Fans brave blistering heat to pay their respects to Nora Aunor
MANILA, Philippines – The sweltering heat proved no hindrance to fans who paid their respects to the late Nora Aunor. Supporters, many of them senior citizens, braved the hot weather and came in...
View ArticlePNP arrests 3 suspects in kidnap-slay of Anson Que, driver
MANILA, Philippines – Local police arrested three suspects in the kidnapping and killing of a businessman and his driver. Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean...
View ArticleIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens leadership structure, names new AI chief, memo...
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is streamlining the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen by...
View ArticleRussia’s Vladimir Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday, April 19, until the end of...
View ArticleBefore her death, Nora Aunor looked forward to reunion movie with Hilda Koronel
MANILA, Philippines – Nora Aunor and Hilda Koronel, two giants of Philippine cinema, were supposed to do a reunion movie. Director Adolfo Alix Jr. on Saturday, April 19, said Aunor had shown...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Easter Sunday Mass 2025 at the Vatican
MANILA, Philippines – A Mass is scheduled at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, April 20, celebrating the resurrection of Christ after a weeklong remembrance of his passion and death. The...
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Dulaang UP’s ‘Mga Anak ng Unos’ takes a critical look at the climate crisis
How can artistic spaces help us negotiate our distance from a global climate threat, and what does it mean to move past the individual when seeking concrete solutions? These vexing questions animate...
View Article[REFLECTION] Silent hope in the empty tomb
The disciples took down the body of Jesus from the cross, wrapped it in linen cloths, and buried it in the borrowed tomb near the garden. And for two days, there was silence. On Holy Saturday, there...
View ArticlePope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire
VATICAN – Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide as the pontiff, still recovering from pneumonia, looked on during a...
View ArticleAt venue of PVL title loss, Creamline mends wounds with AVC kickoff sweep of...
MANILA, Philippines – Last April 12, the Creamline Cool Smashers watched in muted disappointment as confetti scattered around the PhilSports Arena to signal the end of their four-peat PVL All-Filipino...
View ArticleCeltics to focus on clean slate, injury management in NBA title repeat bid
MANILA, Philippines – With a chance to be the first Boston Celtics team to repeat as NBA champions for the first time since 1969, the team is treating this title defense on a clean slate. The 18-time...
View Article10 Filipinos repatriated from Cambodia as DFA warns against job scams
MANILA, Philippines – At least ten more Filipinos arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, April 20, from Cambodia as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) further warned against “deceptive job...
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Reintroducing ALLMO$T, the Spotify RADAR group that defied distance in...
It was in 2018 when the hip-hop group ALLMO$T released one of their first-ever singles, “Bagay Tayo.” The song was as catchy as it could get — a straightforward modern love song that tells someone:...
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Duterte dynasty is what turned Ruy Lopez from Digong’s friend to oppositionist
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Uniteam’s break-up was not the first time the Dutertes bid farewell to a political friendship forged by years of alliance. It may have been nearly two decades ago, but former...
View ArticleSavi Davison, Mika Reyes surge as PLDT smacks young Aussies in AVC debut
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine teams went undefeated in the first day of the 2025 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Champions League as PLDT cruised to the quadruple-header’s most...
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Who might succeed Pope Francis? Some possible candidates
VATICAN CITY – Predict who the next pope will be at your peril. An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed front-runner ahead of the conclave, the closed-door...
View ArticleSC urged to stop construction of Samal Island-Davao City connector
MANILA, Philippines – Environmental groups, advocates filed a petition Monday, April 21, before the Supreme Court to stop the construction of Chinese-funded Samal Island-Davao City connector....
View ArticlePope Francis passes away at 88 | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the...
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House Speaker remembers Pope Francis in Tacloban: ‘Braved the storm, stood...
MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Martin Romualdez, whose clan dominates politics in Tacloban City, remembered on Monday, April 21, a leader of the Roman Catholic Church who “was a father, a friend,...
View ArticlePope Francis spent final day working, despite doctors’ orders
VATICAN CITY – After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months’ rest — but the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion...
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