UST survives Veejay Pre’s 31-point explosion, downs FEU to snap 3-game skid
MANILA, Philippines – The UST Growling Tigers snapped their three-game skid in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament following a hard-fought 79-70 win over the FEU Tamaraws at the Mall of...
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in north Gaza, medics say, as ceasefire talks resume
CAIRO – Israeli military strikes killed at least 45 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, October 27, most of them in the north of the enclave, Palestinian health officials said, as efforts to...
View ArticleBatangas flooding not caused by quarrying, DENR responsibility cited
BATANGAS – Several villages remain isolated 3 days after the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine that killed 54 individuals and displaced over 27,000 families in the province of Batangas. In...
View ArticleTNT pulls off surprise Game 1 blowout over Ginebra for PBA finals lead
RIZAL, Philippines – Heroes were aplenty as TNT gave Barangay Ginebra a surprise 104-88 beating to draw first blood in the PBA Governors’ Cup finals at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, October...
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Garbage trucks queue outside Capas landfill amid operational halt
TARLAC, Philippines – Several fully-loaded garbage trucks have been queueing outside the Kalangitan sanitary landfill since Friday, October 25, following the cessation of operations by Metro Clark...
View ArticleHaydee Ong takes on new role as WMPBL commissioner
MANILA, Philippines – A pillar in the Philippine women’s basketball scene, Haydee Ong is venturing into a new role as commissioner of the Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL). The new...
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Cop claims House lawmakers pressured him into corroborating drug war reward...
MANILA, Philippines – A police official invited to the Senate blue ribbon sub-committee investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs claimed House lawmakers pressured him into...
View ArticleMalacanang freezes assets of 7 companies being probed by House quad committee
PAMPANGA, Philippines – The Malacañang has directed the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to freeze and preserve all assets of the seven companies that are under investigation by the House of...
View Article#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Tuesday, October 29, 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas suspended classes for Tuesday, October 29, either due to recovery efforts in the wake of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) or in preparation for Severe Tropical...
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RESULTS: October 2024 Metallurgical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 41 out of 67 passed the Metallurgical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination given by the Board of Metallurgical Engineering in NCR,...
View ArticleSainz wins Mexico City Grand Prix, Norris closes gap to penalized Verstappen
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took an emotional win in the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday, October 27, after Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen was twice penalized for...
View ArticleCone says Ginebra ’embarrassed’ by TNT in Game 1 blowout
MANILA, Philippines – It was just one of those games for Tim Cone and Barangay Ginebra. Cone said the Gin Kings were simply outplayed by a razor-sharp TNT side as Ginebra absorbed a 104-88 beating in...
View ArticleDuterte: I told police to encourage criminals to fight back | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Duterte admits to inducing suspects to ‘fight’ so cops can kill them Under oath, former president Rodrigo Duterte...
View Article10th UST National Campus Journalism Awards now open for entries
This following is a press release by The Varsitarian. The Varsitarian, the 96-year-old official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), is now accepting entries from college- and...
View ArticleHard carry: MVP Jokic pours in 40-10 line as Nuggets edge Raptors by 2 in OT...
Nikola Jokic had seven of his 40 points in overtime and added 10 rebounds for the game as the visiting Denver Nuggets came back to defeat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 on Monday night (Tuesday, October...
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Police use Marcos-time policy to keep CHR in the dark in drug war probe
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has a perennial problem: it does not have full access to data on former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. This has been the case in the last eight years —...
View ArticleVatican anti-abuse commission demands clearer rules on compensating victims
VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church needs to unify policies on compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy, the Vatican’s child protection commission said in its first annual report on Tuesday,...
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‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ impressions: Why the new game is getting...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle comes to Xbox Series X/S, and Windows on December 9, 2024. It will be a day 1 release on Game Pass, and will eventually be ported to the PS5 in 2025. Publisher...
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Q&A: Lead developer Ezekiel Virant on translating Indiana Jones from movie to...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle comes to Xbox Series X/S, and Windows on December 9, 2024. It will be a day 1 release on Game Pass, and will eventually be ported to the PS5 in 2025. Publisher...
View ArticleDavid Charlton, CEO of David’s Salon, dies
MANILA, Philippines – David Charlton, the founder and CEO of popular beauty salon chain David’s Salon, has died, the chain’s official Facebook page announced on Tuesday night, October 29. Charlton was...
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