2 workers die after scaffolding collapses in Laguna mall construction site
MANILA, Philippines – Two construction workers died after scaffolding collapsed at a building site in Santa Rosa, Laguna on Sunday, April 13. Santa Rosa Police Chief Benson Pimentel told DZBB radio...
View ArticleHunt, Iffland rule again as El Nido leg of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series...
PALAWAN, Philippines – History repeated itself for Rhiannan Iffland and Gary Hunt as the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returned to El Nido. Hunt and Iffland claimed top honors to open the 2025...
View ArticlePANOORIN: Palaspas ng mga namatayan at walang tahanan
MAYNILA, Pilipinas – Madamdaming Linggo ng Palaspas ang ipinagdiwang ng mga taong walang tahanan, pati na ng mga namatayan sa giyera kontra droga. Pinangunahan ito ni Father Flavie Villanueva sa...
View ArticleSpotify RADAR artist Justin Vasquez wants you to know his story through R&B...
When music becomes the air you breathe as a child, it almost seems natural to go on to carve your own path as an artist as you grow up. This is what singer-songwriter Justin Vasquez’s beginnings were...
View ArticlePhoenix stuns Meralco for 1st win; Converge wallops Blackwater by 31
MANILA, Philippines – The Phoenix Fuel Masters barged into the winning column of the PBA Philippine Cup after pulling off a 109-97 upset of the defending champion Meralco Bolts at the Ninoy Aquino...
View ArticleSM Retail targets Gen Z shoppers as their in-store purchases rise
MANILA, Philippines – Digital natives don’t do everything online. SM Retail in 2024 saw Gen Zs spending 13% more by buying goods at SM’s physical department stores, prompting the retail giant to...
View ArticleImee Marcos secures Sara Duterte’s backing after exiting brother’s slate
MANILA, Philippines – Reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos has secured the endorsement of Vice President Sara Duterte after exiting her brother’s Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate. In a campaign...
View ArticleAs health issues mount, Choco Mucho looks for wealth in 2nd PVL rookie draft
MANILA, Philippines – After running out of steam in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference playoffs, the Choco Mucho Flying Titans are back to the drawing board with hopes to add firepower through...
View ArticleView from Manila: ASEAN tariff talks continue, and a ‘milestone’ on South...
MANILA, Philippines — More than a week after United States President Donald Trump Jr. launched a global trade war through what he has insisted are “reciprocal tariffs,” Southeast Asia’s economic...
View ArticleNikola Jokic MVP bid wraps up as Nuggets blast 2nd-ranked Rockets to earn 4th...
Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon finished with 18 apiece, and the visiting Denver Nuggets clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 win over...
View ArticleTwo journalists write COVID diary based on years in China
Filipino-American journalists Rene Pastor and his wife Cristina DC Pastor did not expect the heavy knock on the door of their Beijing apartment one night in 2020. It was time for midnight COVID-19...
View ArticlePope puts Sagrada Familia architect Gaudi on path to sainthood
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona’s “Sagrada Familia” basilica, the Vatican said on Monday. Gaudi was...
View ArticleBulacan residents cite water as top issue | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Since Villars’ PrimeWater took over, Bulacan residents suffering for years Rappler asks attendees in a Bulacan...
View ArticleTOPNOTCHERS: March 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination
The Professional Regulation Commission announced on Monday, March 14, that 1,901 out of 3,827 passed the Physicians Licensure Examination this March 2025. Here is the list of examinees who made it to...
View ArticleKaty Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on Monday, April 14, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60...
View ArticleAlex Eala off to blazing start despite rain delays in WTA Portugal bid
MANILA, Philippines – The new phase of Alex Eala’s career has begun, and not even three rain delays could derail her from getting off to a solid start. Seeded No. 1 for the first time in her career...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot launches direct flights to Iloilo
MANILA, Philippines – Scoot Airlines, the budget carrier of Singapore Airlines, has launched its Singapore-Iloilo service this week. The maiden Singapore-Iloilo flight landed in the Iloilo...
View ArticleImee Marcos on Sara Duterte’s support: Not a ‘reward’ | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Imee Marcos: Sara Duterte’s endorsement not ‘reward’ for Senate ICC probe Reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos says...
View ArticleSolGen asks SC to junk transparency petition vs Comelec on Miru deal
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss a petition seeking to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disclose documents related...
View Article‘Secret ingredient’ rimas, an everyday Malaynon staple during Lent
BORACAY, Philippines – Unknown to many, the breadfruit locally known as rimas has been a centuries-old staple of the residents here in Malay, Aklan. Desiree Segovia, who chairs the Federation of Women...
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