Alas Pilipinas captain Jia de Guzman hopes AVC Best Setter award sparks...
MANILA, Philippines – Multi-awarded setter Jia de Guzman has received universal praise in her stint as Alas Pilipinas captain in the 2024 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup. Not only...
View Article‘Hope it’s our turn’: Meralco eyes breakthrough PH Cup finals after dragging...
MANILA, Philippines – Maybe this time, the odds will favor Meralco. Dealt multiple heartbreaks by Barangay Ginebra through the years, the Bolts stare at a breakthrough finals appearance in the PBA...
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[Only IN Hollywood] Cannes climaxes with historic honors for films...
LOS ANGELES, USA – Inside the Palais des Festivals, while waiting for the 77th Cannes Film Festival closing ceremonies to begin, and as the guests started to trickle in from the famed red carpet, I...
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QC to hold ‘Graduation Rights’ for students barred from marching due to SOGIE
MANILA, Philippines – Students who live or study in Quezon City who were unable to participate in their graduation ceremonies presenting their preferred gender expression have a chance to march in a...
View ArticleIn anti-gambling Tarlac, how did a POGO rise in small town Bamban?
TARLAC, Philippines – Add this to the reasons having Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) in Mayor Alice Guo’s Bamban is odd: the small town is part of the province of Tarlac, which has...
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The GCash effect: More middle-income earners join stock market
MANILA, Philippines – There are now almost 2 million stock traders in the Philippines, bulk of whom comprise the middle class, as fintech giant GCash and its stock trading platform encouraged more...
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LWUA’s interim officials for Cagayan de Oro water firm face pushback
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) installed interim officials in the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) on Wednesday, May 29, a move questioned by the...
View ArticleWATCH: Why embattled Filipino student publications continue to report
MANILA, Philippines – At a time when press freedom continues to be worrisome, how do student journalists assert their right to report? Mainstream and alternative journalists continue to experience...
View Article[WATCH] Experience modern cave dwelling in Cappadocia’s cave hotels
CAPPADOCIA, Turkey – Cave homes have been ubiquitous in Cappadocia since at least 3000 B.C., but the emergence of cave hotels can only be traced back to 2002. Tourists and travelers can look forward...
View Article14 Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial
HONG KONG – Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday, May 30, in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the...
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Growing middle class: Filipinos turn to more expensive imported alcohol
MANILA, Philippines – Here’s another sign of an expanding Philippine middle class. Filipinos who consume hard drinks are shifting to more expensive imported spirits, according to billionaire Lucio...
View ArticleTrump is a convicted felon. Now what?
Donald Trump, the first former US president to be convicted of a crime, will remain a free man while he awaits sentencing and could avoid a prison term entirely for falsifying business records to...
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How Donald Trump got convicted at his hush money trial
NEW YORK, USA – In their opening statement at Donald Trump’s criminal trial, the prosecutors seeking to win the first-ever criminal conviction of a sitting or former US president made a bold...
View ArticleAuditors call out Masbate over short-lived benefits of costly road projects
SORSOGON, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the provincial government of Masbate again for its spendings on infrastructure projects, specifically about its use of P641.7 million...
View Article#SincerelyScouts: Sila
Silang mga Sisa, higit pa sa isang inaSila ay nagluluwal, ng mga bayani ng sambayanan Silang mga Gabriela, higit pa sa asawaSila’y mga may paninindigan, tagapagbuo ng kasaysayan Silang mga Lorena,...
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SM Cares and Global Peace Foundation wrap up Visayas segment of 2024 Global...
As part of their efforts to inspire the youth to become catalysts for change, SM Cares and the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) recently completed the Visayas leg of the 2024 Global Youth Summit (GYS)....
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[In This Economy] Can the Philippine economy triple in size by 2033?
On May 27, the government’s top economic managers led the Philippine Economic Briefing, a forum held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), where the economy’s current state and...
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Dapitan leads the way, pioneers eBOSS in Zamboanga Peninsula
DAPITAN, Philippines – The city government of Dapitan has earned high praise from the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for becoming the first government in the Zamboanga Peninsula region to become...
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SM Supermalls partners with public and private sectors to combat online fraud
In collaboration with several government agencies, advocacy groups, and Meta, SM Supermalls embarked on a pioneering initiative to fortify consumer protection in the digital sphere, aligning with the...
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China’s defense ministry condemns US missile deployment in Philippines
China’s defense ministry on Thursday, May 30, strongly condemned the deployment of a US intermediate range missile system in the northern Philippines during military drills in April, saying it...
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