Indonesia in talks with US, Russia for nuclear power technology
SINGAPORE – Indonesia is in talks with the United States and Russia about acquiring technology to develop nuclear power plants, an Indonesian government deputy minister told Reuters on Friday,...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: La Salle vs Adamson – UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Final Four
MANILA, Philippines – Looking to move another step closer to defending its title, league-leading La Salle shoots for an easy trip to the finals when it battles fourth-placed Adamson in the Final Four...
View ArticleRappler Talk Entertainment: Pepe Diokno and Bituin Escalante on ‘Isang Himala’
MANILA, Philippines – Hysteria over claimed apparitions of the Virgin Mary is a recurring theme in the post-colonial Philippines, and has been the subject of some of the country’s best pieces of...
View ArticlePriests launch good governance movement, vow to get off ‘high chair’
MANILA, Philippines – Catholic bishops and priests gathered on Friday, November 29, to launch a new movement for good governance that aims to foster dialogue without clergymen projecting they are...
View ArticleBusiness, civic groups urge AFP to stay ‘impartial’ amid Marcos-Duterte rift
MANILA, Philippines – Amid a worsening rift between the Marcos and Duterte dynasties, 13 Philippine business and civic organizations issued a rare joint public statement on “upholding the rule of...
View ArticlePhilippine Kiteboarding Tour rolls off in Borongan City
BORONGAN CITY, Philippines – Renowned kiters from around the world gather in Borongan City as the Philippine Kiteboarding Tour rolls off here in Eastern Samar from November 29 to December 1....
View ArticleFrom fiasco to Final Four: Win or lose, UST Tigers roar again in UAAP men’s...
MANILA, Philippines – In 2019, the UST Growling Tigers enjoyed the view near the top of the UAAP men’s basketball world. Following a Season 82 runner-up finish to the dynastic Ateneo Blue Eagles, the...
View ArticleMitchell game-winner completes Meralco comeback vs hot-starting Phoenix
MANILA, Philippines – Akil Mitchell delivered a last-second game-winner to lift Meralco to a come-from-behind 111-109 victory over Phoenix in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on...
View ArticleWith nothing to lose, gutsy Adamson aims to disrupt mighty La Salle title...
MANILA, Philippines – Every dog has its day, as they always say. Or every falcon has its…feast? Whatever the case may be, the Adamson Soaring Falcons, after winning their second fourth-seed playoff...
View ArticlePinoy teacher from remote barangay brings advocacy to UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – At the break of dawn, Jonnel Garcia would get out of bed, fix himself up, and be on his way to an elementary school, traveling by land for about 45 minutes, crossing a...
View ArticleSara Duterte’s aide Zuleika Lopez released from House detention
MANILA, Philippines – The House committee on good government on Saturday, November 30, ordered the release of Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, from detention 10 days since...
View ArticleMighty UP denies gutsy UST, marches to 4th straight UAAP men’s basketball finals
MANILA, Philippines – For the fourth straight UAAP season, the mighty UP Fighting Maroons earned a men’s basketball finals berth after ousting the UST Growling Tigers out of Season 87 title...
View ArticlePH government eyes naval base in Misamis Oriental
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Philippine government is planning to build a naval base inside the 3,000-hectare Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation (PHIVIDEC) Industrial Estate...
View Article‘All about winning’: Millora-Brown stays poised in rough UP-UST semis duel
MANILA, Philippines – Ever since flying to the Philippines to play for the UP Fighting Maroons, Quentin Millora-Brown has been exposed to the physical style of basketball. With the stakes upped in the...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to 12 as Thailand and Malaysia face worst floods in decades
BANGKOK, Thailand – The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, November 30, authorities said, as tens of thousands...
View ArticleUAAP champion La Salle breezes past Adamson, arranges finals rematch with UP
MANILA, Philippines – For the second straight year, it will be a La Salle-UP men’s basketball finals in the UAAP for Season 87 as the Green Archers blew out the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 70-55, at the...
View ArticleNew Greek metro is archaeological window on the past
ATHENS, Greece – A metro system in Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, officially opened on Saturday, November 30, with its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Latter-day Saints light up Manila temple for Christmas 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, formerly known as the Mormon Church, lit up its Manila Philippines Temple along White Plains, Quezon City, as the Philippines...
View ArticleIs Coco Martin going to endorse the new Pinoy-made Toyota Tamaraw?
MANILA, Philippines – Will actor Coco Martin be the face of the Philippine-made Next Generation Toyota Tamaraw? Toyota Motors Philippines (TMP) teased the Next Gen Toyota Tamaraw endorser on its...
View Article[Walang Pasok] Class suspensions, Monday, December 2, 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Some areas suspended classes for Monday, December 2, due to the effects of rain from the shear line. This list will be updated once local or national authorities make...
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