Meta opens Quest operating system to third-party device makers
Meta Platforms is sharing its Quest headset’s operating system with rival device makers, including Microsoft, for the first time, it said on Monday, April 22, as it works to extend its influence over...
View ArticleWhat to expect from the first University of the Philippines-Visayas Fair
Miagao, Philippines – The UP Fair has been one of the most anticipated events in some University of the Philippines campuses. This year, UP Visayas will have its first-ever UP Fair – that will serve...
View ArticleMalacañang flags deepfake audio of Marcos ordering military attack
MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Tuesday, April 23, warned against a “audio deepfake” that made it appear that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the military...
View ArticleUS reaches $138.7 million civil settlement with victims of Larry Nassar
WASHINGTON, USA – The US Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million civil settlement with hundreds of victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who is serving time in prison for...
View ArticleUS Congress passes Ukraine, Israel foreign aid bill
WASHINGTON, USA – A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the US Congress late on Tuesday, April 23, after months of delay, clearing the way for fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia’s...
View ArticlePNP firearms office recommends revocation of Quiboloy’s gun license
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosives Office (PNP FEO) has recommended to revoke the gun license of embattled doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy. PNP FEO public...
View ArticleJohn Lennon’s lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
LONDON, United Kingdom – A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home...
View ArticleIsrael steps up strikes across Gaza, orders new evacuations in north
Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday, April 23, in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, and the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the enclave, warning...
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Former senator Rene Saguisag dies at 84
MANILA, Philippines – Former senator Rene Saguisag has died, his son, University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) executive director and lawyer Rebo Saguisag posted on his Facebook...
View ArticleNuggets, Cavs, and Knicks continue to deliver; now up two games to none
BALAYAN, Batangas — The Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, and Denver Nuggets all managed to claim a 2-0 lead in their matchup in the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Monday, April 22 (ET). The three teams had...
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SM Prime marks 30th anniversary with record-breaking income, P100B investment...
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH), the leading integrated property developer in the Philippines, marks its 30th anniversary as a publicly listed company with the announcement of its highest-ever recorded...
View ArticleMaguindanao del Sur in state of calamity due to El Niño
KORONADAL CITY, Philippines – Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro region has been placed under a state of calamity due to the effects of El Nino phenomenon, rendering losses in crops and livestock...
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Quiboloy on the run, but cash keeps coming as gifts for his 74th birthday
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Former followers of fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy, along with an American aiding victims of alleged abuses within the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) in the United...
View ArticleCisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments
WASHINGTON, USA – Technology firm Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital security devices to break in to government networks globally. In a blog post published on...
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[OPINION] On divorce and Filipino values
“Filipino values. Family values. But what do we really value? Life, safety, and sanity through divorce? Or that superficial image of a supposedly ideal marriage?” Em Abuton is a mother of four girls...
View ArticleAdvocates urge NHCP to save Homonhon Island from mining
CEBU, Philippines – Environmental group Save Homonhon Movement urged the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to take a proactive role in the protection of Homonhon island in...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts 18 in Arizona fake elector scheme; Trump is unindicted...
A grand jury has charged 18 people with allegedly taking part in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect then-US President Donald Trump in 2020, the state’s attorney general said on Wednesday,...
View ArticleMcKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
NEW YORK, USA – McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal...
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Hontiveros, Gatchalian urge DILG to suspend Bamban mayor
TARLAC, Philippines – Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian, on Wednesday, April 24, urged the Department of the Interior Local Government (DILG) to preventively suspend Mayor Alice Guo due...
View ArticleJoshLia is back: Things to know about Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto’s reunion...
MANILA, Philippines – Time to rejoice, JoshLia fans! After four years, former celebrity couple Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto are set to reunite on the big screen with the film UN/HAPPY FOR YOU....
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