Sandiganbayan dismisses P276-M ill-gotten wealth case vs Marcoses
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has dismissed a 37-year-old ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcos family, citing the defendants — which includes Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and...
View ArticleUP coach Monteverde, La Salle deputy Nazario give contrasting takes in...
MANILA, Philippines – As only heated rivals can deliver, the blockbuster battle between defending UAAP men’s basketball champion La Salle and three-peat finalist UP featured multiple high and low...
View ArticleCabagnot lauds ex-team San Miguel after playoff ouster: ‘They have...
RIZAL, Philippines – Alex Cabagnot tipped his hat to San Miguel after a hard-fought quarterfinal series in the PBA Governors’ Cup that nearly saw him and Converge upset his former team. Cabagnot said...
View Article‘Ha?!’ How Bishop David learned Pope Francis named him a cardinal
It was a laid-back Sunday morning, October 6 for Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David after a grueling first week of a monthlong Vatican summit. David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of...
View Article72-hour TRO issued vs BCDA, CDC over Kalangitan landfill closure
TARLAC, Philippines – The Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWM) has secured a 72-hour temporary restraining order (TRO) against the closure of the Kalangitan landfill. The TRO was issued by...
View ArticleIsrael bombs Lebanon, Gaza ahead of anniversary of October 7 attacks
Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday, October 6, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks that sparked its war, as Israel’s defense minister declared all...
View ArticlePope Francis slams world’s ‘shameful inability’ to stop Israel-Hamas war
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis criticized on Monday, October 7, what he called the “shameful inability” of the international community to end the war in the Middle East, one year after Hamas’ devastating...
View ArticleIgorot teen showcases culture, tradition at Gong Festival in Baguio
BAGUIO, Philippines – The open field in Melvin Jones had gone muddy, but it was still bustling with young people in colorful cultural attire. The heat was scorching, but the sounds of chants,...
View ArticleAteneo needs to rise above UAAP pressure even in ‘not great year,’ says Baldwin
MANILA, Philippines – Perhaps no team feels the pressure of breaking out of a slump more than the once-mighty Ateneo Blue Eagles. After Ateneo horribly crashed to the bottom of the UAAP Season 87...
View ArticleIsrael-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, as memorials mark war anniversary
Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third-largest city, Haifa, and Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon on Monday, October 7, one year after the devastating Hamas attack on Israel...
View ArticleCissy Houston, singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES, USA – Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died in her New Jersey home on Monday, October 7, at the age of 91. Houston’s...
View ArticleCarlos Yulo eyes holding training camps at National Academy of Sports
MANILA, Philippines – If things go according to plan, student-athletes of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) will get a chance to pick the brain of gymnastics superstar Carlos Yulo. Yulo said he is...
View ArticleAre you the next K-pop star? YG Entertainment to hold audition in Manila in...
MANILA, Philippines – Are you a fan of K-pop acts Akdong Musician, WINNER, TREASURE, and BABYMONSTER? You now have the chance to be under the same management as them! YG Entertainment, the South...
View Article[OPINION] Focusing on the fringes and tassels of personality politics
Distracted by events appropriately tackled as headline fare on the six o’clock news, Tiktok, gossip columns and social media chat rooms, so enamored are we with show business and entertainment, that...
View ArticleOnce bitter rivals, Morenos, Emanos join forces in bid to win key Cagayan de...
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Former Cagayan de Oro mayor Oscar Moreno and the Padayon Pilipino of the Emano political family have ended years of rivalry to unite against a common adversary: the group...
View Article‘This ruined our lives’: Bamban POGO ‘ghost’ owner surrenders
MANILA, Philippines – When Merlie Joy Castro went to the Senate in Pasay City on Tuesday, October 8, she knew she was not going to come home at the end of the day. It had been two weeks since a court...
View ArticleCOC filing day 8, local races: Alice Guo no-go, Nograles siblings, more...
CEBU, Philippines – The eighth and last day of filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 elections, on October 8, was full of surprises and unexpected twists that lasted until the very...
View ArticleEastern Samar sees last-minute shake-ups on final day of COC filing
EASTERN SAMAR, Philippines – Former Eastern Samar vice governor Christopher Sheen Gonzales filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for lone district representative of Eastern Samar as an independent...
View ArticleEx-agriculture chief challenges Cotabato governor’s reelection bid
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – Former agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol has launched his bid for Cotabato province’s top post, challenging reelectionist Governor Emmylou Taliño Mendoza....
View Article[Closer Look] God’s love and justice: Lessons from Cardinal-elect David
How many of the Philippines’ 85.6 million Roman Catholics are rejoicing over Pope Francis’ appointment of Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David as cardinal-elect? The Philippines has four cardinals...
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