NLEX waives toll fees from Balintawak to Meycauayan starting March 24
MANILA, Philippines – Motorists passing through northbound part of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) from Balintawak to Meycauayan will not be charged with toll fees beginning Monday, March 24, at 12...
View ArticleThree-time UAAP MVP favorite Bella Belen keeps team first amid legendary...
MANILA, Philippines – When all is said and done, Bella Belen will etch her name in lore as one of the greatest women’s volleyball players in UAAP history. A two-time MVP winner for the NU Lady...
View ArticleThompson, Brownlee take over late as Ginebra closes in on title, grabs 3-2...
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra closed in on ending a two-year championship drought thanks to the endgame heroics of Justin Brownlee and Scottie Thompson. The Gin Kings tightened up the...
View ArticleDisinformation peddlers vs drug war victims may face charges
MANILA, Philippines – The arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte has sparked another wave of attacks on drug war victims’ families — this time, through disinformation and harassment online. One of...
View ArticleDirectors’ Guild calls out Puregold CinePanalo for pullout of West PH Sea docu
MANILA, Philippines – The Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) has called out organizers of the 2025 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festivals for choosing to “suppress the truth” after the...
View ArticleChot Reyes on heated exchange with Poy Erram: ‘Fed up with all the antics’
MANILA, Philippines – TNT head coach Chot Reyes reached his breaking point. Reyes took exception to Poy Erram’s behavior as they figured in a heated exchange in the third quarter of the Tropang Giga’s...
View ArticleYou love Tatay Digong? Bishop says The Hague is good for his soul
Everything, they say, happens for a reason. So how should supporters make sense of the arrest and detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte at The Hague? For Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon, it is a...
View ArticleUS, Philippines launch joint army drills with 5,000 soldiers
MANILA, Philippines – Soldiers from the Philippine and the US armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday, March 24, with drills focused on territorial defense and commanding...
View ArticleSGA, Kawhi showdown delivers as Thunder escape Clippers in 2-point thriller
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Aaron Wiggins added 19 as the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games by holding on for a 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles...
View ArticleView from Manila: Welcome to the Indo-Pacific, Secretary Hegseth
MANILA, Philippines – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to arrive in Manila on Friday, March 28, as he makes a swing of the Indo-Pacific — making him the first Cabinet-level official from...
View ArticleMarcos: support 11 senatorial candidates of Alyansa | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Rappler Recap: Imee Marcos, Camille Villar skip Alyansa rally again as admin bets woo Laguna President Ferdinand...
View ArticleBulacan congresswoman’s consultant among 3 killed in ambush
MANILA, Philippines – A consultant for Bulacan 3rd District Representative Lorna Silverio was among the three persons killed in an ambush in San Rafael, Bulacan, on Friday, March 21.Silverio told...
View Article2023 NSPC champion reminds us to be vigilant against fake news
Pitik Bulag has teamed up with #FactsFirstPH and MovePH (with the support of Google News Initiative) to produce a series of comics strips that focused on the 2025 Elections. One of the featured comic...
View ArticleHuman rights defenders rally in Berlin, demand justice for Duterte’s drug war...
Berlin, Germany – At Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate, demonstrators gathered Monday, March 24, in an atmosphere that was a mix of mourning and hope. Some held up banners with photographs of victims...
View ArticlePope Francis returns to Vatican, but remains out of public view
VATICAN CITY – After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday, March 23, since February 14 and returned to...
View ArticleSouth Korean wildfires spread, 3 more disaster zones named
SANCHEONG COUNTY, South Korea – Deadly wildfires spread further across South Korea on Monday, March 24, as authorities designated three more counties ‘special disaster zones’. At least four people...
View ArticleWhere to watch: Alex Eala vs Jessica Pegula – Miami Open semifinals 2025
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala has pulled off upsets one after the other. She looks to accomplish another one as she battles world No. 4 Jessica Pegula of the United States for a place in the finale...
View Article‘Oh come on’: Vico Sotto calls out rival Sarah Discaya for ‘dishonesty’
PASIG CITY, Philippines – Early in the evening of Wednesday, March 26, Sarah Discaya, who is running for mayor in Pasig, posted on Facebook explaining why her electoral slate, Team Kaya This, would...
View ArticleAlex Eala pulls off a major upset vs World no. 2 Iga Swiatek | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: ‘On cloud nine’: Alex Eala shocks 5-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in Miami Open Filipino tennis ace Alex...
View ArticleWho stands in Alex Eala’s way? Jessica Pegula, billionaire heiress and world...
MANILA, Philippines – After scoring a huge upset heard all around the world, Alex Eala shared that her ability to compartmentalize helped her not to get overwhelmed by the moment in front of her. Amid...
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