Strong earthquake strikes off California, tsunami warning canceled
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, December 5, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Mapua vs Benilde – NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball finals,...
MANILA, Philippines – Can Mapua finally end its 33-year title drought? After drawing first blood against College of St. Benilde, Mapua looks to clinch its first NCAA crown since 1991 when both teams...
View ArticlePH men’s football unveils 26-man lineup for Electric Cup amid roster challenges
MANILA, Philippines –The Philippine men’s football team unveiled its 26-man lineup for the Mitsubishi Electric Cup later this month despite confronting roadblocks in tapping players on its wishlist....
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Yoon under pressure to resign as threat of impeachment looms
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s ruling party leader said President Yoon Suk Yeol needed to be removed from power for trying to impose martial law, increasing the pressure on him to quit even though...
View ArticleAlex Eala books semis spot in ITF W100 Dubai
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala has put herself in a position not only to finish her season with a championship trophy, but also to end the year with a new career high in the world rankings. Eala...
View ArticleICC prosecutor to stay on as UN investigates alleged sexual misconduct — report
THE HAGUE – International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan will be allowed to stay on in his role at the world’s permanent war crimes tribunal during a UN-led investigation into his alleged sexual...
View ArticlePhilippines accepts Jakarta’s transfer proposal for Mary Jane Veloso | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Philippines agrees to transfer proposal for prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, Indonesia says The Philippines agrees to...
View ArticleMeralco survives Terrafirma to stay perfect; Eastern gives TNT rude welcome...
MANILA, Philippines – The Meralco Bolts overcame a gutsy challenge put up by the Terrafirma Dyip to extend their unbeaten run to three games in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, 96-91, at the Ninoy Aquino...
View ArticleWHO sends experts to help DR Congo diagnose mystery disease
BERLIN, Germany – The World Health Organization said on Friday, December 6, it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet...
View Article[REFLECTION] He loved with a human heart
Toward the end of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis released his fourth encyclical titled Dilexit Nos (DN), or He Loved Us in English. The encyclical is centered on the human...
View ArticleCOA flags Dumaguete Water District for P24.38-M water revenue loss
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The percentage of non-revenue water (NRW) to total water production in the Dumaguete City Water District (DCWD) was recorded at a high 41.35% in 2023, the Commission on Audit...
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Political dynasties also swarm the party-list elections
While Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and his wife Cavite Representative Lani Mercado seek reelection next year, their son Bryan Revilla aims to keep his party-list seat in the House of...
View Article‘Like a dream’: Emotional Escamis leads Mapua to elusive NCAA title
MANILA, Philippines – Clint Escamis cried tears of joy as Mapua captured the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball throne following a finals sweep of St. Benilde. It marked the Cardinals’ first...
View ArticleNetflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ hits screen in Havana
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Yara cinema in Cuba’s capital on Friday evening for a screening of the first TV adaptation of one of Latin America’s most beloved novels, a mammoth challenge...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: La Salle vs UP – UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball finals, Game 1
MANILA, Philippines – The rematch is set. For the second year in a row, the defending champion La Salle Green Archers and the UP Fighting Maroons will fight for the crown in the UAAP Season 87 men’s...
View ArticleLIVE: Bishop Ambo David, 20 others join College of Cardinals
Watch the consistory here at 11 pm (Manila time) on Saturday, December 7. MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis leads an ordinary public consistory at Saint Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, December 7, to...
View ArticleNCAA finals loss to Mapua dampens dominant season for Benilde star Allen Liwag
MANILA, Philippines – St. Benilde star Allen Liwag joined elite company as he earned the Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors in NCAA Season 100. The 6-foot-6 big man became...
View ArticleAce queen Coronel leads Cebu conquest as Galeries snaps 14-game skid; Cignal...
MANILA, Philippines – The Galeries Tower Highrisers finally arrested a 14-game skid spanning three PVL conferences as they swept the Capital1 Solar Spikers in a rollercoaster result, 26-24, 25-14,...
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Bishop Ambo David takes oath as 10th Filipino cardinal
MANILA, Philippines – Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David took his oath as the 10th Filipino cardinal on Saturday, December 7, joining an elite group of Catholic clergymen tasked to advise the...
View ArticlePampanga pulls off back-to-back MPBL title romp over Quezon
MANILA, Philippines – They’re truly Pampanga’s best. Powered by MVP Justine Baltazar, the Pampanga Giant Lanterns completed a finals series sweep of the Quezon Huskers, 65-61, to become the first...
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