MassKara Festival’s grand countdown draws twice the crowd in 2024
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The 45th edition of the two-week MassKara Festival kicked off on Friday night, October 11, at the Bacolod City Government Center, drawing an impressive crowd of 45,000...
View ArticleAboitiz investment to give Misamis Oriental airport world-class upgrade
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) has committed P12.75 billion for the expansion of Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental, aiming to elevate the facility to world-class...
View ArticleNicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Israel
Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, October 11, calling the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.” Nicaragua’s government, in...
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Han Kang: Innovative South Korean author wins the 2024 Nobel prize for...
It’s often the case that when poets write novels, they deliver arrestingly vivid and nimble prose. Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (2007) is a case in point, and it is no doubt the work that was most...
View ArticleFilm ‘Emilia Perez’ helped Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana ‘feel’ and ‘reconnect’
LONDON, United Kingdom — Superstars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana say making the genre-bending movie Emilia Perez allowed them to tap into their emotions and talents. Directed by French auteur Jacques...
View ArticleIn Pangasinan, dynasties are still vying for control in 2025
DAGUPAN, Philippines – From October 1 to 8, a total of 1,147 aspirants in the province of Pangasinan submitted their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm elections. Majority of these...
View ArticleHarris releases medical report, drawing contrast with Trump
WASHINGTON, USA – Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor on Saturday, October 11, that pronounced her in good health and fit for high...
View ArticleMike Phillips plays defense off-court, backs Topex Robinson after...
MANILA, Philippines – Their brother’s keeper. La Salle star forward Mike Phillips came to the defense of his head coach, Topex Robinson, after the latter was subjected to scores of online bashing over...
View ArticleSlap on the wrist? PBA says it is punishing but not neglecting Amores
MANILA, Philippines – John Amores’ one-conference suspension from the PBA has stirred up discussion on the harshness — or lack thereof — of his punishment. Fans on social media feel the NorthPort...
View ArticleLa Salle coach Topex Robinson goes off on detractors after UAAP verdict on...
MANILA, Philippines – La Salle head coach Topex Robinson did not hold back on his critics after the UAAP cleared him from his involvement in a controversial spitting allegation from UP guard Reyland...
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Vincent Eco, and the many ways a heart can break
There are very few singer-songwriters who can pen a song about heartbreak like Vincent Eco. I know, that’s quite a statement to make considering how Filipino music is chock full of songs about...
View ArticleUS official accuses China, Russia of blocking Asia leaders’ statement
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit drafted by Southeast Asian countries, mainly over objections to language on the contested South...
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Dolly de Leon’s lacerating solitude in ‘Request sa Radyo’
What would we learn if we shut up and just watched people? Observed them? It’s said that language is what separates people from all other animals. And by that, they meant verbal language: words,...
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Discriminatory? Cebu basilica dress code draws mixed reactions
CEBU CITY, Philippines – It took couple Ping Panilay, 17, and Jomar Abella, 18, two hours to get to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño from the City of Naga in southern Cebu. As they were about to...
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For this Filipino worker in Singapore, love happened at the right time
SINGAPORE – Leaving your home and family behind, and moving to a new city in search of a better life is one of the most challenging things one a person can do. Mieviy Dasal, 47, did it not once or...
View ArticleIn Hiroshima, Nobel Prize brings survivor hope, sense of duty
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Almost eight decades after an atomic bomb devastated her home town of Hiroshima, Teruko Yahata carries the scar on her forehead from when she was knocked over by the force of the...
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How Duterte’s 5 am call to Garma starts a nationwide drug war
The lawmakers’ goal was to break Royina Garma. It took a subpoena, hours and hours of interpellations, and detention before she finally cracked. On Friday, October 10, Garma dropped a bombshell...
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Japanese baseball icon Tsuyoshi Yoda enchants Quezon’s young athletes
QUEZON, Philippines – What might have seemed like just another weekend in Mulanay, Quezon Province became an extraordinary day for over 60 aspiring young athletes as renowned former Japanese baseball...
View ArticleChina starts new round of war games near Taiwan, offers no end date
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China’s military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, October 14, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces,” and offered no...
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Malaysia’s eviction of sea nomads casts light on precarious lives
SEMPORNA, Malaysia – Patches of palm thatch entwined with a few forlorn stilts sticking out of the emerald waters in a Malaysian marine park off the island of Borneo are the only traces remaining of...
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