberations for Sara...
MANILA, Philippines – The House appropriations committee tackles the proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President for the second time on Tuesday, September 10, after Vice President Sara...
View ArticleDozens killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camp in Gaza
CAIRO, Egypt – Israeli airstrikes on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians killed and wounded 65 people in southern Gaza, the enclave’s civil emergency service said early on Tuesday, September 10, as...
View ArticleBeyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ shut out of Country Music Award nominations
LOS ANGELES, USA – Voters for the Country Music Awards snubbed superstar singer Beyonce’s album Cowboy Carter and showered singer Morgan Wallen with seven nominations on Monday, September 9. Wallen...
View ArticleSara Duterte, entire OVP snub 2nd round of House budget deliberations
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte and her entire office skipped the second round of budget deliberations for her agency, putting the status of her funding request for 2025 in limbo....
View ArticleCan AI help take better portraits? Let’s find out with the HONOR 200
You’ll never believe what this phone’s AI tools did for me and the portrait photos I took. I am one of those people who would find it hard to appreciate an AI-generated image. For me, they’re...
View ArticleHuawei teases tri-fold smartphone, raising competition with Apple in China
SHENZHEN, China – China’s Huawei Technologies unveils a three-way foldable phone on Tuesday, September 10, as it seeks to widen its lead over Apple in the world’s biggest smartphone market with a new...
View ArticleDFA Apostille Receiving Center opens in Ilocos Norte
(This is a press release from Robinsons Land Corporation.) Kablaaw, Ilocos! Here’s some exciting news for mallgoers in the north: the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Consular Office in Ilocos...
View ArticleUS government demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday, September 10, demanded an overhaul of Israeli military conduct in the occupied West Bank as they decried the fatal...
View ArticleMicrosoft hosts cybersecurity summit after global IT outage
Microsoft held a summit on Tuesday, September 10, to discuss steps to improve cybersecurity systems, after a faulty software update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage in July. The conference...
View ArticleStart your financial resolutions early with these goal-setting tips from...
New year, new you. It’s a familiar mantra that people usually say at the start of the year. But instead of waiting for January after you have received and spent all your Christmas bonus and additional...
View ArticleHarris goes on offense against Trump in combative debate
PHILADELPHIA, USA – Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative presidential debate on Tuesday, September 10, with a stream of attacks on...
View ArticlePharrell’s animated biopic populated by LEGOs
TORONTO, Canada – The flesh-and-blood Pharrell Williams walked the red carpet on Tuesday, September 10 with the star of his new animated biopic—a Pharrell Williams made of LEGO blocks—as Piece by...
View ArticleEyeing discounts for your next grand getaway? Klook Travel Fest 2024 has got...
What’s up, Klook-kada! The Klook Travel Fest 2024 is finally back with irresistible deals and discounts! If you’ve been itching to book your next trip, this exciting festival has everything you’re...
View ArticleTech firm executives to testify before US Senate about election threats
WASHINGTON, USA – Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats. Google...
View ArticleThe Kid LAROI in Manila: What you need to know
MANILA, Philippines – This is it, Filipino The Kid LAROI fans! The Australian rapper-singer is finally set to make his Manila debut on November 5 as he headlines his The First Time tour. View this...
View ArticleApple tax bonanza hands Ireland political, reputational headache
DUBLIN, Ireland – An EU court order that Apple pay Ireland 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in back taxes triggered mixed feelings in Dublin on Tuesday, September 10, as the government assessed...
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