LIVE UPDATES: Filing of certificates of candidacy for 2025 Philippine elections
The Philippines will elect 12 new senators and 63 party-list representatives for the 2025 midterm elections, on top of over 18,000 local officials, from governor down to town or city councilor. Many...
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Filipinos prefer domestic travel, but most destinations remain offline
SINGAPORE – Domestic destinations beat even the well-loved Hong Kong and Japan for Filipino travelers, according to travel and experience app Klook. “Domestic travel is something that we started...
View ArticleJulian forces evacuations, road closures, work suspensions in Northern Luzon
BAGUIO, Philippines – Typhoon Julian (Krathon) maintained its strength as it swept across northern Luzon, triggering evacuations, road closures, and the release of dam waters as local governments...
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Got questions for Studio Ghibli’s Miyazaki Hayao? Now’s your chance to ask...
MANILA, Philippines – The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) is inviting fans across Asia to send questions for Japanese filmmaker and Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki Hayao, who was one of...
View Article[Ask Your Comelec] What to expect at filing of candidacies, nominations
MANILA, Philippines – When there are upcoming elections, there is the week-long filing of certificates of candidacy or nominations — the usual process — right? Yes, except there are new, stricter,...
View ArticleView from Manila: A 5-country sail in West Philippine Sea – and the circus of...
MANILA, Philippines – The truism in Philippine politics is that it’s all about addition. The line, attributed to the late senator Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez, both explains and gives permission to a...
View ArticleThirdy Ravena’s Dubai BC dominates Cedevita Olimpija for 2-0 start in ABA League
MANILA, Philippines – Thirdy Ravena’s Dubai Basketball Club (Dubai BC) made it two wins in a row in the ABA League after turning back the host Cedevita Olimpija, 92-84, at the Stožice Arena in...
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WATCH: Political cartoonists gather at Rappler to show how art fights for...
MANILA, Philippines – How does cartooning help in raising awareness on social and political issues? For some, the answer lies behind the shades and lines drawn in comics and political cartoons — a...
View ArticleSchool bus catches fire in Thailand with 44 people on board
BANGKOK, Thailand – At least 16 people were hospitalized in Thailand on Tuesday, October 1, when a school bus carrying an estimated 44 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the...
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ASIYA’s ‘Music Beyond Borders’ conference: Everything you need to know
MANILA, Philippines – ASIYA: Asian Music Festival & Conference, organized by KARPOS, will see notable and rising Asian music acts take the stage on October 12 and 13 at the World Trade Center...
View ArticleAlec Stockton relieved after escaping ejection in Game 3 as Converge stays in...
MANILA, Philippines – Alec Stockton heaved a huge sigh of relief as he propelled Converge to its biggest win in franchise history after nearly getting ejected. Stockton kept the FiberXers alive in the...
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Rekindling my love for photography: Capturing moments with the vivo V40 and...
I grew up loving cameras. I used to be a semi-pro photographer, and I say semi- because even though I’ve been paid to take photos on numerous occasions, this was never my main bread and butter....
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LIST: Candidates for mayor, vice mayor in Metro Manila for 2025 elections
MANILA, Philippines – Voters will again have the power to keep or change their current crop of local chief executives and officials when elections are held on May 12, 2025. Of particular interest are...
View ArticleLIST: Celebrities, online personalities running for gov’t positions in the...
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) began receiving certificates of candidacy (COC) on Tuesday, October 1, for the 2025 midterm elections. Among those who have declared their...
View ArticleControversial baseball legend Pete Rose dies at 83
Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time leader in hits who was banned from the Hall of Fame after he was caught gambling on baseball games, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada,...
View ArticleIn Cebu City, new alliances form as aspirants file candidacies for 2025...
CEBU, Philippines – Amid the political turmoil in Cebu, bigwigs in the metropolitan have announced the formation of alliances as the filing of of certificates of candidacy for the 2025 Philippine...
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Pope Francis, ahead of Vatican summit, asks pardon for abuse, treatment of women
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Tuesday, October 1, led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment by clergy of women and survivors of sexual...
View ArticleGrade 11 student dies in hazing ritual in Nueva Ecija
PAMPANGA, Philippines – An 18-year-old student died in an alleged hazing ritual in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija, on Sunday, September 29, according to a police report. The victim, Ren Joseph Bayan, was a...
View ArticleJapan’s Bridgestone halts Olympics sponsorship, joining Toyota, Panasonic
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese tire maker Bridgestone said on Tuesday, October 1, it would not renew its worldwide partnership agreements with the Olympics and Paralympics when they expire this year. That...
View ArticlePhivolcs: Taal Volcano eruption ‘ongoing’
This is a breaking news story. Please refresh for updates. MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced in a Facebook post at around 4:30 pm on...
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