Paris Olympics 2024: Games, results, latest updates
New chapters of Philippine sports history seek to be written as 22 of the country’s best athletes compete for elusive medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11. Despite no longer...
View ArticlePacquiao returns to ring against kickboxer Anpo
TOKYO, Japan – Manny Pacquiao is used to fighting bigger guys. No wonder, the legendary Filipino boxer didn’t even flinch when he looked up to Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in their face-off on...
View ArticleSouthwest monsoon, trough of LPA east of Cagayan bringing rain
MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon or habagat and the trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility are causing rain in parts of the country,...
View ArticleKamala Harris campaign says it raises $200 million in a week
WASHINGTON, United States – US Vice President Kamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday, July 28, it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became a...
View ArticleTyphoon Carina and southwest monsoon: Weather updates, effects, relief efforts
Parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, have been seriously flooded due to the southwest monsoon or habagat, which is being enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi). Carina itself was felt in areas in...
View ArticleTaduran stops Shigeoka, clinches world crown
TOKYO, Japan – Given another chance, Pedro Taduran shone again and clinched the International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight belt from Ginjiro Shigeoka on Sunday, July 28, at the Shiga Daihatsu...
View ArticleJapanese kickboxer Anpo surprises Pacquiao as exhibition ends in draw
TOKYO, Japan – Eager to please the packed crowd, Manny Pacquiao flashed his brilliance in the last round of his exhibition bout against Rukiya Anpo on Sunday night, July 28, in the Super Rizin 3 at...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: USA vs Serbia – 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball
MANILA, Philippines – USA lived up to its billing as the reigning Olympic basketball champion blasted Serbia, 110-84, in its Paris Games opener. Kevin Durant led the Americans with 23 points on...
View ArticleHere’s a fancam of BINI’s ‘Cherry On Top’ performance at KCON LA 2024
MANILA, Philippines – P-pop group BINI on Sunday, July 28, Philippine time, took to the KCON LA 2024 stage as part of the M Countdown Pre Show. KCON is considered as the world’s largest K-pop music...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES, RESULTS: Team Philippines, 2024 Paris Olympics – July 29
MANILA, Philippines – All eyes are on boxer Aira Villegas as Team Philippines resumes its Paris Games campaign on Monday, July 29. Here is Team Philippines’ schedule (Manila time): 3:20 am – Aira...
View ArticlePH gymnasts Finnegan, Malabuyo, Jung-Ruivivar exit Olympics early
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in six decades, the Philippines sent a female gymnast – three in exact – to the Olympics. But their campaigns proved short-lived as Aleah Finnegan, Emma...
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Chinese fugitive caught in Benguet house linked to Harry Roque
MANILA, Philippines – The man caught in a house in Tuba, Benguet, on Saturday, July 27, was not Cambodian but a Chinese fugitive, according to Senator Risa Hontiveros. “The Cambodian passport held by...
View ArticleTarlac investigates report of bird flu outbreak
PAMPANGA, Philippines – The Tarlac provincial veterinary office, on Monday, July 29, said it is investigating recent claims of a bird flu outbreak following a report of positive cases in the province....
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New education chief, decades-old problems as public schools open
MANILA, Philippines – Jose Samson, principal of Carmona National High School (CNHS) in Cavite, pointed to a classroom shortage as the major challenge for their school on Monday, July 29. Play Video...
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Gov’t to spend P9.5 million on each first aid site in tourist destinations
MANILA, Philippines – The government is planning to build first aid facilities and booths in key tourist hotspots in the country, earmarking around P9.5 million to build both in each destination. The...
View ArticleNesthy Petecio begins golden quest in Paris Olympics vs Indian
MANILA, Philippines – It might be the final Olympics for Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio. And she hopes to end it at the top of the podium as Petecio looks to complete her unfinished business after...
View ArticlePetition to unseat Alice Guo as Bamban mayor filed | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Philippine gov’t seeks to unseat Alice Guo as mayor ‘because she is Chinese’ The Office of the Solicitor General...
View ArticleOlympic top seed Djokovic survives wobble to ease past error-prone Nadal
PARIS, France – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic overcame a brief bout of nerves in the second set to beat 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, 6-1, 6-4, in the Paris Olympics on Monday, July 29, and...
View ArticleNew mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire
CAIRO/DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip – Thousands of Palestinians fled a community in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, July 29, in the face of new Israeli evacuation orders, worsening the humanitarian...
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New roles for OhMyV33nus, Wise as Aurora unveils stacked Mobile Legends roster
MANILA, Philippines – Esports power duo Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna and Danerie James “Wise” del Rosario return to the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) Philippines, but not as players as...
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