Two new schools, innovative format, more events in store for UCAL

January 15, 2024
The fastest-growing collegiate league in the country is set to expand even further for its sixth season. No longer exclusively focused on basketball, the Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL) will drop the ‘B’ and will now be recognized as the UCAL, with the ‘A’ representing Athletic. Supported by PG Flex, Angel’s Pizza, Team Rebel […]
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The White Room Gallery welcomes entertainment veterans to ‘ScreenScapes’

January 15, 2024
The White Room Gallery has opened its doors for its first art exhibition for 2024. The new group art exhibition, “ScreenScapes,” was launched on Jan. 10, 2024, at SEAMEO INNOTECH in Diliman, Quezon City and will remain on display until Feb. 17, 2024. INNOTECH Center Director and former Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones highlighted the […]
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UAAP 86 HSVB: FEU-D gets back at NUNS in heated match

January 15, 2024
By: Justine Anne Gaerlan Reigning champion Far Eastern University-Diliman avenged its five-set loss to National University-Nazareth School in Round 1 of the UAAP Season 86 High School Boys’ Volleyball Tournament by securing a 25-20, 25-15, 25-22 win at the Adamson University Gym on Sunday. The Baby Tamaraws raised their record to 7-3 to remain in […]
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Latest acne treatment retinoid molecule now in the Philippines

January 15, 2024
Did you know that acne is the most common skin disease in the Philippines?  It affects over 17 million people, young and old. Acne can be painful and embarrassing, and can impact self-esteem, relationships, and happiness, especially in teens.  Clinical studies found that more than 50 percent of people with facial acne also had chest, […]
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Russian dissident poet Rubinstein dead at 76

January 15, 2024
 AFP
Moscow, Russia – Russian poet Lev Rubinstein, a key figure of the Soviet underground literary scene who later protested against President Vladimir Putin, has died days after being hit by a car, his daughter said Sunday. Rubinstein is considered as one of the founders of the Russian conceptualist movement, a literary “avant-garde” that mocked the official […]
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UP extends Goldwin Monteverde for five more years

January 15, 2024
University of the Philippines has come to terms with head coach Goldwin Monteverde on a five-year extension to reinforce the championship culture he has established in his first three years at the helm. “UP MBT management is committed to establishing continuity in the program to ensure the winning culture developed under Coach Gold is sustained,” […]
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Zelensky headed to Switzerland to shore up international support

January 15, 2024
 AFP
Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Switzerland on Monday, his office said, as Ukraine tries to ensure stable support from allies as the war against Russia nears its second anniversary. Zelensky is due to “meet the heads of both houses of parliament, party leaders and the President of Switzerland, participate in the […]
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Five die trying to cross Channel to UK in freezing cold

January 15, 2024
 AFP
Calais, France – Five migrants died and a sixth was in a critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said. More than 30 people were rescued, the maritime prefecture said in a statement. The fatalities were the first reported migrant deaths on the Channel […]
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