Police face daunting task of capturing Quiboloy in vast, intricate Davao estate
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Along the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway in Davao City lies a sprawling labyrinth, shrouded and evading the gaze of the curious. The vast property, owned by the...
View ArticleLOOK: Hidilyn Diaz, Carlos Yulo share Olympic golden moment
MANILA, Philippines – The meetup couldn’t be any more historic and iconic. With the Eiffel Tower as their backdrop, weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz and gymnastics ace Carlos Yulo — the Philippines’...
View ArticleApolinario tackles Lardizabal for world flyweight crown in Mexico
MANILA, Philippines – Dave Apolinario tangles with fellow unbeaten fighter Angel Ayala Lardizabal for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) world flyweight crown on Friday, August 9...
View ArticleCouple involved in car rental scam nabbed for illegal dental practice
PAMPANGA, Philippines – A married couple running away from an alleged car rental scam was arrested on August 2 for illegally practicing dentistry in their residence in Sablan, Benguet. The Philippine...
View ArticleWith ‘Superpower,’ Zild creates a snapshot of his life over the past 2 years
MANILA, Philippines – It’s been two years since the release of Zild’s Medisina album, which told mundane stories of the singer-songwriter’s years spent growing up in the Metro – think Cubao and...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals voids 2018 Rappler shutdown order | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: ‘Rappler is Filipino’: CA voids 2018 Rappler shutdown, restores rights Rappler wins its biggest case as a company,...
View ArticlePagdanganan slips, Ardina rises ahead of Olympic women’s golf final round
MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan slipped seven spots as she fell out of the medal picture in the Paris Olympics women’s golf competition after the third round at the Le Golf National on...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES, RESULTS: Team Philippines, 2024 Paris Olympics – August 10
MANILA, Philippines – Team Philippines’ campaign in the Paris Olympics is down to its final day with three more athletes competing on Saturday, August 10. Here is Team Philippines’ schedule (Manila...
View ArticleOlympic debut for Philippine weightlifter Vanessa Sarno ends swiftly
MANILA, Philippines – What looked like a promising Paris Games campaign for rising weightlifting star Vanessa Sarno ended abruptly. The 20-year-old Sarno saw her Olympic debut come to a quick halt as...
View ArticleFilipino students win 2 golds, 1 silver at international nuclear science...
COTABATO, Philippines – Two Filipino secondary-level students won gold medals, and another secured a silver during the 1st International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) at New Clark City in Pampanga...
View ArticleIn Manila, how China set up an influence, espionage network
As COVID-19 restrictions were slowly easing around the world, a man identified by Philippine intelligence operatives as an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) quietly slipped into the...
View Article‘Toxic environment’ amid coaching drama takes toll as Sarno struggles in...
MANILA, Philippines – Sports is mental just as much as it is physical. Sadly, weightlifter Vanessa Sarno admitted to have succumbed to what she called a “toxic environment” as her Olympic debut in the...
View ArticleApolinario bows to body-punching Mexican in IBF flyweight title fight
MANILA, Philippines – Dave Apolinario joined the swelling rank of Filipino fighters who yielded to body blows on Friday, August 9 (Saturday, August 10, Philippine time). Dropped by Mexican Angel Ayala...
View ArticleOlympic uniform mishap due to logistical issues, say POC, PH golf
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) pointed to logistical problems that left golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie...
View ArticleFrance crushes No. 1 Poland to win back-to-back Olympic volleyball golds
PARIS, France – France beat world No. 1 Poland, 3-0, to win the Olympic men’s volleyball gold on Saturday, August 10, defending its title from the Tokyo Games but this time on home soil inside a...
View ArticlePagdanganan falls short of historic Olympic golf medal, Ardina finishes strong
MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan missed out on a historic medal for the Philippines as she finished at joint fourth in the Paris Olympics women’s golf competition at the Le Golf National on...
View ArticleHIGHLIGHTS: USA vs France – 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball final
Team USA claimed its fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball gold and its 17th overall after disposing of gritty host France, 98-87, in the Paris Games final. Steph Curry delivered another sensational...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Lin wins Olympic women’s boxing gold amid gender row
PARIS, France – Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute in the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women’s featherweight title on...
View ArticleNo ‘Miracle on the Seine’ as US drubs France for gold
PARIS, France –There was no ‘Miracle on the Seine’ at the Olympics on Saturday, August 10, as the United States men’s basketball team did as expected by grinding out a 98-87 win over France to claim a...
View ArticleFULL LIST: Winners, Cinemalaya 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The Cinemalaya Film Festival concluded its 2024 edition with its annual awards night, Sunday, August 11. Tumandok, a docu-fiction film that tracks the life of “a 16-year-old...
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