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Meralco to improve NAIA’s power reliability with 3 projects
MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has three upcoming projects aimed to improve power reliability at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In a statement on Monday, December...
View ArticleGovernment’s confidential, intelligence spending in 2023 exceeds P10B for the...
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in history, the Philippine government in 2023 spent over P10 billion of intelligence and confidential funds in a single year. This “record-breaking feat” was...
View ArticleMarcos allows DA to declare rice emergency due to shortage, price spikes
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed on Monday, December 9, a bill amending the Agricultural Tariffication Act, to allow the Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary to declare...
View ArticleRandy Alcantara guides Mapua to elusive title 33 years after winning with...
MANILA, Philippines – Randy Alcantara earned his place in Mapua lore by winning NCAA championships with the Cardinals both as a player and a coach. With Alcantara calling the shots, Mapua ended a...
View Article87,000 people to be evacuated after Kanlaon Volcano eruption
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the “urgent” evacuation of 87,000 people was already underway on Monday evening, December 9, after the eruption of Negros Island’s Kanlaon...
View ArticleStatistics agency: 405 signatories in confi fund receipts non-existent | The...
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: 405 signatories of confi fund receipts under VP Sara-led DepEd ‘non-existent’ The Philippine Statistics Authority...
View ArticleHamilton says farewell to Mercedes with a champion’s drive
Lewis Hamilton raced one last time for Mercedes on Sunday, December 8 — Formula One’s most successful driver and team partnership ending in a cloud of tire smoke, a radio love-in, and a performance...
View ArticleWith Assad gone, new era starts in Syria as the world watches
DAMASCUS, Syria – Damascus stirred back to life on Monday, December 9, at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia,...
View ArticleUAAP and NCAA all-star selection to clash in CHED-sanctioned basketball event
MANILA, Philippines — The collegiate basketball leagues of the country are set to play under one roof for the first time this year in a three-day event set on December 11 to 13, at the Amoranto Sports...
View Article[WATCH] Hindi ito Marites: ASEAN’s lukewarm support for the Philippines
In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines is somewhat an outlier. At best, it receives only meager support from most of the other nine members of the regional bloc in its...
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[REFLECTION] Washed by the blood of the lamb
Editor’s Note: Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David shared the following homily on his Facebook page on Saturday, December 7, hours before the consistory that made him a cardinal of the...
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Rice smuggling not a ‘prevailing’ problem – BOC
MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio maintained on Tuesday, December 10, that rice smuggling is not a “prevailing and continuing problem,” in response to the...
View ArticleLongtime Casiey Dongallo mentor Obet Vital resigns from UE post, cites...
MANILA, Philippines – In a shock move, UE women’s volleyball interim head coach Dr. Obet Vital has resigned from his post on Tuesday, December 10, leaving the Lady Warriors without a mentor two months...
View ArticleAkari arrests 3-game, 10-set slide to end rollercoaster 2024; Petro Gazz...
MANILA, Philippines – After a lengthy three-game skid with no sets won, the Akari Chargers finally returned to the win column after bucking a first-frame setback to the Chery Tiggo Crossovers, 22-25,...
View ArticleEvacuees from Kanlaon eruption lack tents, drinking water, face masks | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Kanlaon evacuees worry over lack of tents, drinking water, face masks Evacuees in Negros Occidental lack tents,...
View ArticlePope, growing critical of Israel, to meet Palestinian president on December 12
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, December 12, the Vatican said, as the Catholic pontiff has become more vocal in his criticism of Israel’s...
View ArticleRain or Shine rides 37-point 4th quarter to slay San Miguel; HK Eastern drops...
MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine showed its high potential in the early goings of the 2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, taking down San Miguel in a late pullaway, 107-93, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre on...
View ArticleWhat Sofronio Vasquez did right in ‘The Voice’ finale
First things first: The number of views and likes on the official YouTube channel of The Voice USA does not always translate to actual votes. If we go by social media metrics alone, Filipino...
View Article[Be The Good] Protecting the ‘city of falls’ from false
After a whirlwind three weeks of travel and planning, I write this newsletter on the last day of our #AmbagNatin roadshow for 2024. Iligan, the “City of Majestic Waterfalls,” is the last stop of our...
View ArticleVote buying emerges as major concern in Iligan City forum
LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Vote buying emerged as a major concern during a forum in Iligan City, where participants highlighted the challenges in addressing the illegal practice due to the culture...
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